What is Brian Helfand's specialty?

Brian Helfand (NPI 1851551782) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Urology in Chicago, IL.

Where does Brian Helfand practice?

Brian Helfand practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1851551782.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Helfand?

Brian Helfand (NPI 1851551782) received approximately $214K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,048 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1851551782

Brian HelfandM.D./PH.D.

UrologyChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,992

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,196

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$194K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 329 Urology providers in IL — below median (cohort median 3,306).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,340

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$166K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Tamsulosin Hcl487 claims

Finasteride231 claims

Alfuzosin Hcl187 claims

Levofloxacin103 claims

Mirabegron93 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.9

Quality

75.9

Cost

74.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.42%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$143K

Payment records

134

By payment type

Consulting Fee$108K

Travel and Lodging$20K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$8K

Food and Beverage$4K

Honoraria$3K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$108K

Travel and Lodging$20K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$8K

Food and Beverage$4K

Honoraria$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brian Helfand's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 43 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	531	4,002
PANELLA, JOSEPH	41	96
Lin Liu Pathology · Evanston, IL	38	114
Sangtae Park Urology · Skokie, IL	36	196
Michael Kaufman Pathology · Evanston, IL	35	106
Geraldine Newmark Diagnostic Radiology · Evanston, IL	32	86
Robert Silvers Diagnostic Radiology · Highland Park, IL	32	98
Igor Jovanovic Pathology · Hollywood, FL	32	107
Gary Turkel Diagnostic Radiology · Maywood, IL	30	88
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Elmhurst, IL	29	88
Mark Dieterich Pathology · Evanston, IL	28	97
Christopher Kay Diagnostic Radiology · Evanston, IL	28	70

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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