Ben M. Winkes, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Mount Vernon, WA
Ben M. Winkes, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mount Vernon, Washington, and NPI 1144372632, issued on Jan 17, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD00039714, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ben M. Winkes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD00039714 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 N Laventure RD, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
- Phone
- (360) 542-8900
- Enumerated
- Jan 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2023
- Fax
- (360) 542-8796
- Medicaid ID
- 1003515 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041210000696); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ben M. Winkes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00039714Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,694 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium229 claims
- Metformin Hcl135 claims
- Jardiance128 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate126 claims
- Lisinopril97 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl96 claims
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
- Sea Mar Community Health CentersMarysville, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ben M. Winkes among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Ben M. Winkes, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
78 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mount Vernon
They are 78 of the 1,500 NPPES records with a practice address in Mount Vernon, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Ben M. Winkes, MD's NPI number?
Ben M. Winkes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144372632, issued on Jan 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ben M. Winkes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 N Laventure RD, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273. Phone: (360) 542-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ben M. Winkes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00039714, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ben M. Winkes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ben M. Winkes, MD had 3,694 Medicare Part D claims for 148 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.