Benjamin Tate Hinkle, MD, MPH
Family Medicine Physician · Alexander City, AL
Benjamin Tate Hinkle, MD, MPH is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Alexander City, Alabama, and NPI 1073930988, issued on Mar 28, 2014. Check the license (Alabama 34514, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Tate Hinkle
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 34514 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3368 Highway 280 Ste 218, Alexander City, AL 35010
- Phone
- (256) 329-7887
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 329-7898
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170926001952); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3368 Highway 280 Ste 218
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin Tate Hinkle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34514Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,107 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium94 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate80 claims
- Losartan Potassium80 claims
- Omeprazole80 claims
- Eliquis72 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium72 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Russell Hospital CorporationDadeville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Tate Hinkle among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Benjamin Tate Hinkle, MD, MPH is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Alexander City
They are 7 of the 197 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexander City, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Adams, M.D.Alexander City, AL 350101326307364
- Timothy Corbin, M.D.Alexander City, AL 350101013083062
- Tiffany Davis, CRNPAlexander City, AL 350101740974146
- Robert Edwards, M.D.Alexander City, AL 350101659662575
- John James, M.D.Alexander City, AL 350101811907579
- Vincent Law, M.D.Alexander City, AL 350101700952751
- Heather Hill, M.D.Alabaster, AL 350071629240999
- Carol Johnson, M.D.Alabaster, AL 350071396854576
Common questions
What is Benjamin Tate Hinkle, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Benjamin Tate Hinkle, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073930988, issued on Mar 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Tate Hinkle, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3368 Highway 280 Ste 218, Alexander City, AL, 35010. Phone: (256) 329-7887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Tate Hinkle, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 34514, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Tate Hinkle, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Tate Hinkle, MD, MPH had 2,107 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Tate Hinkle, MD, MPH's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.