Michael Alan Hinton, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Michael Alan Hinton, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1265484539, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 020605, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Alan Hinton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 020605 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 230 West Sale Road, Lake Charles, LA 70605
- Phone
- (337) 477-5252
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2022
- Fax
- (337) 502-5069
- Medicaid ID
- 1399604 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070822001121); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Alan Hinton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 020605Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
91 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
- Tramadol Hcl33 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): 84.6 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: $445.99
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Michael Alan Hinton among 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana
Michael Alan Hinton, M.D. is one of 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207X00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 336 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bernauer, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051235211095
- Kipp Cryar, MDLake Charles, LA 706051982023727
- David Drez, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051912957044
- Stephen Flood, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051427130186
- Jonathan Foret, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051538365994
- Michael Garitty, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051962815332
- Steven Hale, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051205059763
- James Jackson, D.O.Lake Charles, LA 706051356720122
Common questions
What is Michael Alan Hinton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Alan Hinton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265484539, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Alan Hinton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 230 West Sale Road, Lake Charles, LA, 70605. Phone: (337) 477-5252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Alan Hinton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 020605, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Alan Hinton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Alan Hinton, M.D. had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Alan Hinton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 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.