John Dinkler, MD
NPI 1710145420ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Wallingford, CT
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) in Wallingford, Connecticut, trained at Boston University School of Medicine (class of 2008). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $2,612,947 for 8,932 claims, against $152,074 paid for services in 2024. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 18 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,951 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1710145420 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 29, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 14, 2015 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | 54607 | CT |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (CT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 1,141 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,958 across 42 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $152,074 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 8,932 · 23,425 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 1,057 |
| Total drug cost | $2,612,947 |
| Generic share | 78% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Boston University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2008 |
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
Medical groups
- Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · 1,044 clinicians
- Midstate Medical CenterMeriden, CT · 186 clinicians
- Consulting Cardiologists PCWallingford, CT · 23 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Griffin HospitalDerby, CT
- Hartford HospitalHartford, CT
- Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT
- Midstate Medical CenterMeriden, CT
- Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,951 · 95 payments from 18 companies
- 2024$2,456 · 120 payments from 24 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | $291.08 | 10 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $267.55 | 14 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $244.89 | 10 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $146.76 | 15 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $130.97 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,951 · 95 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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