Dr. Deborah B. Hellums, MD
Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Baylor College of Medicine (2002)
- Years since graduation
- 24
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 247
Licensed in Texas since 2006, according to the Texas Medical Board. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2002Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Internal Medicine Physician primary
TN license 44020 · TX license M3582 (first issued 2006; cancelled by request) -
Pediatrics Physician
TN license 44020 · TX license M3582 (first issued 2006; cancelled by request)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN
- Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville, TN
Medical groups
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc (2,024 clinicians)
- Premier Medical Group PC (45 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 247
- Services billed
- 5,788
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 464 | 213 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 309 | 171 |
| Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | 250 | 185 |
| Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 246 | 182 |
| Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | 222 | 179 |
| Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) | 187 | 143 |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | 175 | 175 |
| Hemoglobin a1c level | 162 | 84 |
| Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) | 125 | 99 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 111 | 80 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.