NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Cardiovascular Disease Physician NPI 1346246790 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Spencer Hinds, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Bellingham, Washington.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 25,298 in Cardiovascular Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
5K
Medicare Part D claims · 820 beneficiaries · Cardiovascular Disease Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
81%
generic claims · 19% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$17.12
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Spencer Hinds, M.D. filed 4,764 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Bellingham, Washington, prescribing 81% generic.
- 5K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 81%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥93rd
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Spencer Hinds, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1346246790), first enumerated 06/21/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 4,764 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$17.12 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Washington statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Spencer Hinds, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: WMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1346246790 · Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1346246790
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 25K Cardiovascular Disease
- RX-MID 4,764
- BOOK-THIN 489 in Washington
- PHOTO-ENUM Steven Samuel, MD · 2005
Spencer Hinds, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
4,764 ≥ 93rd percentile 93% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Spencer Hinds, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Spencer Hinds, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Medicare Part D claims
4,764 51% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Washington
How Cardiovascular Disease Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Cardiovascular Disease Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1346246790 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/21/2005 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Spencer Hinds, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Peacehealth
Lynden, WA
Peacehealth Medical Group - Sedro Woolley
Sedro Woolley, WA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Spencer Hinds, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$17
Largest payer
Boston Scientific Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Spencer Hinds, M.D.. To verify Spencer Hinds, M.D.'s current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases
WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Spencer Hinds, M.D. - brand share 19.0%
Cardiovascular Disease Physician average
19% brand-name claims vs 81% generic, on 4,764 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
4,764
Total Claims
$1.4M
Total Drug Cost
820
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 11,146.133
- Total Day Supply
- 327,920
- Brand vs Generic
- 19% brand / 81% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1.4M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $68K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 77.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.47
- Gender Split
- 55% female / 45% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 21, 65-74: 258, 75-84: 388, 85+: 153
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Spencer Hinds, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Metoprolol Succinate
Metoprolol Succinate
532 claims
- Eliquis
Eliquis
360 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
281 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
266 claims
- Spironolactone
Spironolactone
259 claims
- Lisinopril 177
Lisinopril
177 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium 171
Rosuvastatin Calcium
171 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate 170
Metoprolol Tartrate
170 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate | 532 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 360 |
| Losartan Potassium | 281 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 266 |
| Spironolactone | 259 |
| Lisinopril | 177 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 171 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 170 |
| Xarelto Rivaroxaban | 147 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 140 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Overview
How Spencer Hinds, M.D. fits within the Cardiovascular Disease Physician landscape nationally.
25,298
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Cardiovascular Disease Physician
3,149
Avg Claims per Provider
Spencer Hinds, M.D.'s 4,764 claims are above the specialty average of 3,149.
Nationwide Cardiovascular Disease Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Hinds, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in Washington
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Hinds.
One of 489 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Joseph Abate
MD
Spokane, WA
Dr. Sujeen Adhikari
D.O.
Silverdale, WA
Dr. Sujata Agnani
M.D.
Everett, WA
Dr. Amier Ahmad
MD
Sunnyside, WA
Dr. Peter Albro
MD
Seattle, WA
Compare Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Spencer Hinds, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Spencer Hinds, M.D. specializes in Cardiovascular Disease Physician and practices in Bellingham, Washington. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Spencer Hinds, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Spencer Hinds, M.D. wrote 4,764 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.4M in drug costs for 820 beneficiaries.
Where is Spencer Hinds, M.D. located? ▼
Spencer Hinds, M.D. is located at 2979 SQUALICUM PKWY, Bellingham, WA, 98225. Phone: (360) 734-2700.
What is Spencer Hinds, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Spencer Hinds, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346246790, issued on 06/21/2005.
Does Spencer Hinds, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Spencer Hinds, M.D.'s prescribing is 19% brand-name and 81% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.4M in brand drug costs.
How many Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 25,298 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider writes 3,149 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Spencer Hinds, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Spencer Hinds, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Metoprolol Succinate, Eliquis, Losartan Potassium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Spencer Hinds, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Spencer Hinds, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,764 Part D claims and 820 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Spencer Hinds, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Spencer Hinds, M.D.'s NPI is 1346246790 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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