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Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

1104 W 8th Street
Yankton, SD 57078

(605) 665-7841

Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD is a pulmonologist in Yankton, SD specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

1104 W 8th Street
Yankton, SD 57078

(605) 665-7841

(605) 665-8337

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2501 West 22nd Street Sioux Falls Vamc (438)
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

blood draw

blood tests

chest CT scan

phlebotomy for lab tests

pulmonary testing

By Affordability:

venipuncture

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Dakota, Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD performed more blood draw, blood tests, chest CT scan, phlebotomy for lab tests, and pulmonary testing procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Yankton, SD during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	26
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
pulmonary testing	28

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	88

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	28
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Yankton, SD during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	44
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	247
hospital care	508
inpatient care	508
minimally invasive procedures	12
pulmonary testing	225

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	55
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	55
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Yankton, SD during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	85
counseling services	19
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	312
hospital care	450
inpatient care	450
minimally invasive procedures	46
preventive care	19
pulmonary testing	191

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	47
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Yankton, SD during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	90
counseling services	20
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	397
hospital care	508
inpatient care	508
minimally invasive procedures	54
preventive care	20
pulmonary testing	337

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	70
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Yankton, SD during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	92
counseling services	25
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	382
hospital care	482
inpatient care	482
minimally invasive procedures	55
preventive care	25
pulmonary testing	369

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	64
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Yankton, SD during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	57
counseling services	31
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	360
hospital care	347
inpatient care	347
minimally invasive procedures	28
preventive care	31
pulmonary testing	353
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	560
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	55
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Yankton, SD during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	35
counseling services	13
doctor visit	192
hospital care	246
inpatient care	246
minimally invasive procedures	12
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	268

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	453
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	51
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	12
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Yankton, SD during 2023 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	25
blood draw	67
bronchoscopy	11
CT scan	32
doctor visit	454
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
lab tests	61
pulmonary testing	466
sleep study	75
thoracic (chest) imaging	32

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	27
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Yankton, SD were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	25
blood draw	67
bronchoscopy	59
counseling services	21
CT scan	32
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	296
hospital care	330
inpatient care	330
lab tests	61
minimally invasive procedures	34
preventive care	21
pulmonary testing	279
sleep study	75
thoracic (chest) imaging	32
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2015 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD.

**Gender**
Female	222
Male	184

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	354
Native American / Alaskan Native	18
Hispanic	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	115
85 and over	44
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	184

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD From 2015 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	25
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Dakota.

Licensed In: South Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$234,121 TEZSPIRE $136,883	FASENRA $96,893	AIRSUPRA $72	BREZTRI $27	SYMBICORT $15	Other $232
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$73,145 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $44,617	NUCALA $164	ANORO $127	FLOVENT $31	AREXVY $25	Other $28,179
Amgen Inc.	$31,931 TEZSPIRE $31,931
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.	$1,535 Spin $1,535
Ethicon Inc.	$1,436 Monarch Platform $1,436
Other	$1,797 General - Biliary Devices $480	DUPIXENT $116	OFIRMEV $88	Perforomist $74	ZERBAXA $55	Other $984

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$280,625
Travel and Lodging	$52,176
Food and Beverage	$10,940
Education	$224

Biography

Dr. Scott Helberg is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Benjamin Helberg, MD From 2015 - 2023

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Biography

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