Dr. Wendell R. Helveston, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 471,306
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 888
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,870
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Industry payments
- $1.1M
- Practice address
- 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
- Practice phone
- Call (601) 288-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Wendell R. Helveston is a neurologist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dr. Helveston practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS.
Dr. Helveston's NPI, 1881607158, was assigned on August 15, 2006. Dr. Helveston graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Helveston holds Mississippi license 13181.
- NPI
- 1881607158NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0345288536
- NPI enumeration date
- August 15, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (601) 288-7000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Wendell R. Helveston practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dr. Helveston's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital, at 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 in Forrest County. The practice phone is (601) 288-7000.
- Forrest General Hospital6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 · Forrest CountyPhone(601) 288-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Wendell R. Helveston is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Helveston's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS. Dr. Helveston is also affiliated with University of Mississippi Medical Center. The medical group on file is Forrest County General Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Helveston to 4 more hospitals, 3 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Wendell R. Helveston's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Helveston practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Forrest General Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Wendell R. Helveston is one of 94 neurologists in Mississippi
Neurology is Dr. Helveston's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Helveston is licensed in Mississippi.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, MississippiPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Wendell R. Helveston billed Medicare for 471,306 services in 2024
CMS data shows 471,306 Medicare services from Dr. Helveston across 37 procedure codes in 2024, for 888 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,559,137 for them.
Dr. Helveston's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 125,4982024: 466,450272%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,2092024: 1,99465%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,7152024: 1,6066%
- Other services
- 2023: 3862024: 966150%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2922024: 2698%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 02024: 21
- Imaging
- 2023: 122024: 0100%
Where Dr. Helveston's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office471,206100%
- In a facility1000%
Dr. Helveston compared with the Mississippi median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Helveston
- Mississippi median
- Medicare services
- 471,306vs 844558.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 888vs 3752.4 times
- Part D claims
- 6,581vs 42915.3 times
Medians across 94 neurologists in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Helveston's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Wendell R. Helveston treated 888 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 888 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Helveston in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 362 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.58, 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. Helveston's median patient age at 67, with 62% women.
Dr. Helveston's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Helveston's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women47854%
- Men41046%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Helveston's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol74%
- Arthritis58%
- Mood disorders41%
- Ischemic heart disease40%
- Anxiety39%
- Depression39%
- Diabetes33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Helveston's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Wendell R. Helveston wrote 6,870 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Helveston wrote 6,870 Medicare Part D claims for 769 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,581 of them, across 84 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,679,144 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,227 claims across 82 drugs.
Dr. Helveston's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,596 claims81%
- Brand-name1,173 claims17%
- Other101 claims1%
Dr. Helveston's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Helveston's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%21 of 6,870 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%233 of 6,870 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 6,2272024: 6,5816%
Drugs named by CMS: 84 in 2024, 82 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Wendell R. Helveston ranks in the 83rd percentile for skin biopsy in Medicare
Dr. Helveston accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Helveston as offering telehealth. CMS counts 172 procedures of skin biopsy by Dr. Helveston, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Helveston ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Skin biopsy
- 83rd percentile172 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Wendell R. Helveston received $1,144,652 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 3,300 general payments to Dr. Helveston from 75 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Eisai Inc. paid the most, $198,358. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $940 in 2023.
General payments to Dr. Helveston by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Helveston by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$678,93759%
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$149,18813%
- Consulting fees$107,4699%
- Honoraria$97,9839%
- Other$110,46110%
Companies that paid Dr. Helveston the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Wendell R. Helveston graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Dr. Helveston graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1991.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Wendell R. Helveston's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Wendell R. Helveston's NPI number?
Dr. Wendell R. Helveston's NPI number is 1881607158. It was assigned on August 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Wendell R. Helveston?
Dr. Wendell R. Helveston is a neurologist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Wendell R. Helveston practice?
Dr. Helveston practices at 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401. Dr. Helveston's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS. Dmand AI also links Dr. Helveston to 4 hospitals, 3 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Wendell R. Helveston's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Helveston is (601) 288-7000.
What is Dr. Wendell R. Helveston's medical license number?
Dr. Helveston holds Mississippi license 13181.
Which hospitals is Dr. Wendell R. Helveston affiliated with?
Dr. Helveston practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dr. Helveston is also affiliated with University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Helveston to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Wendell R. Helveston part of?
Dr. Helveston is linked to Forrest County General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Helveston to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Wendell R. Helveston accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Helveston billed Medicare for 471,306 services in 2024, and Dr. Helveston accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Wendell R. Helveston offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Helveston as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Wendell R. Helveston see?
CMS counts 888 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Helveston in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Wendell R. Helveston bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Helveston's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0174), injected or infused drug (J1459) and injected or infused drug (J0585).
Where did Dr. Wendell R. Helveston go to medical school?
Dr. Helveston graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Wendell R. Helveston prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Helveston's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levetiracetam, Carbidopa-Levodopa and Lamotrigine.
Has Dr. Wendell R. Helveston received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,144,652 in general payments to Dr. Helveston from 75 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Eisai Inc.
How long has Dr. Wendell R. Helveston been practicing?
Dr. Helveston graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
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