Stephen Hinton, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Sunnyvale, TX
Stephen Hinton, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Sunnyvale, Texas, and NPI 1891922472, issued on Jun 22, 2009. Check the license (Texas P6636, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Hinton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- P6636 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2858 N Belt Line RD Ste 200, Sunnyvale, TX 75182
- Phone
- (972) 285-8966
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 285-0022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160804002337); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2858 N Belt Line RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Simra Anwar, ODOptometrist1588533632
Verify Stephen Hinton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P6636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,129 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate226 claims
- Latanoprost214 claims
- Moxifloxacin210 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine173 claims
- Timolol Maleate84 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl39 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $435.17
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Optos, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Arla Jean Genstler MD PATopeka, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Hinton among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Stephen Hinton, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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- Patrick Sweeney, M.D.Sunnyvale, TX 751821043206352
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- David Reagan, M.D.Waxahachie, TX 751651013185834
- Rajiv Rugwani, MDWaxahachie, TX 751651518946938
- Deepak Sobti, MDWaxahachie, TX 751651790002814
- Linda Burk, MDDallas, TX 752031194757328
- Sylvia Hargrave, M.D.Dallas, TX 752031609841501
- Michael Harris, M.D.Dallas, TX 752031063483386
Common questions
What is Stephen Hinton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Hinton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891922472, issued on Jun 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Hinton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2858 N Belt Line RD Ste 200, Sunnyvale, TX, 75182. Phone: (972) 285-8966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Hinton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P6636, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Hinton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Hinton, M.D. had 1,129 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Hinton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.