Dr. Thomas S. Helling, MD

Dr. Helling practices at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.

Dr. Helling's NPI, 1487616009, was assigned on April 6, 2006. Dr. Helling graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 1973. Dr. Helling holds Mississippi license 20833.

Dr. Helling's primary practice is University of Mississippi Medical Center, at 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216 in Hinds County. The practice phone is (601) 984-4100.

Dr. Helling's primary practice is University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. Dr. Helling is also affiliated with UMMC Madison. The medical group on file is University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Helling to 1 more behavioral health center, named with a free account. Dr. Helling's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Helling practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Helling's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Helling's licenses on file in 2 states: Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 58 Medicare services from Dr. Helling across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 59 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,346 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 59 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Helling in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 28 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 63% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.88, 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. Helling's median patient age at 54, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Helling wrote 41 Medicare Part D claims for 28 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $59 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 26 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Helling for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Helling accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Helling, published from 2011 to 2017. 2013 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Length of Stay, Appendectomy and Appendicitis. Dr. Helling has published most often in Am J Surg. Dr. Helling's most frequent co-authors are Thomas Lyman Abell, MD, Marc E. Mitchell, MD and Lawrence Lee Creswell, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Helling to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Neoplasm Metastasis and Rectal Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Helling from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Education make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $9,995.

Dr. Helling graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 1973.