Richard A. Hinkle, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Richard A. Hinkle, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1346238441, issued on Oct 12, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas C4941, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Hinkle
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- C4941 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 Lexington Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901
- Phone
- (479) 709-7260
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 709-7261
- Medicaid IDs
- 100155400A OK
105804001 AR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041013001420); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1120 Lexington Ave
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Verify Richard A. Hinkle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license C4941Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,965 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 237 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium325 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate285 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium266 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium220 claims
- Omeprazole173 claims
- Gabapentin166 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $881.04
58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Baptist Health ServicesFort Smith, AR
- Fands Physical Therapy, IncAlma, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard A. Hinkle among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas
Richard A. Hinkle, MD is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% 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, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
68 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 68 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.
All 768 in Arkansas → Every provider in Fort Smith → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joel Cheong, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011255309159
- Jon Harper, MDFort Smith, AR 729011548258361
- Charles Jennings, MDFort Smith, AR 729011558359398
- Holly Jennings, MDFort Smith, AR 729011083602825
- Fareed Kannout, MDFort Smith, AR 729011144242892
- John Kientz, MDFort Smith, AR 729011568450393
- Thuylinh Pham, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011356396790
- Paul Pradel, MDFort Smith, AR 729011083602353
Common questions
What is Richard A. Hinkle, MD's NPI number?
Richard A. Hinkle, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346238441, issued on Oct 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Hinkle, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 Lexington Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72901. Phone: (479) 709-7260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Hinkle, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number C4941, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard A. Hinkle, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Hinkle, MD had 6,965 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.