George L. Hines, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Mineola, NY
George L. Hines, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Mineola, New York, and NPI 1629059928, issued on Nov 14, 2005. Check the license (New York 1065801, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George L. Hines
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 1065801 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Old Country RD Ste 120, Mineola, NY 11501
- Phone
- (516) 663-1220
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1621627 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100312000618); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1969
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Old Country RD Ste 120
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify George L. Hines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 1065801Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Xarelto20 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): 84.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $145.36
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cook Medical LLC. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George L. Hines among 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York
George L. Hines, MD is one of 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New York. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 1999 among the 294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in New York
There are 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York.
All 446 in New York → Every provider in Mineola → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Goncalves, MDMineola, NY 115011639150949
- Brian Mitzman, M.D.Mineola, NY 115011598082000
- Scott Schubach, MDMineola, NY 115011619958717
- William Kokotos, MDGarden City, NY 115301386626687
- Khaled Salhab, MDGarden City, NY 115301518112028
- Michael Smith, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301215939624
- Arun Agrawal, M.D.Hempstead, NY 115501467455048
- Sushilkumar Samant, M.D.Hewlett, NY 115571558480236
Common questions
What is George L. Hines, MD's NPI number?
George L. Hines, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629059928, issued on Nov 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George L. Hines, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Old Country RD Ste 120, Mineola, NY, 11501. Phone: (516) 663-1220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George L. Hines, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 1065801, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George L. Hines, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George L. Hines, MD had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George L. Hines, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.