Dr. Kenneth S. Helmer, MD

Dr. Helmer practices at HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe in Conroe, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Helmer's NPI, 1497785356, was assigned on July 4, 2006. Dr. Helmer graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1998. Dr. Helmer holds Texas license L1882.

Dr. Helmer's primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, at 504 Medical Center Blvd, Conroe, TX 77304 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (936) 539-1111.

Dr. Helmer's primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe in Conroe, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Helmer is also affiliated with Huntsville Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Conroe Physician Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Helmer to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Helmer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Helmer is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Helmer is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists appendectomy, chest trauma, collapsed lung, gallbladder removal, non-surgical back problems and traumatic coma among the conditions Dr. Helmer treats.

CMS data shows 73 Medicare services from Dr. Helmer across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 62 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,164 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 62 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Helmer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 19 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.35, 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 44, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Helmer wrote 17 Medicare Part D claims for 14 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $108 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 19 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Helmer 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)

Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Helmer, published from 2002 to 2009. The most frequent topics are Lipopolysaccharides, Rats, Sprague-Dawley and Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II. Dr. Helmer has published most often in Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. Dr. Helmer's most frequent co-authors are James William Suliburk, MD, Emily K. Robinson, MD and Sasha D. Adams, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Helmer to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic and Aortic Aneurysm.

CMS Open Payments shows 88 general payments to Dr. Helmer from 40 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Ethicon Inc. paid the most, $438.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Helmer.

Dr. Helmer graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1998. Dr. Helmer is a member of ACS.

Dr. Helmer is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.