NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Allen Hinck, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Bloomington, MN

Walter Allen Hinck, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bloomington, Minnesota, and NPI 1720011034, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 24070, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720011034
Name
Walter Allen Hinck
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
24070 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7901 Xerxes Ave S Ste 116, Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone
(952) 888-2024
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(952) 888-3985
Medicaid ID
811700400 MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101122000890); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1977
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 7901 Xerxes Ave S Ste 116

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

  1. Faical AbdillahiBehavior Technician1750274197
  2. Hashim AdowBehavior Technician1538023072
  3. Mohamed AhmedBehavior Technician1740125525
  4. Sofia AranaBehavior Technician1770411738
  5. Miguel ArellanBehavior Technician1265223937
  6. John Bjorklund, MDFamily Medicine Physician1649333980

Verify Walter Allen Hinck in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

69 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Walter Hinck69
  2. Specialty average3,544

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Fairview ClinicsEagan, MN

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

Walter Allen Hinck among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota

Walter Allen Hinck, M.D. is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1977 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

45 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bloomington

They are 45 of the 3,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Bloomington, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Obidike Akahara, M.DBloomington, MN 554311710181664
  2. Donald Asmussen, MDBloomington, MN 554311699790642
  3. John Bjorklund, MDBloomington, MN 554311649333980
  4. Jane Flad, MDBloomington, MN 554311831253624
  5. Michelle Gorman McNerney, MDBloomington, MN 554311396716304
  6. Tracey Guselle, MDBloomington, MN 554311891850327
  7. Laurel Haycraft, MDBloomington, MN 554311972667772
  8. Kenneth Haycraft, MDBloomington, MN 554311346304144

Common questions

What is Walter Allen Hinck, M.D.'s NPI number?

Walter Allen Hinck, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720011034, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Allen Hinck, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Xerxes Ave S Ste 116, Bloomington, MN, 55431. Phone: (952) 888-2024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Allen Hinck, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 24070, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Walter Allen Hinck, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Allen Hinck, M.D. had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.