Lauren Nicole Hinojosa, MD
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Webster, TX
Lauren Nicole Hinojosa, MD is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Webster, Texas, and NPI 1033379284, issued on Jun 11, 2008. Check the license (Texas P2121, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Nicole Hinojosa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- License number
- P2121 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 Blossom St, Webster, TX 77598
- Phone
- (832) 905-4186
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Fax
- (832) 753-7457
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141006000897); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records → All 42 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Verify Lauren Nicole Hinojosa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P2121Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024
212 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone85 claims
- Meloxicam46 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $65.93
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 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
- Lauren Hinojosa MD PAWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Nicole Hinojosa among 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Texas
Lauren Nicole Hinojosa, MD is one of 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 32 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0105X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 42 in Texas → Every provider in Webster → Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yevgeny Shuhatovich, D.O.Webster, TX 775981003093253
- Charles Polsen, M.D.Seabrook, TX 775861801929195
- Joseph Kearney, MDGalveston, TX 775551023127602
- Randolph Gibbs, M.D.Bryan, TX 778021053672675
- Mark Ciaglia, D.O.Shenandoah, TX 773841063651610
- James Lin, MDSpring, TX 773791073000923
- Jason Ashford, MDHouston, TX 770901407050347
- Scott Oates, M.D.Houston, TX 770301598856163
Common questions
What is Lauren Nicole Hinojosa, MD's NPI number?
Lauren Nicole Hinojosa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033379284, issued on Jun 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Nicole Hinojosa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 Blossom St, Webster, TX, 77598. Phone: (832) 905-4186. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Nicole Hinojosa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P2121, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Nicole Hinojosa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Nicole Hinojosa, MD had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Nicole Hinojosa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.