NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen W. Hinkle, O.D.

Optometrist · Ashburn, VA

Stephen W. Hinkle, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Ashburn, Virginia, and NPI 1336160886, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0618001162, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336160886
Name
Stephen W. Hinkle
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
0618001162 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
44075 Pipeline Plz, Ashburn, VA 20147
Phone
(703) 724-9948
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(703) 724-9948
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081210000730); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2002
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 44075 Pipeline Plz

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Anne Blackstone, PT, PHDNeurology Physical Therapist1679419154
  2. Alicia Boyles, O.D.Optometrist1639405194

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

90 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Stephen Hinkle90
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost62 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: $403.49

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Hinkle$403.49
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. FS Optometry LLCAshburn, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Stephen W. Hinkle among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia

Stephen W. Hinkle, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 optometrist records list a practice address in Ashburn

They are 18 of the 1,192 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashburn, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lisa Abraham, ODAshburn, VA 201471477897346
  2. Robert Allen, O.D.Ashburn, VA 201471467424275
  3. Arezou Azizaldin, O.D.Ashburn, VA 201471225550742
  4. Alicia Boyles, O.D.Ashburn, VA 201471639405194
  5. Gordon Culp, O.D.Ashburn, VA 201471003879834
  6. Solmaz Farajnia, ODAshburn, VA 201471104013200
  7. Richard Kao, O.D.Ashburn, VA 201471205985637
  8. Lina Mojarrad, ODAshburn, VA 201471679131163

Common questions

What is Stephen W. Hinkle, O.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen W. Hinkle, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336160886, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen W. Hinkle, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44075 Pipeline Plz, Ashburn, VA, 20147. Phone: (703) 724-9948. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen W. Hinkle, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001162, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Stephen W. Hinkle, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen W. Hinkle, O.D. had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.