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Dr. William S. Helton, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. William (Scott) Scott Helton, M.D.)

(94 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine (1981)

Professional interests include: pancreatic cancer surgery, hepatobiliary surgery

11695 NE 4th Street
Bellevue, WA 98004

(425) 637-1855

Dr. William S. Helton, MD is a general surgeon in Bellevue, WA specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine in 1981 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. William S. Helton, MD is affiliated with Virginia Mason and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.

Office Locations

11695 NE 4th Street
Bellevue, WA 98004

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1100 NINTH AVENUE
SEATTLE, WA 98101

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

open inguinal hernia repair

In 2023, Dr. William S. Helton, MD performed more open inguinal hernia repair procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Washington.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

abdominal hernia surgery

hernia surgery

hospital care

inguinal hernia repair

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Washington, Dr. William S. Helton, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for abdominal hernia surgery, hernia surgery, hospital care, inguinal hernia repair, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	129

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	135

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William S. Helton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bellevue, WA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
doctor visit	118
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William S. Helton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bellevue, WA during 2015 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
doctor visit	153

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William S. Helton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bellevue, WA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	138
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	15
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William S. Helton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bellevue, WA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	18
doctor visit	205
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	15
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William S. Helton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bellevue, WA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
catheterization	16
doctor visit	149
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
open surgery	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	15
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William S. Helton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bellevue, WA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
doctor visit	161
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William S. Helton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bellevue, WA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	12
catheterization	14
doctor visit	134
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	14
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William S. Helton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bellevue, WA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	12
catheterization	12
doctor visit	171
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	11
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	159

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	16
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William S. Helton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William S. Helton, MD treated as a general surgeon in Bellevue, WA were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and blood draw.

abdominal surgery	11
blood draw	12
catheterization	13
doctor visit	150
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
open surgery	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	135
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	50
85 and over	7
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	78

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William S. Helton, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William S. Helton, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. William S. Helton, MD graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine in 1981. He completed residency at University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine (1981)

Residency: University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals (1986)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William S. Helton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Virginia Mason

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William S. Helton, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 94 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William S. Helton, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Bellevue, WA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-12-03

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Helton was beyond excellent in all areas. He answered all my questions carefully and in detail. He made me confident that my medical problem will be treated and solved.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-04-25

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Helton was thorough, clear and concise. Gave me the information that I needed in order make wise choices regarding my condition!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-11-02

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Helton is just the best! He listens to the problem(s) and works to find a solution(s) to make the patient more comfortable.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-10-07

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Helton explains everything so I could understand to make necessary decisions.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-11-18

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Helton explained my options and we made a tentative plan together.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-28

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Helton is the best.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$11,959 Da Vinci Surgical System $9,959	DA VINCI SP $2,000
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$8,620 AlloDerm $7,052	STRATTICE $1,569
Aptalis Pharma US, Inc	$5,642 ZENPEP $5,642
AbbVie Inc.	$3,383 $3,383
KCI USA, Inc	$1,004 $1,004
Other	$676 SIR-Spheres microspheres $174	THERASPHERE - BIO $137	SurgiMend $105	METAL STENTS - G.I. $86	DAV-Phasix $71	Other $103

**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	$18,886
Travel and Lodging	$4,959
Education	$4,007
Food and Beverage	$2,633
Consulting Fee	$800

Biography

Dr. William Helton's medical specialty is general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). In his practice, Dr. Helton focuses on hepatobiliary surgery and pancreatic cancer surgery. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Virginia Mason and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Dr. Helton attended the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Washington. Patient ratings for Dr. Helton average 5.0 stars (out of 5). According to Doctor.com, Dr. Helton is currently accepting new patients at his office in Bellevue, WA.