Dr. Michael R. Tinkler, MD

Dr. Tinkler practices at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, part of Hartford HealthCare.

Dr. Tinkler's NPI, 1790868487, was assigned on October 24, 2006. Dr. Tinkler graduated from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 1987. Dr. Tinkler holds Connecticut license 030371.

Dr. Tinkler's primary practice is Hartford Hospital, at 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102 in Hartford County. The practice phone is (860) 545-5000.

Dr. Tinkler's primary practice is Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, part of Hartford HealthCare. Dr. Tinkler is also affiliated with The Hospital of Central Connecticut. The medical group on file is Hartford Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tinkler to 2 more hospitals, 6 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account. Dr. Tinkler's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tinkler practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Tinkler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Tinkler is licensed in Connecticut.

CMS data shows 1,028 Medicare services from Dr. Tinkler across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 111 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $49,267 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 111 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tinkler in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 42 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tinkler's median patient age at 69, with 41% women.

In 2024, Dr. Tinkler wrote 392 Medicare Part D claims for 146 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 288 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $326,305 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 280 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Tinkler for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Tinkler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,041 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Tinkler, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 37 general payments to Dr. Tinkler from 10 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $2,542.

Dr. Tinkler graduated from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 1987.