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Dr. Helena M. Guarda, MD
NPI1679651772PAC ID2860567286
- Medicare services, 2024
- 113
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 83
- Part D claims, 2024
- 23
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2800 Godwin Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434
- Practice phone
- Call (757) 934-4000
- 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. Helena M. Guarda is a plastic surgeon in Suffolk, Virginia
Dr. Guarda practices at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health.
Dr. Guarda's NPI, 1679651772, was assigned on November 2, 2006. Dr. Guarda graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2001. Dr. Guarda holds Virginia license 0101231360.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1679651772NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2860567286
- NPI enumeration date
- November 2, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (757) 934-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Helena M. Guarda practices at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia
Dr. Guarda's primary practice is Sentara Obici Hospital, at 2800 Godwin Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434 in Suffolk City. The practice phone is (757) 934-4000.
- Sentara Obici Hospital2800 Godwin Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434 · Suffolk CityPhone(757) 934-4000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Helena M. Guarda is affiliated with 3 sites of care
Dr. Guarda's primary practice is Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Guarda to 1 physician office and 1 hospital outpatient department, 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. Helena M. Guarda's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Guarda practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Helena M. Guarda is one of 130 plastic surgeons in Virginia
Plastic surgery is Dr. Guarda's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Guarda is licensed in Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, VirginiaPrimary
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130plastic surgeons in Virginia
4plastic surgeons in Suffolk
3plastic surgeons at Sentara Obici HospitalSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Helena M. Guarda billed Medicare for 113 services in 2024
CMS data shows 113 Medicare services from Dr. Guarda across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 83 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,732 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024113
Medicare patients83
Paid by Medicare$6,732
Procedure codes3
Dr. Guarda's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1172024: 1133%
Dr. Guarda compared with the Virginia median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Guarda
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 113vs 6282% above
- Medicare patients
- 83vs 5648% above
- Part D claims
- 13vs 2446% below
Medians across 113 plastic surgeons in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Guarda'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. Helena M. Guarda treated 83 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 83 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Guarda in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 43 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Guarda's median patient age at 48, with 91% women.
Medicare patients, 202483
Average age77
Average risk score1.08
Dr. Guarda's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Guarda's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4453%
- Men3947%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Guarda's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis64%
- Diabetes33%
- Cancer31%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
- COPD23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Guarda's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 48
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women91%
- Men7%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Helena M. Guarda wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Guarda wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims for 14 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $105 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202423
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$105
Part D patients14
Dr. Guarda's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic17 claims74%
- Brand-name and other6 claims26%
Dr. Guarda's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2019
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, 2018 to 2019
- 2018
- 2019
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2018: 132019: 13No change
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2019, 1 in 2018.
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. Helena M. Guarda ranks in the 81st percentile for melanoma (skin cancer) excision in Medicare
Dr. Guarda accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 32 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Guarda, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Guarda ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 81st percentile32 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Helena M. Guarda has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Guarda in 2024. Dr. Guarda's most frequent co-authors are Parag Butala, MD, Steven D. Daveluy, MD and Susan Kaweski, FACS, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Guarda's most frequent co-authors
- Parag Butala, MD1 shared paper
- Steven D. Daveluy, MD1 shared paper
- Susan Kaweski, FACS, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Guarda
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Helena M. Guarda received $790 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Guarda from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $666.
General payments to Dr. Guarda by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Guarda by kind, 2016 to 2025
$790in total
- Food and beverage$77698%
- Debt forgiveness$142%
Companies that paid Dr. Guarda 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. Helena M. Guarda graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Dr. Guarda graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2001.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Helena M. Guarda'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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. Helena M. Guarda's NPI number?
Dr. Helena M. Guarda's NPI number is 1679651772. It was assigned on November 2, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Helena M. Guarda?
Dr. Helena M. Guarda is a plastic surgeon in Suffolk, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. Helena M. Guarda practice?
Dr. Guarda practices at 2800 Godwin Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434. Dr. Guarda's primary practice is Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Guarda to 1 physician office and 1 hospital outpatient department.
What is Dr. Helena M. Guarda's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Guarda is (757) 934-4000.
What is Dr. Helena M. Guarda's medical license number?
Dr. Guarda holds Virginia license 0101231360.
Which hospitals is Dr. Helena M. Guarda affiliated with?
Dr. Guarda practices at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia.
Does Dr. Helena M. Guarda accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Guarda billed Medicare for 113 services in 2024, and Dr. Guarda accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Helena M. Guarda see?
CMS counts 83 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Guarda in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. Helena M. Guarda bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Guarda's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and office visit, established patient (99212).
Where did Dr. Helena M. Guarda go to medical school?
Dr. Guarda graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2001.
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What drugs does Dr. Helena M. Guarda prescribe most?
In 2019 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Guarda's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Helena M. Guarda received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $790 in general payments to Dr. Guarda from 4 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Helena M. Guarda been practicing?
Dr. Guarda graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
Does Dr. Helena M. Guarda do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Guarda.
Who does Dr. Helena M. Guarda publish with?
Dr. Guarda's most frequent co-authors are Parag Butala, MD (1 shared paper), Steven D. Daveluy, MD (1 shared paper) and Susan Kaweski, FACS, MD (1 shared paper).
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