PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1952492621

Samuel HintonM.D.

PRACTICEVISION CARE CENTER A MEDICAL GROUP INCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyFresno, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,022

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,864

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$330K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,263

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$133K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost520 claims

Travoprost111 claims

Prednisolone Acetate82 claims

Erythromycin Base81 claims

Timolol Maleate79 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.0

Quality

88.2

Cost

76.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.63%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$178

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$178

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$178

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Samuel Hinton'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Vision Care Center, A Medical Group Inc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Fresno, CA	162	539
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	138	312
SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER	69	113
Anthony Baudonnet Optometry · Fresno, CA	29	47
FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	28	38
FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	24	47
Kevin Hickman Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · New York, NY	16	55
Michael Gen Cardiology · Virginia Beach, VA	13	34
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	11	13
Michael Krueger Cardiology · Fresno, CA	11	14
Michael Mendoza Optometry · Fresno, CA	11	14

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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