Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Jarret Helstern, NP-C

Nurse Practitioner - Family · Skokie, IL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
4711 GOLF RD, Skokie, IL 60076
8475634488
In practice since 2016 (10 years)
NPI: 1992169015 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Helstern from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Helstern

Dr. Jarret Helstern is a nurse practitioner - family in Skokie, IL, with 10 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Helstern performed 220 Medicare services across 66 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Helstern received a total of $98,626 from 41 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 804 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nurse practitioner - family. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Helstern is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 10 years in practice ▲ Top 49% volume in IL $98,626 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
220
Medicare services
Top 49% in IL for nurse practitioner - family
66
Unique beneficiaries
$70
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~22 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
129 $75 $200
Psychotherapy and evaluation, 30 minutes
A combined session involving psychotherapy and an evaluation and management visit lasting 30 minutes.
70 $46 $75
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services
A psychiatric assessment that includes medical services to evaluate mental health conditions.
21 $115 $300
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$98,626
Total received (2021-2024)
Avg $24,657/year across 4 years
Top 0% in IL for nurse practitioner - family
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
41
Companies
804
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$86,958 (88.2%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$11,668 (11.8%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$51,791
2023
$33,679
2022
$9,729
2021
$3,428

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$40,455
ABBVIE INC.
$7,742
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$897
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$440
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$363
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$356
Lundbeck LLC
$229
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$162
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
$123
Lilly USA, LLC
$121
Biogen, Inc.
$101
Neos Therapeutics, LP
$101
Corium, LLC
$92
IRONSHORE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$87
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$72
Tris Pharma Inc
$65
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$64
Noven Therapeutics, LLC
$60
Indivior Inc.
$57
Alkermes, Inc.
$53
Harmony Biosciences Llc
$41
Bausch Health US, LLC
$32
PFIZER INC.
$26
Tempus AI, Inc
$23
Braeburn Inc.
$16
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 94.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$48,591
ABBVIE INC.
$38,395
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$1,461
AbbVie Inc.
$1,044
Lundbeck LLC
$1,020
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$964
ITI, Inc.
$940
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$897
Alkermes, Inc.
$632
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$549
Corium, LLC
$473
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$367
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$320
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$313
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$281
PFIZER INC.
$264
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$189
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$162
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.
$146
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
$138
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$135
Indivior Inc.
$126
Eisai Inc.
$124
Neos Therapeutics, LP
$124
Lilly USA, LLC
$121
Biogen, Inc.
$121
Tris Pharma Inc
$88
IRONSHORE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$87
Noven Therapeutics, LLC
$75
Almatica Pharma LLC
$69
Bausch Health US, LLC
$60
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$56
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$55
USWM, LLC
$44
Harmony Biosciences Llc
$41
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$39
Harmony Biosciences LLC
$26
Allergan, Inc.
$26
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$25
Tempus AI, Inc
$23
Braeburn Inc.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 89.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABILIFY ASIMTUFII · ABILIFY MAINTENA · ADUHELM · APLENZIN · ARISTADA · AUSTEDO · AZSTARYS · Adzenys XR-ODT · Auvelity · Azstarys · BRINTELLIX · BRIXADI · CAPLYTA · CITALOPRAM · COBENFY · Dayvigo · Dyanavel XR · INGREZZA · INVEGA SUSTENNA · JORNAY PM · LATUDA · LOREEV XR · LYBALVI · Lucemyra · NUPLAZID · NURTEC ODT · ONGENTYS · PERSERIS · QELBREE · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · Qelbree · REXULTI · SPRAVATO · SUBLOCADE · SUNOSI · Sunosi · TRINTELLIX · UBRELVY · UZEDY · VNS THERAPY SYMMETRY MODEL 8103 GENERATOR · VRAYLAR · VYVANSE · WAKIX · WELLBUTRIN · Wakix · XYWAV · Xelstrym · ZEPBOUND
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

The majority of payments (88%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in nurse practitioner - family and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for nurse practitioner - family in IL.

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Geographic Context

Family nurse practitioners within 10 mi
3,114
Per 100K population
60.0
County median income
$81,797
Nearest hospital
SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL-EVANSTON
2.3 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Helstern is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 0% of IL peers.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Helstern experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Helstern performed 129 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Helstern receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Helstern received a total of $98,626 from 41 companies across 804 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Helstern's costs compare to other family nurse practitioners in Skokie?
Dr. Helstern's average Medicare payment per service is $70. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Helstern) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →