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Dr. Helton accepts the following insurance:

Aetna: Aetna HMO; Basic HMO; Choice Plus POS II; Vitalidad Plus California Con Aetna
Amerigroup (Wellpoint): Medicaid
Anthem Blue Cross: Power Select HMO
Blue Cross Blue Shield: Blue Card PPO; CaliforniaCare HMO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of California: Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO; Blue Cross Blue Shield of California HMO; Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO; Pathway X Direct Access PPO; Pathway X Tiered Direct Access; Priority Select HMO; Select Plus HMO; Select PPO
Blue Shield of California: Access Plus Savenet; Enhanced Exclusive for Small Business HMO; Local Access Plus HMO
CareSource: Medicaid
Cigna: Cigna HMO; Cigna PPO; Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO; Open Access Plus
Commercial Insurance Company
Community Health Choice: Medicaid
Delta Health System
First Health (Coventry Health Care): First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
Government Employees Health Association (GEHA): GEHA
Health Net: Blue & Gold HMO; Community Care Network HMO; Covered California - Bronze PPO; Employer Group HMO; Health Net PPO; Individual and Family PPO; Medicaid; Medicare Advantage PFFS; SmartCare HMO; Tricare; WholeCare Network HMO
HealthPlus: Medicaid
HealthPlus Amerigroup: Medicaid
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey: Medicaid
Humana: Tricare
Husky Health: Medicaid
inHealth: Medicaid
INTotal Health: Medicaid
Medicaid
Midwest Health Plan: Medicaid
Molina Healthcare: Medicaid; Molina
Peach State Health Plan: Medicaid
Sharp Health Plan: Blue Choice; Gold Value
Simply Healthcare Plans: Medicaid
Staywell (Wellcare): Medicaid
Tricare
UnitedHealthCare: Choice Plus POS; Medicaid; Navigate HMO; Navigate POS; Options PPO; PacifiCare HMO
Wellcare of Georgia: Medicaid

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Dr. Helton's Top Procedures and Conditions

Treatment Frequency

Anal and Rectal Cancer

very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Helton treats Anal and Rectal Cancer more than 97% of his peers

Dr. Helton treats this condition more than 97% of his peers

Rating Includes other areas of care:

Anal Cancer
Rectal Cancer

Blood Disorders

very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Helton treats Blood Disorders more than 97% of his peers

Dr. Helton treats this condition more than 97% of his peers

Cancer

very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Helton treats Cancer more than 96% of his peers

Dr. Helton treats this condition more than 96% of his peers

Rating Includes other areas of care:

