Darren Allen Winkler, DPM
Podiatrist · Torrington, CT
Darren Allen Winkler, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Torrington, Connecticut, and NPI 1710966403, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 000844, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren Allen Winkler
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- 000844 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 333 Kennedy Dr Ste L103, Torrington, CT 06790
- Phone
- (860) 489-1900
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090107000591); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Podiatric Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Darren Allen Winkler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 000844Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average podiatrist in 2024
781 Medicare Part D claims for 349 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ciclopirox175 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate44 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass38 claims
- Cephalexin38 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl38 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl37 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $160.52
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- The Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darren Allen Winkler among 166 podiatrist records in Connecticut
Darren Allen Winkler, DPM is one of 166 podiatrist records with a practice address in Connecticut. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 27% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 27% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1995 among the 107 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in Connecticut
There are 166 podiatrist records in Connecticut.
All 166 in Connecticut → Every provider in Torrington → Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Crovo, D.P.M.Torrington, CT 067901669662110
- Dennis D'Onofrio, D.P.M.Torrington, CT 067901922056951
- Ezra Dottino, D.P.M.Watertown, CT 067951700880580
- Peter Ferrante, DPMWatertown, CT 067951417344607
- Andrew GreenbergWatertown, CT 067951760126536
- John McHugh, D.P.M.Watertown, CT 067951982608667
- Michael Fein, DPMBethel, CT 068011356375778
- Jamie Otfinoski, DPMBethel, CT 068011083000269
Common questions
What is Darren Allen Winkler, DPM's NPI number?
Darren Allen Winkler, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710966403, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren Allen Winkler, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 Kennedy Dr Ste L103, Torrington, CT, 06790. Phone: (860) 489-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren Allen Winkler, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 000844, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Darren Allen Winkler, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren Allen Winkler, DPM had 781 Medicare Part D claims for 349 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darren Allen Winkler, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.