NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chad C. Winchester, ARNP

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Amarillo, TX

Chad C. Winchester, ARNP is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1205039567, issued on Jun 6, 2007. Check the license (Texas AP117348, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205039567
Name
Chad C. Winchester
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
License numbers
AP117348 TX
677765 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1400 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106
Phone
(806) 414-9650
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 28, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(806) 354-5730
Medicaid IDs
02472864 NM
291805401 TX
200418720 A OK
291805402 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120330000313); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1400 S Coulter St

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

  1. Olubukunola Adesanya, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1447356803
  2. Rahima Afroza, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699092544
  3. Marwa Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1760801252
  4. Sarah Ahmed, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1952797557
  5. Fadwa Al Homoud, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1528352937
  6. Hisham Al Momattin, PHARM.D MHSAPharmacist1366425662

Verify Chad C. Winchester in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average women's health nurse practitioner in 2024

48 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 217 among the 3,809 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.

  1. Chad Winchester48
  2. Specialty average217

Most prescribed

  1. Prempro14 claims
  2. Estradiol13 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score91.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $22.27

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 3,574 providers of this specialty with any payment received $426.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chad Winchester$22.27
  2. Specialty average$426.02

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. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center AmarilloAmarillo, TX

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

Chad C. Winchester among 955 women's health nurse practitioner records in Texas

Chad C. Winchester, ARNP is one of 955 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 51% 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 32% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 32% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2015 among the 249 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LW0102X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 955 women's health nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heather Bradshaw, WHNP, ANP, DNPAmarillo, TX 791061437455128
  2. Luann Meyer, WHNPAmarillo, TX 791061255509246
  3. Diana Parker, NPAmarillo, TX 791061912939125
  4. Renee Thomas, WHNP, AGNPAmarillo, TX 791061356796445
  5. Cynthia Wirkus, APRNAmarillo, TX 791061023389939
  6. Alisa Craddock, WHC-NPAmarillo, TX 791011609821743
  7. Carrie Lane, WHCNPAmarillo, TX 791011700965795
  8. Nancy Barr, RN, MSN, APRNAmarillo, TX 791201659591857

Common questions

What is Chad C. Winchester, ARNP's NPI number?

Chad C. Winchester, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205039567, issued on Jun 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chad C. Winchester, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 414-9650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chad C. Winchester, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP117348, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chad C. Winchester, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chad C. Winchester, ARNP had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among women's health nurse practitioner prescribers was 217. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chad C. Winchester, ARNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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