Michael Weston Hines, MD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Gainesville, FL
Michael Weston Hines, MD is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1619951803, issued on Dec 1, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME0045028, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Weston Hines
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
- License number
- ME0045028 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6400 W Newberry RD, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Phone
- (352) 333-5050
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (352) 248-2228
- Medicaid ID
- 25161000 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130408000355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Weston Hines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0045028Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
793 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate164 claims
- Eylea139 claims
- Atropine Sulfate119 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine97 claims
- Latanoprost50 claims
- Moxifloxacin41 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.94
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 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
- Retina Center PAGainesville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Weston Hines among 123 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Florida
Michael Weston Hines, MD is one of 123 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 96% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 108 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0107X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Florida
There are 123 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Florida.
All 123 in Florida → Every provider in Gainesville → Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jonathan Hu, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326051831461458
- Michael Parrott, M.D.,PH.D.Gainesville, FL 326071265641534
- Kristine Pierce, MDEglin Afb, FL 325421083839757
- Jose Echegaray, M.D.Altamonte Springs, FL 327011205275229
- Fareed Rifai, MDPensacola, FL 325041053873745
- Aref Rifai, MDPensacola, FL 325041265428270
- Sunil Gupta, M.D.Pensacola, FL 325031063489383
- John Myers, M.D.Pensacola, FL 325031881661585
Common questions
What is Michael Weston Hines, MD's NPI number?
Michael Weston Hines, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619951803, issued on Dec 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Weston Hines, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 W Newberry RD, Gainesville, FL, 32605. Phone: (352) 333-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Weston Hines, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0045028, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Weston Hines, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Weston Hines, MD had 793 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Weston Hines, MD'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.