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Brandon Helms, OD

NPI 1457017923ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Azle, TX

Optometrist (OD) in Azle, Texas, licensed in NY, with an NPI issued in November 2021. In 2024 Medicare paid $42,583 for 172 patients, and Part D covered 137 of their prescriptions, 49% of them generic. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. reported $128.86 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1457017923
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedNov 9, 2021
Last updated in NPPESFeb 5, 2024
Certified by providerNov 3, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000XTUV009468NY

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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 (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients172
Services billed574 across 17 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$42,583

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)137 · 177 30-day fills
Patients63
Total drug cost$23,665
Generic share49% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$128.86 · 2 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$266.90 · 12 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$128.862

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$128.86 · 2 payments

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