Tessa Helsel, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Bay St Louis, MS
Tessa Helsel, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bay St Louis, Mississippi, and NPI 1316567415, issued on Apr 20, 2020. Check the license (Mississippi 36014, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tessa Helsel
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 36014 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 835 Thames Ave, Bay St Louis, MS 39520
- Phone
- (228) 575-2383
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2020
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260428000605); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- William Carey University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tessa Helsel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 36014Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
One hospital affiliation
- Memorial Hospital AT GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Tessa Helsel among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
Tessa Helsel, DO is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bay St Louis
They are 7 of the 103 NPPES records with a practice address in Bay St Louis, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is Tessa Helsel, DO's NPI number?
Tessa Helsel, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316567415, issued on Apr 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tessa Helsel, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 835 Thames Ave, Bay St Louis, MS, 39520. Phone: (228) 575-2383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tessa Helsel, DO's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 36014, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tessa Helsel, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tessa Helsel, DO had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.