Providers

BENJAMIN HELGEMO, M.D.

NPI 1366424376, individual, Port Charlotte, FL, Pediatrics

5
Evidence tier
informational
score 31 of 100, rank 10886, $1.6M at stake

National provider registry

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NameBENJAMIN HELGEMO, M.D.
TypeIndividual
StatusActive
NPI issuedNovember 16, 2005, last updated July 1, 2009
Practice location2040C TAMIAMI TRL, Port Charlotte, FL 33948-2178, 941-629-4464
Specialties
Pediatrics (208000000X, primary, license ME70913 FL)

Procedures billed

The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.

Medicaid, largest codes
codewhat it ispaidshareper patient-monthtypicalrank among providers
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more$1.5M47%$90$44 (top 5% from $110)91st percentile
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more$515K16%$122$60 (top 5% from $133)93rd percentile
99392Medicaid service code$274K8%$117$78 (top 5% from $124)94th percentile
99391Medicaid service code$204K6%$113$76 (top 5% from $126)92nd percentile
99393Medicaid service code$146K4%$107$78 (top 5% from $121)90th percentile
90471Administration of vaccine$104K3%$19$10 (top 5% from $23)84th percentile
99394Medicaid service code$81K2%$116$83 (top 5% from $128)90th percentile
92507Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder$78K2%$1K$190 (top 5% from $477)too few months to rank

In this area

4 providers in Charlotte County, FL carry an indicator in the public record, with $3.5M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 2 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 2.

tierproviderat stakewhy
3AFFINITY CARE OF CHARLOTTE AND DESOTO LLC
Port Charlotte, FL, ranked 2581
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00113, ranked 113 nationally.
3CARETENDERS VISITING SERVICES OF DISTRICT 6, LLC
Port Charlotte, FL, ranked 6668
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00113, ranked 113 nationally.
5BELKIS CEPERO
Port Charlotte, FL, ranked 10821
$1.9M
5WEN LIOU
Port Charlotte, FL, ranked 10882
$1.6M

Recent enforcement in FL

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DOJConvictedAug 12, 2026
Cuban National Convicted of Unlawfully Obtaining US Citizenship After Concealing Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Rodriguez concealed on her naturalization application her participation in a seven-year healthcare fraud conspiracy that resulted in approximately $4.6 million in fraudulent healthcare claims.
DOJCivil settlementAug 3, 2026
Medicare Advantage Provider Complete Health to Pay $14,100,000 to Settle False Claims Act Suit
Complete Health caused the submission of diagnosis codes within HCC 55 and HCC 59 that were not clinically valid, not supported by medical records, and/or not considered in the beneficiary's care, increasing Medicare Advantage risk-adjusted payments from which it received a percentage.
DOJCivil settlementJul 31, 2026
Two Additional Ophthalmology Practices Agree to Pay $2.3M to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Claims to Medicare and Medicaid for Cranial Ultrasounds
Two ophthalmology practices billed Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary trans-cranial doppler ultrasounds premised on false diagnoses, with one practice receiving remuneration from a third-party testing company to refer patients for the tests.
DOJCivil settlementJul 31, 2026
Two Additional Ophthalmology Practices Agree to Pay $2.3M to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Claims to Medicare and Medicaid for Cranial Ultrasounds
Two ophthalmology practices billed Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary trans-cranial doppler ultrasounds premised on false diagnoses and, as to Floral Park Ophthalmology, resulting from remuneration paid by a third-party testing company to induce referrals.

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