Active NPI 1720041569 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Klaus F Helm , MD

Dermatology • Hershey, PA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Klaus Helm, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Hershey, PA. With approximately 41 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry in 1985, Dr. Helm delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 500 UNIVERSITY DR.

Dr. Helm is affiliated with The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity, established patient outpatient office visit, special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

500 University Dr

Hershey, PA 170332360

Telephone 8002334082

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Facility NPI 1568435477

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry

Graduation Year

1985

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Hershey, PA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

41 Yrs +13.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 27.3 Yrs

State Avg: 22.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

24 Specialists

Practicing in Hershey, PA (694 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

4.2% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

74.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Helm (41 Years) 41 Yrs

Hershey Specialty Average (27.3 Years) 27.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	2,975	1,844	$136.00	$34.58
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	652	452	$136.00	$34.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	108	103	$245.00	$62.28
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	108	101	$126.00	$32.42
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	106	93	$42.00	$10.57
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	106	33	$8.00	$1.92
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	72	71	$306.00	$78.05
17000 Destruction of skin growth	50	49	$199.00	$48.83
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	47	32	$96.00	$24.72
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	42	22	$106.00	$26.94
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	38	38	$138.00	$27.70
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	31	$360.00	$90.30
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	32	21	$102.00	$26.03
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	31	30	$126.00	$32.46
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	23	20	$42.00	$10.58
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	23	22	$241.00	$61.82
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	23	22	$131.00	$33.36
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$306.00	$77.98

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	2,537	1,544	$136.00	$35.72
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	588	397	$136.00	$35.55
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	137	130	$245.00	$64.47
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	119	117	$306.00	$80.22
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	107	29	$8.00	$1.99
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	84	71	$126.00	$33.16
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	82	70	$42.00	$10.91
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	59	40	$96.00	$25.54
17000 Destruction of skin growth	42	41	$199.00	$50.32
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	30	29	$138.00	$30.69
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	27	14	$102.00	$27.17
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	26	12	$106.00	$27.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	22	$360.00	$95.22
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	18	18	$241.00	$64.72
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	17	17	$126.00	$33.48
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$306.00	$80.88
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	13	13	$42.00	$10.91
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	12	12	$131.00	$34.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	2,526	1,554	$165.74	$36.64
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	595	414	$164.66	$36.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	132	130	$194.63	$65.58
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	108	91	$150.44	$34.02
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	107	107	$357.59	$82.30
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	75	68	$49.25	$11.17
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	74	25	$9.24	$2.03
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	72	24	$117.38	$27.50
17000 Destruction of skin growth	47	45	$201.55	$52.33
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	43	20	$119.26	$27.45
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	40	33	$115.00	$25.86
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	28	28	$151.14	$27.78
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	25	25	$256.60	$64.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$257.22	$82.35
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	21	20	$143.33	$33.95
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	17	$267.72	$97.03
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	15	15	$151.60	$34.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	2,620	1,654	$191.00	$37.32
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	665	449	$191.00	$37.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	127	127	$136.00	$66.64
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	124	103	$174.00	$34.94
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	100	99	$421.00	$83.46
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	84	32	$12.00	$2.07
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	82	70	$58.00	$11.39
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	58	44	$134.00	$26.65
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	53	24	$143.00	$28.37
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	50	14	$144.00	$29.10
17000 Destruction of skin growth	47	47	$205.00	$49.53
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	30	30	$161.00	$31.84
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	29	29	$267.00	$64.61
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	26	26	$68.00	$35.87
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	24	24	$174.00	$34.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$209.00	$99.27
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	14	14	$168.00	$36.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$204.00	$83.39
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	11	11	$58.00	$11.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	2,317	1,465	$191.00	$38.85
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	895	601	$191.00	$45.49
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	133	128	$136.00	$51.72
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	122	95	$174.00	$36.39
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	104	26	$144.00	$29.97
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	98	93	$421.00	$86.94
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	82	30	$12.00	$2.14
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	72	23	$143.00	$29.26
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	61	54	$58.00	$11.78
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	45	31	$134.00	$27.46
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	42	42	$161.00	$34.56
17000 Destruction of skin growth	42	42	$205.00	$49.84
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	37	31	$174.00	$50.67
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	27	25	$58.00	$20.16
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	26	26	$168.00	$37.13
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	26	26	$267.00	$66.99
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$204.00	$76.28
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	18	12	$134.00	$40.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,978	1,367	$211.66	$58.84
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,748	1,119	$192.23	$38.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	231	217	$136.00	$50.95
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	105	33	$12.00	$2.48
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	96	92	$421.00	$85.47
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	89	73	$175.15	$36.34
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	78	62	$58.00	$11.64
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	71	70	$161.00	$35.38
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	68	16	$144.00	$27.98
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	60	15	$275.73	$65.66
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	55	53	$233.35	$92.10
17000 Destruction of skin growth	54	54	$205.00	$50.01
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	53	25	$143.00	$29.25
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	47	40	$113.32	$26.74
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	38	23	$134.00	$27.19
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	35	35	$267.00	$67.91
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	30	11	$364.03	$79.46
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	30	25	$216.80	$73.41
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$208.83	$73.52
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	28	21	$93.00	$23.25
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	26	26	$68.00	$25.47
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	17	16	$168.00	$35.40
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	16	16	$637.13	$89.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	2,187	1,459	$223.61	$63.39
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,936	1,203	$191.00	$38.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	195	181	$136.00	$50.60
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	106	32	$17.66	$2.45
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	96	82	$174.00	$36.20
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	88	22	$144.59	$29.23
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	87	22	$338.18	$61.99
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	81	80	$420.85	$85.24
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	76	70	$259.89	$97.06
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	73	41	$134.71	$27.13
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	70	58	$58.60	$11.83
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	61	61	$173.00	$41.76
17000 Destruction of skin growth	53	53	$205.00	$46.89
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	49	21	$143.00	$28.84
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	47	36	$261.87	$76.06
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	37	34	$267.00	$66.42
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	35	$216.00	$74.19
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	27	27	$136.74	$27.94
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	26	12	$237.62	$56.37
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	24	14	$124.00	$25.00
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	22	22	$168.00	$36.53
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	20	20	$583.50	$79.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	15	$209.00	$75.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	16	$68.00	$25.10
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	12	12	$310.00	$101.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	2,318	1,448	$219.74	$38.31
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,720	1,080	$391.60	$65.30
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	111	108	$136.00	$49.79
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	98	85	$66.00	$11.57
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	91	72	$174.00	$35.48
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	91	22	$400.05	$69.63
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	77	24	$159.10	$28.70
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	76	46	$160.89	$27.13
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	74	25	$22.00	$2.43
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	61	61	$428.75	$85.24
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	60	14	$157.27	$29.10
17000 Destruction of skin growth	42	40	$205.00	$46.86
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	38	26	$369.84	$92.98
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	37	37	$173.00	$38.85
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	33	33	$448.64	$101.30
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	33	12	$391.39	$86.03
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	25	25	$267.00	$65.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$209.00	$77.02
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	24	22	$518.67	$89.78
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	23	21	$213.91	$37.74
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	21	20	$363.14	$100.39
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$228.50	$72.65
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	19	12	$127.79	$24.86
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	15	14	$168.00	$36.70

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License PA MD044569L

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.

Dermatology - Dermatopathology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ND0900X

State License PA MD044569L

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

Medicaid State Provider ID

0012470670001 (PA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group

500 Universidy Dr, Hershey, PA 170332360

Phone: 7175318202

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active October 20, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 20, 2009

Registered at 500 UNIVERSITY DR, HERSHEY, PA 170332360 (Tel: 8002334082)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 20, 2009

Registered at PO BOX 854, MC A410, HERSHEY, PA 170330854 (Tel: 8002334082)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 20, 2009

Recorded as KLAUS HELM, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 20, 2009

Dermatology (License #MD044569L in PA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 11, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1720041569

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: April 11, 2006

Last Update: October 20, 2009

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 854, Mc A410

Hershey, PA 170330854

Phone: 8002334082

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