NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Ophthalmology Physician NPI 1275533564 M.D.
Verify on CMS → William Helwig, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician in Warren, Ohio.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 22,388 in Ophthalmology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 552 beneficiaries · Ophthalmology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
57%
generic claims · 43% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$309.22
11 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
William Helwig, M.D. carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 1,894 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 57%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about William Helwig, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1275533564), first enumerated 07/28/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,894 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$309.22 in reported industry payments (11 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Ohio statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not William Helwig, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: OMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1275533564 · Ophthalmology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1275533564
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 22K Ophthalmology Physician
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-MID 1,894
- BOOK-LIGHT 748 in Ohio
- PHOTO-ENUM Charles Sung, MD · 2005
William Helwig, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,894 ≥ 83rd percentile 83% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
William Helwig, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about William Helwig, M.D.?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Ophthalmology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,894 27% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Ohio
How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among Ohio providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1275533564 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/28/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where William Helwig, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Brodell Medical Inc
Warren, OH
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for William Helwig, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$309
Largest payer
Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Ohio OMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~48K Ohio medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to William Helwig, M.D.. To verify William Helwig, M.D.'s current license status, search the OMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
158
Total board actions, Ohio 2023
Across 154 cases
3.29
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Ohio statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
56 cases
OMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Ohio disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
William Helwig, M.D. - brand share 43.0%
Ophthalmology Physician average
43% brand-name claims vs 57% generic, on 1,894 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,894
Total Claims
$577K
Total Drug Cost
552
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 3,414.967
- Total Day Supply
- 95,164
- Brand vs Generic
- 43% brand / 57% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $529K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $48K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 42
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 78.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.35
- Gender Split
- 70% female / 30% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 16, 65-74: 143, 75-84: 277, 85+: 116
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What William Helwig, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
565 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate 224
Prednisolone Acetate
224 claims
- Erythromycin 218
Erythromycin
218 claims
- Lumigan 133
Lumigan
133 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate 113
Brimonidine Tartrate
113 claims
- Restasis 108
Restasis
108 claims
- Cyclosporine 79
Cyclosporine
79 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl 50
Dorzolamide Hcl
50 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 565 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 224 |
| Erythromycin Erythromycin Base | 218 |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 133 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 113 |
| Restasis Cyclosporine | 108 |
| Cyclosporine | 79 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | 50 |
| Timolol Maleate | 50 |
| Vyzulta Latanoprostene Bunod | 33 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Ophthalmology Physician Overview
How William Helwig, M.D. fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.
22,388
Ophthalmology Physician Providers in US
56
States with Ophthalmology Physician
1,490
Avg Claims per Provider
William Helwig, M.D.'s 1,894 claims are above the specialty average of 1,490.
Nationwide Ophthalmology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Helwig, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in Ohio
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Ohio, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Helwig.
One of 748 Ophthalmology Physician providers enrolled in Ohio, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Hassan Abdul Aziz
M.D.
Cleveland, OH
Dr. Marwan Abdulaal
M.D.
Fairfield, OH
Dr. Michael Abowd
M.D.
Toledo, OH
Dr. David Adam
M.D.
Hamilton, OH
Dr. David Adams
MD
Cleveland Heights, OH
Compare Ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is William Helwig, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
William Helwig, M.D. specializes in Ophthalmology Physician and practices in Warren, Ohio. Credentials: M.D..
How much does William Helwig, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, William Helwig, M.D. wrote 1,894 Medicare Part D claims totaling $577K in drug costs for 552 beneficiaries.
What is William Helwig, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
William Helwig, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is William Helwig, M.D. located? ▼
William Helwig, M.D. is located at 2625 E MARKET ST, Warren, OH, 44483. Phone: (330) 393-4000.
What is William Helwig, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
William Helwig, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275533564, issued on 07/28/2005.
Does William Helwig, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
William Helwig, M.D.'s prescribing is 43% brand-name and 57% generic drugs by claim count, with $529K in brand drug costs.
How many Ophthalmology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 22,388 Ophthalmology Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Ophthalmology Physician provider writes 1,490 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does William Helwig, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, William Helwig, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Prednisolone Acetate, Erythromycin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does William Helwig, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
William Helwig, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,894 Part D claims and 552 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify William Helwig, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
William Helwig, M.D.'s NPI is 1275533564 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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