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Richard A Hinkle, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine · FORT SMITH, AR · NPI 1346238441

Profile state: payments and partd Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

CMS Open Payments records show Richard A Hinkle, MD received $733.89 in general payments during 2025 across 41 reported records.

PFIZER INC. accounted for 23.8% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 22 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Eliquis, Jardiance, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Trelegy Ellipta.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 123636 records involving 49438 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 54 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 21 claims for Trelegy Ellipta by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 54 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported MOUNJARO as an associated drug or biological on 186719 records involving 66436 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 26 claims for Mounjaro by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported TRULICITY as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 57 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 31 claims for Trulicity by this doctor in 2024.

Novo Nordisk Inc reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Ozempic as an associated drug or biological on 261625 records involving 77793 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 31 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.

PFIZER INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ELIQUIS as an associated drug or biological on 87112 records involving 36032 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 58 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$733.89

41 reported records · 14 companies

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Who paid this doctor?

Companies in 2025 General Payments

Reported companyCanonical companyAmountShareRecordsYear
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $174.7123.8%82025
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $129.9517.7%72025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $127.1417.3%92025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $53.567.3%32025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $45.836.2%32025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $31.904.3%22025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $30.474.2%22025
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $27.003.7%12025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $24.803.4%12025
Dexcom, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $22.903.1%12025
Averitas Pharma Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.662.8%12025
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.592.1%12025
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.052.0%12025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.331.9%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$733.8941

A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

Reported productTypeReported companyRelated amount*RecordsYear
ABRYSVO
Normalized: abrysvo
Biological PFIZER INC. $130.77 5 2025
Source payment records
COMIRNATY
Normalized: comirnaty
Biological PFIZER INC. $130.77 5 2025
Source payment records
PREVNAR 20
Normalized: prevnar 20
Biological PFIZER INC. $130.77 5 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $129.95 7 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $92.37 7 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $92.37 7 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lilly USA, LLC $66.67 4 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $57.77 3 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $53.56 3 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $45.83 3 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $45.83 3 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $43.94 3 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $30.99 2 2025
Source payment records
CAPVAXIVE
Normalized: capvaxive
Biological Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $30.47 2 2025
Source payment records
NUPLAZID
Normalized: nuplazid
Drug ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $27.00 1 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $24.80 1 2025
Source payment records
Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Normalized: dexcom g6 transmitter
Medical Supply Dexcom, Inc. $22.90 1 2025
Source payment records
QUTENZA
Normalized: qutenza
Drug Averitas Pharma Inc. $20.66 1 2025
Source payment records
Kerendia
Normalized: kerendia
Drug Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $15.59 1 2025
Source payment records
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $15.05 1 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $14.33 1 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $12.95 1 2025
Source payment records

* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.

These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

Open Payments productPayment yearPart D brandPart D yearClaimsMatch methodSource
ELIQUIS
eliquis
2025 Eliquis 2024 58 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 54 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 26
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 31
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 21
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

Paying companyPayment yearDrug reported by same entityOpen Payments evidencePart DClaimsBeneficiaries
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
123636 supporting records · 49438 recipient NPIs · example record 1221811583
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
54 13
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRELEGY ELLIPTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
131532 supporting records · 37148 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332369
Trelegy Ellipta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
21 suppressed by CMS
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
47708 supporting records · 23833 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464557
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
54 13
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 MOUNJARO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
186719 supporting records · 66436 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464455
Mounjaro · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
26 suppressed by CMS
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRULICITY
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 57 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464601
Trulicity · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
31 suppressed by CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Ozempic
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
261625 supporting records · 77793 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Ozempic · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
31 suppressed by CMS
PFIZER INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ELIQUIS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
87112 supporting records · 36032 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794063
Eliquis · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
58 13

