What is Richard Hinkle's specialty?

Richard Hinkle (NPI 1346238441) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Fort Smith, AR.

Where does Richard Hinkle practice?

Richard Hinkle practices in Fort Smith, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1346238441.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Hinkle?

Richard Hinkle (NPI 1346238441) received approximately $90K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 219 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1346238441

Richard HinkleMD

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Internal MedicineFort Smith, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

658

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,366

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$86K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 599 Internal Medicine providers in AR — above median (cohort median 949).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,303

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$386K

Distinct drugs

124

Brand share

19.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium325 claims

Amlodipine Besylate285 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium266 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium220 claims

Omeprazole173 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$734

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$734

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$734

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Hinkle's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 28 inbound referrers · 63 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ismail Ihmeidan Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	99	445
Fareeda Al Refai Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	52	201
Abdul-Nasser Adjei Cardiology · Fort Smith, AR	40	138
Ayhan Zia Cardiology · Fort Smith, AR	34	117
Sheharyar Ali Interventional Cardiology · Russellville, AR	30	94
Karen Thrift Nurse Practitioner · Fort Smith, AR	29	135
Mark Horan Emergency Medicine · Fort Smith, AR	26	115
Holly Jennings Internal Medicine · Fort Smith, AR	25	97
Clint Wood Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	24	75
Ronald Kantola Cardiology · Fort Smith, AR	23	100
NPI 1285614859	21	59
Maher Dahdel Internal Medicine · Webster, TX	20	97

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
FORT SMITH HMA, LLC	325	2,591
KONG, LIPU	75	299
Jennifer Wood Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	68	230
RUSSELL, DEBRA	63	202
Ismail Ihmeidan Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	60	195
Fareeda Al Refai Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	49	203
Charles Jennings Internal Medicine · Fort Smith, AR	42	135
FERRELL, JEFFREY	41	134
Hrair Simonian Gastroenterology · Fort Smith, AR	36	161
MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH	35	139
Jon Harper Internal Medicine · Fort Smith, AR	33	82
Karen Thrift Nurse Practitioner · Fort Smith, AR	29	176

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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