What is Samuel Hinton's specialty?

Samuel Hinton (NPI 1952492621) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Fresno, CA.

Where does Samuel Hinton practice?

Samuel Hinton practices in Fresno, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1952492621.

How much does Medicare pay Samuel Hinton?

Samuel Hinton (NPI 1952492621) received approximately $341K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 844 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

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.

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