Dr. Matthew F. Helm, MD

Dr. Helm practices at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, part of Penn State.

Dr. Helm's NPI, 1043674237, was assigned on April 13, 2016. Dr. Helm holds Pennsylvania license MD471374.

Dr. Helm's primary practice is Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, at 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 in Dauphin County. The practice phone is (717) 531-8521.

Dr. Helm's primary practice is Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, part of Penn State. Dr. Helm is also affiliated with UPMC Harrisburg. The medical group on file is Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Helm to 2 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Helm practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Helm's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Helm's licenses on file in 2 states: Pennsylvania and New York.

CMS data shows 1,430 Medicare services from Dr. Helm across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 871 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,726 for them.

CMS counts 871 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Helm in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 391 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Helm's median patient age at 72, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Helm wrote 638 Medicare Part D claims for 81 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 491 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,289,547 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 345 claims across 16 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Helm for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Helm accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 191 procedures of skin biopsy by Dr. Helm, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 95 papers to Dr. Helm, published from 2012 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 13. The most frequent topics are Plant Diseases, Skin and Skin Neoplasms. Dr. Helm has published most often in Int J Dermatol. Dr. Helm's most frequent co-authors are Galen Toye Foulke, MD, Klaus F. Helm, MD and Leesha Alex Helm, MD, MPH.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Helm from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Medinc of Texas paid the most, $1,200.