Paul Helft is an Oncology physician affiliated with Indiana University Health. OpenAlex indexes 198 publications with 5,439 citations (h-index 41).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
1701 N Senate Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 462021239
Telephone
888-484-3258Provider last certified this registry record 22 Mar 2025.
Industry payments
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202510 payments
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year20241 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
42.9%Serotonin-3 Receptor Antagonist10.6%Ondansetron Hcl70%Ondansetron Odt30%Part D<11 patientsProton pump inhibitor8.5%Omeprazole39%Pantoprazole Sodium39%Esomeprazole Magnesium21%Part D<11 patients+ 5 more classes in this area
Nervous system
29.4%Opioid Agonist24.7%Oxycodone Hcl58%Oxycontin13%Fentanyl12%Morphine Sulfate9%Morphine Sulfate Er7%Part D<11 patientsgamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Positive Modulator4.7%Zolpidem Tartrate100%Part D<11 patientsSensory organs
8%Corticosteroid8%Dexamethasone100%Part D≥17 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Mindfulness Training Supports Quality of Life and Advance Care Planning in Adults With Metastatic Cancer and Their Caregivers: Results of a Pilot Study
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
2019 - “How Much Time Do I Have?”: Communicating Prognosis in the Era of Exceptional Responders
American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book
2018 - Spiritual Experiences of Adults With Advanced Cancer in Outpatient Clinical Settings
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
2018
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