John William Hinkle, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · South Burlington, VT
John William Hinkle, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in South Burlington, Vermont, and NPI 1821484981, issued on Apr 15, 2015. Check the license (Vermont 042.0016242, as entered in NPPES) on the Vermont Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John William Hinkle
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 042.0016242 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 99 Swift St Ste 200, South Burlington, VT 05403
- Phone
- (802) 864-3937
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220922002780); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 99 Swift St Ste 200
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Verify John William Hinkle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVermont Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 042.0016242Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
360 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate168 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine57 claims
- Ofloxacin57 claims
- Bromfenac Sodium22 claims
- Atropine Sulfate15 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Retina Center OF Vermont IncSouth Burlington, VT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John William Hinkle among 55 ophthalmology physician records in Vermont
John William Hinkle, M.D. is one of 55 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Vermont. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 29 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Vermont practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in South Burlington
They are 11 of the 843 NPPES records with a practice address in South Burlington, and 55 ophthalmology physician records in Vermont.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phil Aitken, M.D.South Burlington, VT 054031073549945
- Shaunak BakshiSouth Burlington, VT 054031427686906
- Thomas Cavin, M.D.South Burlington, VT 054031205882065
- Katherine Lane, MDSouth Burlington, VT 054031417179029
- Juli Larson, MDSouth Burlington, VT 054031396796710
- Peggy Lindsey, M.D.South Burlington, VT 054031689893729
- Jonathan Manhard, M.D.South Burlington, VT 054031235526567
- Gregory McCormick, M.D.South Burlington, VT 054031508817446
Common questions
What is John William Hinkle, M.D.'s NPI number?
John William Hinkle, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821484981, issued on Apr 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John William Hinkle, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 99 Swift St Ste 200, South Burlington, VT, 05403. Phone: (802) 864-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John William Hinkle, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Vermont license number 042.0016242, as entered by the provider. Search the Vermont Board of Medical Practice at https://www.healthvermont.gov/systems/board-medical-practice. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John William Hinkle, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John William Hinkle, M.D. had 360 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John William Hinkle, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.