Dr. Gregory A. Helmer, MD

Dr. Helmer practices at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota, part of M Health Fairview.

Dr. Helmer's NPI, 1144207572, was assigned on December 28, 2005. Dr. Helmer graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1987. Dr. Helmer's Minnesota license number on file is 32642.

Dr. Helmer's primary practice is M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, at 6401 France Avenue South, Edina, MN 55435 in Hennepin County. The practice phone is (952) 924-5000.

Dr. Helmer's primary practice is M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota, part of M Health Fairview. Dr. Helmer is also affiliated with M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital. The medical group on file is M Health Fairview Recovery Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Helmer to 3 more hospitals, 8 medical groups and 6 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Helmer practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Helmer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Helmer is board certified in interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Helmer's licenses on file in 3 states: Minnesota, California and Texas.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization and endocarditis among the conditions Dr. Helmer treats.

CMS data shows 988 Medicare services from Dr. Helmer across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 565 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,934 for them.

CMS counts 565 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Helmer in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 182 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Helmer's median patient age at 72, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Helmer wrote 876 Medicare Part D claims for 160 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 745 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $97,118 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Helmer for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Helmer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Helmer as offering telehealth. CMS counts 18 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Helmer, more than 46% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Helmer, published from 2016 to 2022. 2017 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Cardiac Pacing, Artificial, Electrocardiography and Minnesota. Dr. Helmer's most frequent co-authors are Timinder S. Biring, MD, Todd Andrew Drexel, DO and Sergey G. Gurevich, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Helmer to 2 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Foramen Ovale, Patent, Ventricular Outflow Obstruction and Aortic Valve Stenosis.

CMS Open Payments shows 592 general payments to Dr. Helmer from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $124,041.

Dmand AI lists 9 awards for Dr. Helmer, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.

Dr. Helmer graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1987.

Dr. Helmer is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Medica. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.