Physician

John William Hinkle, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, John Hinkle, M.D. (NPI: 1821484981) practices ophthalmology in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Chittenden, VT. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA CENTER OF VERMONT, INC (NPI: 1215068770; TIN: 203110154) and primary practice location at 05403-7359.

Hinkle's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 880 traditional Medicare patients, billed 14,169 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,393,385 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 360 prescription claims across 100 beneficiaries totaling $15,319 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved sharply higher in recent years, from $5,519 to $1,393,385. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $3,207 and ending at $15,319. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$697K$1.4M2019 Medicare payment: $5,519 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $122,287 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $153,503 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $70,992 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $850,004 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,393,385 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
20192937$5,519
2020323848$122,287
20214731,263$153,503
2022348688$70,992
20237696,389$850,004
202488014,169$1,393,385

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$16K$31K2015 Drug cost: $3,207 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $7,642 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $22,270 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $30,970 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $30,904 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $25,533 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $31,419 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $8,137 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $15,656 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $15,319 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151647$3,207
201672129$7,642
2017104300$22,270
2018120517$30,970
201976366$30,904
2020107250$25,533
2021203562$31,419
2022114260$8,137
202386314$15,656
2024100360$15,319

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more223223$103
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more6531,089$86
67028Injection of drug into eye243929$85
92134Imaging of retina8261,466$28
92201Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing196199$16

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate1684,807$6,120
Bromfenac SodiumBromfenac Sodium22870$5,203
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine572,113$1,778
OfloxacinOfloxacin571,283$617
Atropine SulfateAtropine Sulfate15589$448

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for John William Hinkle, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for John William Hinkle, M.D. (NPI 1821484981), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does John William Hinkle, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to John William Hinkle, M.D.?

John William Hinkle, M.D. is linked to RETINA CENTER OF VERMONT, INC (billing NPI 1215068770) in the available physician profile data.

Does John William Hinkle, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

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