Dr. Helen K. Li, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1598824740PAC ID0840320370
Medicare services, 2024
6,742
Medicare patients, 2024
151
Part D claims, 2024
70
Publications
43
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
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Primary practice

Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD

Childrens Hospital outpatient department · Houston, Texas

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Dr. Helen K. Li is an ophthalmologist in Houston, Texas

Dr. Li practices at Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Li's NPI, 1598824740, was assigned on December 6, 2006. Dr. Li graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1986. Dr. Li's Texas license number on file is H1981.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0840320370
NPI enumeration date
December 6, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
66
Medical school graduation
1986

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Helen K. Li practices at Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas

Dr. Li's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD, at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030.

  • Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD
    6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030

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Dr. Helen K. Li is affiliated with 3 sites of care

Dr. Li's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dr. Li is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Li to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.

Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPDChildrens Hospital outpatient department · Houston, TexasPrimary
Houston Methodist HospitalAcute care hospital, Houston, TX1 physician officeName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Helen K. Li's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Helen K. Li is one of 1,311 ophthalmologists in Texas

Ophthalmology is Dr. Li's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Li is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Li's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, California, Tennessee and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, TexasPrimaryLicense H1981 · 1977 to 2025 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • California license1987 to 2025
  • Tennessee license1991 to 2012
  • Pennsylvania license2007 to 2010

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma, inflammation of iris, retinal occlusion and surgical retina and vitreous procedures among the conditions Dr. Li treats.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Helen K. Li billed Medicare for 6,742 services in 2024

CMS data shows 6,742 Medicare services from Dr. Li across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 151 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $285,689 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20246,742
Medicare patients151
Paid by Medicare$285,689
Procedure codes12

Dr. Li's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 4,5472024: 5,85729%
Tests and treatments
2023: 5222024: 5004%
Surgery
2023: 2582024: 2426%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1182024: 14321%

Dr. Li compared with the Texas median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Li
  • Texas median
Medicare services
6,742vs 1,3535.0 times
Medicare patients
151vs 49269% below
Part D claims
28vs 61395% below

Medians across 1,290 ophthalmologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Li'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. Helen K. Li treated 151 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 151 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Li in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 62 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.15, 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. Li's median patient age at 62, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024151
Average age75
Average risk score2.15
Also on Medicaid9%

Dr. Li's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Li's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8556%
  • Men6644%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Li's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis47%
  4. Ischemic heart disease41%
  5. Chronic kidney disease38%
  6. Diabetes38%
  7. Heart failure26%
  8. Atrial fibrillation24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Li's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Helen K. Li wrote 70 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Li wrote 70 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 46% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 28 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $58,643 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 31 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202470
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$58,643
Part D patients24

Dr. Li's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic32 claims46%
  • Brand-name38 claims54%

Dr. Li'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 312024: 2810%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.

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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. Helen K. Li scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Li's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Helen K. Li has 43 publications on record

Dmand AI links 43 papers to Dr. Li, published from 2008 to 2021. 2011 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Diabetic Retinopathy, Visual Acuity and Photography. Dr. Li has published most often in Ophthalmology. Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors are Andrew G. Lee, MD, Ronald P. Danis, MD and Amina I. Malik, MD.

Papers43
Years published2008 to 2021

Dr. Li's papers by year, 2008 to 2021

Topics Dr. Li writes about most

  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Visual Acuity
  • Photography
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Retina
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence

Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Li

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Helen K. Li has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Li to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Cytomegalovirus Retinitis and Retinitis.

Conditions in Dr. Li's trials

  • Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
  • Retinitis

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Li

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Li

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Helen K. Li received $4,191 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 60 general payments to Dr. Li from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $1,161.

General payments to Dr. Li by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Li by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,10098%
  • Gifts$391%
  • Travel and lodging$281%
  • Education$251%

Companies that paid Dr. Li the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Helen K. Li has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Li.

Awards and honors for Dr. Li

  1. Undated
    • AAO Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Helen K. Li graduated from McGovern Medical School

Dr. Li graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1986. Dr. Li is a member of AAO.

  1. Medical schoolMcGovern Medical School
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Helen K. Li accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Li is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Humana
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Plan types Dr. Li accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS5
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Helen K. Li's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Helen K. Li's NPI number?

Dr. Helen K. Li's NPI number is 1598824740. It was assigned on December 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Helen K. Li?

Dr. Helen K. Li is an ophthalmologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Helen K. Li practice?

Dr. Li practices at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Li's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Li to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Helen K. Li's medical license number?

Dr. Li's Texas license number on file is H1981, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Helen K. Li been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Li in Texas (1977 to 2025), California (1987 to 2025), Tennessee (1991 to 2012) and Pennsylvania (2007 to 2010).

Which hospitals is Dr. Helen K. Li affiliated with?

Dr. Li is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital.

Does Dr. Helen K. Li accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Li billed Medicare for 6,742 services in 2024, and Dr. Li accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Helen K. Li's MIPS score?

Dr. Li's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Helen K. Li see?

CMS counts 151 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Li in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Helen K. Li board certified?

Yes. Dr. Li is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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What services does Dr. Helen K. Li bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Li's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), eye exam or test (92134) and surgery: eye (67028).

Where did Dr. Helen K. Li go to medical school?

Dr. Li graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1986.

What drugs does Dr. Helen K. Li prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Li's most prescribed drugs by claims were Eylea.

Has Dr. Helen K. Li received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,191 in general payments to Dr. Li from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Helen K. Li been practicing?

Dr. Li graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.

Does Dr. Helen K. Li do research?

Dmand AI links 43 publications to Dr. Li, published from 2008 to 2021. Dr. Li has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Helen K. Li publish with?

Dr. Li's most frequent co-authors are Andrew G. Lee, MD (8 shared papers), Ronald P. Danis, MD (3 shared papers) and Amina I. Malik, MD (3 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Helen K. Li accept?

Dr. Li is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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