NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carol Winkler

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Buffalo, NY

Carol Winkler is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1467598276, issued on Jan 29, 2007. Check the license (New York 401453, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1467598276
Name
Carol Winkler
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
401453 NY
381388 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
219 Bryant St, Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone
(716) 878-7000
Enumerated
Jan 29, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181221000820); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 2012
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 219 Bryant St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Aseel Abu-DayyaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932588951
  2. Michael Adragna, MDAnesthesiology Physician1275505463
  3. Priscilla AguirreCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164953956
  4. Shorouk AlwahshStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073893707
  5. Kofi Amankwah, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1235110230
  6. Georgia Androutsopoulou, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518207687

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

850 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Carol Winkler850
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate63 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl62 claims
  3. Clonazepam62 claims
  4. Lamotrigine57 claims
  5. Fluoxetine Hcl55 claims
  6. Diazepam43 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $524.96

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carol Winkler$524.96
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Bestself Behavioral Health IncBuffalo, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carol Winkler among 4,129 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New York

Carol Winkler is one of 4,129 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New York. 68% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 8% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2021 among the 1,914 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in New York

There are 4,129 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New York.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah BuckleyBuffalo, NY 142221932029394
  2. Coleen Clark, ANPBuffalo, NY 142221588981575
  3. Kathryn Frankiewich, NPBuffalo, NY 142221144237710
  4. Julie GolubskiBuffalo, NY 142221922144815
  5. Amanda Wareham, MSN, PMHNP-BCBuffalo, NY 142221528761509
  6. Pamela Almeter, NPWilliamsville, NY 142211881078004
  7. Amanda BlockBuffalo, NY 142211588204390
  8. Yvonne Ekama, NURSE PRACTITIONERWilliamsville, NY 142211710753314

Common questions

What is Carol Winkler's NPI number?

Carol Winkler's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467598276, issued on Jan 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carol Winkler located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 219 Bryant St, Buffalo, NY, 14222. Phone: (716) 878-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carol Winkler's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 401453, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carol Winkler prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carol Winkler had 850 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.