Richard Earle Helmer IV, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

L9237 Issued in TX

Practice address

50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd
Waco, TX 76712-8952

Phone

(254) 202-0480

NPI assigned

Jun 13, 2007

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Thoracic SurgeryAlso: Vascular Surgery

Education

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 2000

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Hillcrest Physician ServicesGroup PAC ID 1153304456, 114 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Elara Caring Home health agency, Teague, TX, CCN 458346
• Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest Hospital, Waco, TX, CCN 450101

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: richard.helmer.1@9635.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Hillcrest Physician Services

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Waco, TX
  • NPI 1649294323

  Specialist

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Providence Health Alliance

  • Specialist
  • Waco, TX
  • NPI 1932210838
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Providence Health Alliance

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Waco, TX
  • NPI 1336590462
  NPD
• Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Waco, TX
  • NPI 1891882833
  NPD (past)
• Scott & White Hospital - Taylor

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Taylor, TX
  • NPI 1659366557
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Waco, TX
  • NPI 1891882833
  Care Compare affiliation
• JHS Operations, LLC

  • Home Health Agency
  • Teague, TX
  • NPI 1770576563
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "number": "1881898666",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 848491",
            "city": "DALLAS",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "752848491",
            "telephone_number": "254-202-9330"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "50 HILLCREST MEDICAL BLVD",
            "city": "WACO",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "767128952",
            "telephone_number": "254-202-0480"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "HELMER",
        "first_name": "RICHARD",
        "middle_name": "EARLE",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "name_suffix": "IV",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2007-06-13",
        "last_updated": "2024-05-15",
        "certification_date": "2024-05-15",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "desc": "Specialist",
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        },
        {
            "code": "2086S0129X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Surgery, Vascular Surgery",
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            "license": "L9237",
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        },
        {
            "code": "208G00000X",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
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            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
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            "affiliation": "N",
            "use": "DIRECT",
            "useDescription": "Direct",
            "address_1": "50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd",
            "city": "Waco",
            "state": "TX",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "767128952",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
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}

• Emily Heeringa, FNP
• Corey Heidt, LCSW, CTRS
• Molly Leeann Heinen
• Amy Lene Heiner, FNP
• Allison Heinrich
• Mary Ethel Helms, LMFT
• Arlene Wynette Henderson, P.T.
• Deja Shakina Monique Henderson
• Lauren Kaitlyn Henderson, PTA
• Virginia K Henderson, PT

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Waco, TX
• Providers in Waco, TX by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 15, 2024; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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