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Adolescent Cancer
Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma
Adrenal Gland Cancer
Adult Cerebral Astrocytoma
Adult Small Cell Lung Cancer
Ampullary Carcinoma
Anal and Rectal Cancer
Anal Cancer
Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
Angiosarcoma of the Breast
Appendix Cancer
Astrocytoma
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
Basal Type Breast Cancer
Benign Astrocytoma
Bile Duct Cancer
Biliary Cancer
Bladder Cancer
Blood Cancer
Bone Cancer
Brain and Nervous System Cancer (Includes: Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
Brain Cancer
Brainstem Glioma
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Recurrence
Bronchioalveolar Carcinoma
Bronchogenic Carcinoma
Cancer of Floor of Mouth
Cerebellar Astrocytoma
Cerebral Astrocytoma
Cervical Cancer
Cholangiocarcinoma
Chordoma
Choriocarcinoma
Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma
Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma
Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Colorectal Cancer
Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Distal Colorectal Cancer
Distal Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
Duodenal Cancer
Ear Cancer
Endocrine Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
ENT Cancer
Epidermoid Carcinoma
Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma
Esophageal Cancer
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
Eye Cancer
Facial Skin Cancer
Fallopian Tube Cancer
Familial Colorectal Cancer
Familial Pancreatic Cancer
Familial Renal Cancer
Familial Renal Cell Carcinoma
Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Follicular Adenocarcinoma
Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Gall Bladder Cancer
Gallbladder & Biliary Tract Cancer
Gastric Cancer, Borrmann 4
Gastroenterologic Cancer (Colon, Stomach, Esophageal, Liver)
Genital System Cancer
Genitourinary Cancers
Gland Cancer
Glassy Cell Carcinoma
Glioma
Gliomatosis Cerebri
Gynecologic Cancer
Hamartomatous Colorectal Cancer
Heart Cancer
Hepatobiliary Cancer
Hepatocellular Cancer
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hip Cancer
Hypopharyngeal Cancer
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Infundibulocystic Basal Cell Carcinoma
Intestinal Cancer
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Invasive Breast Cancer
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Joint Cancer
Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma
Laryngeal Cancer
Laryngeal Carcinoma
Limb Cancer
Lip Cancer
Liver Cancer
Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer
Lymphoma of the Breast
Male Breast Cancer
Male Genitourinary Cancer
Malignant Astrocytoma
Malignant Breast Tumor
Malignant Glioma
Mediastinal Cancer
Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Medulloblastoma
Melanoma-Astrocytoma Syndrome
Merkel Cell Cancer
Metastatic Adrenal Gland Cancer
Metastatic Blood Cancer
Metastatic Bone Cancer
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Metastatic Cancer
Metastatic Liver Cancer
Metastatic Lymph Cancer
Metastatic Nervous System Cancer
Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Metastatic Skin Cancer
Metastatic Soft Tissue Cancer
Metastatic Spinal Cord Cancer
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary
MSI-H Colorectal Cancer
MSI-L Colorectal Cancer
MSS Colorectal Cancer
Muscle Cancer
Nasal Cavity Cancer
Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Neck Cancer
Nerve Cancer
Neuroendocrine Cancer
Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma
Noduloulcerative Basal Cell Carcinoma
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer, Familial
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Nose Cancer
Oligodendroglioma
Oral Cancer
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Oropharyngeal Cancer
Oropharyngeal Cancer, Adult
Osteosarcoma of the Breast
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
Palate Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer
Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Paranasal Sinus Cancer
Parathyroid (Gland) Cancer
Parathyroid Carcinoma
Parotid Gland Cancer
Pediatric Cancer
Pelvic Cancer
Penile Cancer
Pharyngeal Cancer
Pigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma
Pleura Cancer
Pre-Invasive Breast Cancer
Primary Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 1
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 10
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 11
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 14
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 2
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 3
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 4
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 5
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 6
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 7
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 8
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 9
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - X-Linked 1
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - X-Linked 2
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary -12
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary -13
Prostate Cancer - Hereditary -15
Radiation-Induced Angiosarcoma of the Breast
Rectal Cancer
Renal (Kidney) Cancer
Renal Cell Cancer
Respiratory System Cancer
Retinal Cancer
Salivary Gland Cancer
Sebaceous Gland Carcinoma
Secretory Breast Carcinoma
Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
Sinus Cancer
Skin Cancer
Small Cell Lung Cancer
Spinal Cord Cancer
Spleen Cancer
Sporadic Colorectal Cancer
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Conjunctiva
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Stomach Cancer, Familial
Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma
Supraglottic Laryngeal Cancer
Testicular Cancer
Thoracic Cancer
Throat Cancer
Thymus Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic
Thyroid Cancer, Familial Medullary
Thyroid Cancer, Hurthle Cell
Tongue Cancer
Trachea Cancer
Transitional Cell Cancer
Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Tubular Carcinoma
Urachal Cancer
Ureteral Cancer
Urinary Tract Cancer
Uterine Cancer
Vaginal Cancer
Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma
Vocal Cord Carcinoma
Vulvar Cancer

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Dr. Helton's conditions and procedures:

Acute Leukemia
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Adrenal Gland Cancer
All Lymphoma
Anal and Rectal Cancer
Anal Disorders
Anemia
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
Autoimmune Diseases
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Bladder Cancer
Bleeding Disorders
Blood Disorders
Bone Cancer
Bone Disorders
Bone Marrow Biopsy
Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
Brain Cancer
Brain Disorders
Breast Cancer
Breast Diseases
Cancer
Carcinoma in Situ
Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Cervical Cancer
Cholangiocarcinoma
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
Coagulation Disorders (incl. Hemophilia)
Colorectal Cancer
Cryoglobulinemia
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Diseases
Fallopian Tube Cancer
Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Cancer
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Gynecologic Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer
Hodgkin's Disease
Hypercoagulable State
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
Kaposi's Sarcoma
Kidney Cancer
Laryngeal Cancer
Larynx Conditions
Leukocytosis
Lip Cancer
Liver Cancer
Lung Cancer
Lymphocytosis
Lymphoma
Lymphoma, Large-Cell
Lymphosarcoma
Macroglobulinemia (incl. Waldenstrom's )
Malignant Otitis Externa
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Marginal Zone Lymphoma
Mediastinal Tumors, Malignant
Melanoma
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Multiple Myeloma
Mycosis Fungoides
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neutropenia
Nodular Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Oral Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancytopenia
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Pleura Cancer
Pleural Cancer
Polycythemia Rubra Vera
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Primary Hypercoagulable State (incl. Factor V Leiden Disease)
Prostate Cancer
Pulmonary Disease
Purpura
Reticulosarcoma
Retina Diseases
Secondary Malignancies
Skin Cancer
Small Intestine Cancer
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Stomach Diseases
Testicular Cancer
Throat Cancer (Hypopharyngeal)
Throat Cancer (Oropharyngeal)
Thrombocytosis
Thrombosis
Thyroid Cancer
Tongue Cancer
Tonsil Cancer
Urinary Disorders
Uterine Cancer
Uterine Diseases
Vascular Disease
Venous Embolism and Thrombosis
von Willebrand Disease

About Me

Biography

"Derek Helton, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist and medical director of cancer services at our Encinitas and Vista locations. He specializes in the treatment of a broad range of solid tumor malignancies and benign and malignant blood disor...

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