NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wendell R. Helveston, MD

Neurology Physician · Jackson, MS

Wendell R. Helveston, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Jackson, Mississippi, and NPI 1881607158, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 13181, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1881607158
Name
Wendell R. Helveston
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
13181 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1190 N State St Ste 300, Jackson, MS 39202
Phone
(601) 345-4525
Enumerated
Aug 15, 2006
Record last updated
May 6, 2025
Fax
(601) 345-4535
Medicaid IDs
00116737 MS
009800800 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050419000655); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1991
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1190 N State St Ste 300

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

  1. Chanci Helveston, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821809526
  2. Rachel SmithNurse Practitioner1184518003

Verify Wendell R. Helveston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024

6,870 Medicare Part D claims for 769 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Wendell Helveston6,870
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam469 claims
  2. Carbidopa-Levodopa448 claims
  3. Lamotrigine326 claims
  4. Memantine Hcl320 claims
  5. Gabapentin312 claims
  6. Primidone283 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: $176,853.80

436 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Wendell Helveston$176,854
  2. Specialty average$8,318

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. Mississippi Infusion Services LLCJackson, MS
  2. Mississippi Neurological Institute LLCJackson, MS

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

Wendell R. Helveston among 116 neurology physician records in Mississippi

Wendell R. Helveston, MD is one of 116 neurology physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 78% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2001 among the 66 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Mississippi

There are 116 neurology physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nerijus Dovidauskas, M.D.Jackson, MS 392021386121176
  2. Bridget Jones, M.D.Jackson, MS 392021790040533
  3. Derek Letort, M.D.Jackson, MS 392021023202272
  4. Jimmy Wolfe, M.D.Jackson, MS 392021093791220
  5. Danett Dillon, M.D.Jackson, MS 392041609163062
  6. Patrick Weldon, M.D.Jackson, MS 392041003907460
  7. Ruth Fredericks, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161730138843
  8. Kathleen Messenger, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161174574701

Common questions

What is Wendell R. Helveston, MD's NPI number?

Wendell R. Helveston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881607158, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wendell R. Helveston, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1190 N State St Ste 300, Jackson, MS, 39202. Phone: (601) 345-4525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wendell R. Helveston, MD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 13181, 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 Wendell R. Helveston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wendell R. Helveston, MD had 6,870 Medicare Part D claims for 769 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.