Dr. Richard Helms MD PHD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1174085054 is registered to Dr. Richard Helms MD PHD, a Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician practising at 2401 Gillham Rd in Kansas City, Missouri. Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Richard Helms MD PHD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2019.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 2 PECOS enrollment records (each with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 12 Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician providers on file in Missouri.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 2 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20230804001343OphthalmologyMI
- I20241015001987OphthalmologyMO
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Richard Helms MD PHD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Richard Helms MD PHD directly at (816) 234-3000.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1174085054 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (816) 234-3000.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Richard Helms MD PHD is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 12 Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician providers are registered in Missouri, and Dr. Richard Helms MD PHD is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.