Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Steven E Helft, MD

Individual provider Gastroenterology Physician · NPI 1497922553

Dr. Steven E Helft, MD practises Gastroenterology in Poughkeepsie, New York. Graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 2002, 24 years ago. Practices with Optum Medical Care PC, a 1,018-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in New York.

Years since qualifying
24
Trained at
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Licensed in
NY
In the registry since
2008
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

30 Columbia St
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3906
Phone: (845) 231-5600
Fax: (845) 592-7711
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Specialties & licences

Gastroenterology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence 237400 (NY)

Record details

NPI number1497922553
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 8, 2008
Last updated in NPPESNovember 17, 2016

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGASTROENTEROLOGY
Also practisesINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
Graduated 2002 (24 years in practice)
Group practice Optum Medical Care Pc — 1018 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 135 times · 86th percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 88 times · 74th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients461
Services billed 4,643 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Optum Medical Care PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1018 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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