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Russell King Heltsley III, O.D.

NPI 1184709636ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Bowling Green, KY

Optometrist (O.D.) in Bowling Green, Kentucky, trained at Southern College of Optometry (class of 1991). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $8,709 for 113 patients in 2024, with only 12 Part D claims. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $103.04 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1184709636
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedOct 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESApr 11, 2008

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X1216 DTKY

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (KY)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients113
Services billed131 across 12 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$8,709

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)12 · 13 30-day fills
Total drug cost$689.65

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolSouthern College of Optometry
Graduation year1991
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$103.04 · 4 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$251.53 · 6 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$103.04 · 4 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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