What is Ronald Helms's specialty?

Ronald Helms (NPI 1871579268) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Vincent, AL.

Where does Ronald Helms practice?

Ronald Helms practices in Vincent, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871579268.

How much does Medicare pay Ronald Helms?

Ronald Helms (NPI 1871579268) received approximately $83K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 238 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871579268

Ronald HelmsM.D.

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Family PracticeVincent, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,365

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,100

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$69K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,250 Family Practice providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 957).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

16,273

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.3M

Distinct drugs

178

Brand share

28.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen1,084 claims

Gabapentin748 claims

Alprazolam641 claims

Clonazepam611 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium586 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$993

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$993

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$993

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ronald Helms'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). 40 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	377	2,484
Regional Paramedical Services Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Jasper, AL	142	1,487
Scott Thompson Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	95	391
Donald Kelly Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	84	466
Julian Druhan Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	77	331
Scott Akin Diagnostic Radiology · Vestavia, AL	74	303
Stephen Fortson Family Practice · Pell City, AL	70	519
NPI 1215932389	70	320
Brian Flowers Cardiology · Birmingham, AL	67	327
PEILEN, KATHRYN	57	292
Michael Dupre Family Practice · Pell City, AL	57	257
Joseph Sowder Emergency Medicine · Birmingham, AL	54	241

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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