NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Michael Helton, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Murfreesboro, TN

Thomas Michael Helton, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and NPI 1881624450, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 33960, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881624450
Name
Thomas Michael Helton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
33960 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1034 N Highland Ave, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone
(615) 890-4810
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 13, 2023
Fax
(615) 895-4391
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040331001576); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1034 N Highland Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jared Bramlett, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1033311196
  2. Stacey Manley-Conto, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285832170
  3. Kaitlyn Walsh, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1932582368

Verify Thomas Michael Helton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

16,345 Medicare Part D claims for 1,175 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 263 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Helton16,345
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium728 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium583 claims
  3. Alprazolam429 claims
  4. Lisinopril414 claims
  5. Gabapentin408 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium393 claims

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,457.99

74 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Helton$1,457.99
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Privia Medical Group Tennessee LLCLawrenceburg, TN
  2. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncSmyrna, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thomas Michael Helton among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee

Thomas Michael Helton, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 54% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

101 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Murfreesboro

They are 101 of the 3,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Murfreesboro, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Andrews, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301528090214
  2. James Beckman, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301730102278
  3. Arikana Chihombori, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301578557690
  4. Christopher Dunlap, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301356315063
  5. James Evans, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301609855931
  6. Dudley Glass, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301689694887
  7. David Ours, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301023076882
  8. Randall Rickard, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301619906856

Common questions

What is Thomas Michael Helton, MD's NPI number?

Thomas Michael Helton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881624450, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Michael Helton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1034 N Highland Ave, Murfreesboro, TN, 37130. Phone: (615) 890-4810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Michael Helton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 33960, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Thomas Michael Helton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Michael Helton, MD had 16,345 Medicare Part D claims for 1,175 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.