Dr. Klaus F Helm , MD
Dermatology โข Hershey, PA
500 University Dr
Hershey, PA 170332360
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on April 11, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 4,486 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 88305 โ Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity: 2,975 service units.
- 88305 โ Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity: 652 service units.
- 88342 โ Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure: 108 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 18 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 11 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2016.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2016. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2016:
- Gabapentin โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2016. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Hershey, PA (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,015. Middle half: 579 to 1,430.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Pennsylvania (2024, 455 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,796. Middle half: 843 to 3,768.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 4,170 in 2020 to 4,486 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
500 University Dr
Hershey, PA 170332360
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry
1985
What Public CMS Data Show
Dermatology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
2,514 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $156,997 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $115,343 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
11 standardized 30-day fills in 2016
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$24 in 2016
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2016, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2016.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
Years since graduation
41 years (graduated 1985)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1985 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Helm has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Helm as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Hershey and Pennsylvania
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Hershey, PA (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,015. Middle half: 579 to 1,430.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Pennsylvania (2024, 455 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,796. Middle half: 843 to 3,768.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Hershey, PA (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $61,431. Middle half: $47,239 to $95,256.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Dermatology in Pennsylvania (2024, 455 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $127,165. Middle half: $55,794 to $276,090.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Hershey, PA (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $41,993. Middle half: $31,824 to $65,577.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Dermatology in Pennsylvania (2024, 455 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $88,770. Middle half: $39,062 to $196,990.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Helm are from 2016.
24 active clinicians are listed under Dermatology with a practice address in Hershey, PA (681 in Pennsylvania).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Hershey
4.2% of these 24 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
83.3% of these 24 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services stayed about the same: 4,170 in 2020 and 4,486 in 2024.
- 2020: 4,170
- 2021: 4,176
- 2022: 3,949
- 2023: 3,937
- 2024: 4,486
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $169,066 in 2020 and $156,997 in 2024.
- 2020: $169,066
- 2021: $159,826
- 2022: $150,310
- 2023: $145,570
- 2024: $156,997
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $123,005 in 2020 and $115,343 in 2024.
- 2020: $123,005
- 2021: $118,745
- 2022: $109,228
- 2023: $108,097
- 2024: $115,343
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
CMS data for Part D prescriptions are available for 2016 only.
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30-day fills
CMS data for 30-day fills are available for 2016 only.
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Part D drug cost
CMS data for Part D drug cost are available for 2016 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2016), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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88305
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
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2,975 | 1,844 | $136.00 | $34.58 |
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88305
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
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652 | 452 | $136.00 | $34.64 |
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88342
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
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108 | 101 | $126.00 | $32.42 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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108 | 103 | $245.00 | $62.28 |
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17003
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths
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106 | 33 | $8.00 | $1.92 |
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88304
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
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106 | 93 | $42.00 | $10.57 |
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88321
Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere
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72 | 71 | $306.00 | $78.05 |
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17000
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth
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50 | 49 | $199.00 | $48.83 |
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88312
Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report
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47 | 32 | $96.00 | $24.72 |
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88350
Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure
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42 | 22 | $106.00 | $26.94 |
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11102
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth
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38 | 38 | $138.00 | $27.70 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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33 | 31 | $360.00 | $90.30 |
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88341
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
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32 | 21 | $102.00 | $26.03 |
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88342
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
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31 | 30 | $126.00 | $32.46 |
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17110
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths
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23 | 22 | $241.00 | $61.82 |
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88304
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
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23 | 20 | $42.00 | $10.58 |
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88346
Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure
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23 | 22 | $131.00 | $33.36 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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17 | 17 | $306.00 | $77.98 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2016.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 11 | 330 | $24.44 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2016; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X
A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ND0900X
A dermatopathologist has the expertise to diagnose and monitor diseases of the skin including infectious, immunologic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases. This entails the examination and interpretation of specially prepared tissue sections, cellular scrapings and smears of skin lesions by means of routine and special (electron and fluorescent) microscopes.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - DERMATOLOGY
I20101222000089
PA
2567650237
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
500 Universidy Dr, Hershey, PA 170332360
Phone: 7175318202
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Pathology - Cytopathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dermatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated April 11, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Dermatology Specialists in Hershey
- Dr. Michael Ioffreda, MD
- Dr. James Marks, MD
- Christopher Bazewicz
- Dr. Jonathon Zieff, DO
- Dr. Charlene Lam, MD
- Dr. Bryan Anderson, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 854, Mc A410
Hershey, PA 170330854
Phone: 8002334082