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium32592
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate28574
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium26661
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium22057
OmeprazoleOmeprazole17347
GabapentinGabapentin16640
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate15645
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride15245
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl14534
FurosemideFurosemide14140
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium12434
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen11522
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate11332
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate10725
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl10724
LisinoprilLisinopril10627
AlprazolamAlprazolam10423
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl10328
CarvedilolCarvedilol9321
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium8917
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl8620
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl8118
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl7920
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium7211
AzithromycinAzithromycin6956
AllopurinolAllopurinol6718
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium6512
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl6314
MeloxicamMeloxicam6118
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate5926
EliquisApixaban5813
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl5715
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate5518
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate5522
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl5411
JardianceEmpagliflozin5413
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl5211
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide50suppressed
SimvastatinSimvastatin5016
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl4917
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide4816
FamotidineFamotidine4512
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl45suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate4011
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl39suppressed
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium38suppressed
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl38suppressed
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate38suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide37suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine34suppressed
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium33suppressed
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate33suppressed
TemazepamTemazepam32suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide3213
AtenololAtenolol31suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe31suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog31suppressed
OzempicSemaglutide31suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium31suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide31suppressed
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide30suppressed
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl2912
XareltoRivaroxaban29suppressed
LorazepamLorazepam28suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate28suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid28suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin27suppressed
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl26suppressed
MounjaroTirzepatide26suppressed
PrednisonePrednisone2613
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl26suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl25suppressed
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl24suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol24suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec24suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl23suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate23suppressed
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen22suppressed
Raloxifene HclRaloxifene Hcl22suppressed
Solifenacin SuccinateSolifenacin Succinate22suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl22suppressed
CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil2118
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro21suppressed
NystatinNystatin21suppressed
SucralfateSucralfate21suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter21suppressed
Isosorbide DinitrateIsosorbide Dinitrate20suppressed
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide20suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium ExtendedPhenytoin Sodium Extended20suppressed
Verapamil ErVerapamil Hcl20suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst1913
Promethazine HclPromethazine Hcl19suppressed
LidocaineLidocaine18suppressed
Pilocarpine HclPilocarpine Hcl18suppressed
AripiprazoleAripiprazole17suppressed
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate1711
FenofibrateFenofibrate17suppressed
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone1712
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin1713
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl17suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate17suppressed
Soliqua 100-33Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide17suppressed
BrilintaTicagrelor16suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl16suppressed
MetolazoneMetolazone16suppressed
SpironolactoneSpironolactone15suppressed
IrbesartanIrbesartan14suppressed
NaproxenNaproxen14suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride14suppressed
Anoro ElliptaUmeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr13suppressed
Desvenlafaxine Succinate ErDesvenlafaxine Succinate13suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole13suppressed
Klor-Con M20Potassium Chloride13suppressed
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam13suppressed
AcyclovirAcyclovir12suppressed
Atenolol-ChlorthalidoneAtenolol/Chlorthalidone12suppressed
Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol12suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium12suppressed
Estradiol-Norethindrone AcetatEstradiol/Norethindrone Acet12suppressed
MupirocinMupirocin12suppressed
Benztropine MesylateBenztropine Mesylate11suppressed
Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa11suppressed
Clobetasol PropionateClobetasol Propionate11suppressed
ClonidineClonidine11suppressed
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl11suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide11suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin11suppressed
NadololNadolol11suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

YearGeneral PaymentsMain payerExplicit productsCompany overlapsPart D coverage
2025 $733.89 · 41 records PFIZER INC. ABRYSVO, CAPVAXIVE, COMIRNATY, Cologuard Collection Kit, Dexcom G6 Transmitter, ELIQUIS, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, MOUNJARO, NUPLAZID, NURTEC ODT, OTEZLA, Ozempic, PREVNAR 20, QUTENZA, REPATHA, REXULTI, Rybelsus, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND 7
2024 Complete

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Loaded source releases

DatasetYearPublicationSource
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 2025 2026-06-30 Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug 2024 2026-05-06 Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2 current / reference data 2026-08-10 Original source

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