Dr. Michael Alan Hinton, MD

  • Lake Charles, LA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1265484539PAC ID2961594973
Medicare services, 2024
1,419
Medicare patients, 2024
320
Part D claims, 2024
91
MIPS score, 2024
75
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
230 W Sale Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70605
Practice phone
Call (337) 494-4900
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Primary practice

Orthopaedic Specialists

Surgical practice · Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Dr. Michael Alan Hinton is an orthopedic surgeon in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Dr. Hinton practices at Orthopaedic Specialists in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Dr. Hinton's NPI, 1265484539, was assigned on May 16, 2006. Dr. Hinton graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1989. Dr. Hinton holds Louisiana license 020605.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2961594973
NPI enumeration date
May 16, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(337) 494-4900
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
63
Medical school graduation
1989

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Michael Alan Hinton practices at Orthopaedic Specialists in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Dr. Hinton's primary practice is Orthopaedic Specialists, at 230 W Sale Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70605. The practice phone is (337) 494-4900.

  • Orthopaedic Specialists
    230 W Sale Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70605Phone(337) 494-4900

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Dr. Michael Alan Hinton is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Hinton's primary practice is Orthopaedic Specialists in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dr. Hinton is also affiliated with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Memorial Orthopaedic Specialists - Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hinton to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Alan Hinton's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hinton practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Orthopaedic SpecialistsAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michael Alan Hinton is one of 292 orthopedic surgeons in Louisiana

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Hinton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Hinton is licensed in Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, LouisianaPrimaryLicense 020605 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Hinton

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Dr. Michael Alan Hinton billed Medicare for 1,419 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,419 Medicare services from Dr. Hinton across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 320 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $92,505 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,419
Medicare patients320
Paid by Medicare$92,505
Procedure codes17

Dr. Hinton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4752024: 4476%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,3332024: 40170%
Imaging
2023: 3642024: 3455%
Surgery
2023: 2342024: 2263%

Where Dr. Hinton's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,37197%
  • In a facility483%

Dr. Hinton compared with the Louisiana median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Hinton
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
1,419vs 1,3327% above
Medicare patients
320vs 25028% above
Part D claims
76vs 23568% below

Medians across 292 orthopedic surgeons in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Hinton's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael Alan Hinton treated 320 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 320 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hinton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 161 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hinton's median patient age at 64, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024320
Average age73
Average risk score1.16
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Hinton's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Hinton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women20263%
  • Men11837%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Hinton's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes35%
  5. Ischemic heart disease29%
  6. Anxiety27%
  7. Mood disorders27%
  8. Depression26%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Hinton's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men39%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Alan Hinton wrote 91 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Hinton wrote 91 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 76 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $420 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 85 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202491
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$420
Part D patients49

Dr. Hinton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic89 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims2%

Dr. Hinton's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Hinton's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids85%77 of 91 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 852024: 7611%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Alan Hinton scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Hinton for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Hinton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Michael Alan Hinton received $7,054 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 42 general payments to Dr. Hinton from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 77% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $3,576.

General payments to Dr. Hinton by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Hinton by kind, 2016 to 2025

$7.1Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$5,43977%
  • Food and beverage$1,61523%

Companies that paid Dr. Hinton the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Michael Alan Hinton graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Dr. Hinton graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1989.

  1. Medical schoolLouisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

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Sources for Dr. Michael Alan Hinton's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michael Alan Hinton's NPI number?

Dr. Michael Alan Hinton's NPI number is 1265484539. It was assigned on May 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Alan Hinton?

Dr. Michael Alan Hinton is an orthopedic surgeon in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Michael Alan Hinton practice?

Dr. Hinton practices at 230 W Sale Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70605. Dr. Hinton's primary practice is Orthopaedic Specialists in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hinton to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Michael Alan Hinton's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Hinton is (337) 494-4900.

What is Dr. Michael Alan Hinton's medical license number?

Dr. Hinton holds Louisiana license 020605.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Alan Hinton affiliated with?

Dr. Hinton is affiliated with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Michael Alan Hinton part of?

Dr. Hinton is linked to Memorial Orthopaedic Specialists - Memorial Hospital.

Does Dr. Michael Alan Hinton accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hinton billed Medicare for 1,419 services in 2024, and Dr. Hinton accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Michael Alan Hinton's MIPS score?

Dr. Hinton's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Alan Hinton see?

CMS counts 320 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hinton in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Michael Alan Hinton bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Hinton's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).

Where did Dr. Michael Alan Hinton go to medical school?

Dr. Hinton graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1989.

What drugs does Dr. Michael Alan Hinton prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hinton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Tramadol HCl.

Has Dr. Michael Alan Hinton received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,054 in general payments to Dr. Hinton from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael Alan Hinton been practicing?

Dr. Hinton graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

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