NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gerhardt Julius Winkel, MD

Surgery Physician · Monroe, NC

Gerhardt Julius Winkel, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Monroe, North Carolina, and NPI 1184696593, issued on Feb 2, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-02235, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1184696593
Name
Gerhardt Julius Winkel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
2015-02235 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1423 E Franklin St, Monroe, NC 28112
Phone
(704) 290-5020
Enumerated
Feb 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151229001974); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1997
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 1423 E Franklin St

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

  1. Brad Bissell, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1205026903
  2. Edward Bower, MDSurgery Physician1073511382
  3. Krysta Bragg, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144706011
  4. Michael Camp, MDInternal Medicine Physician1760416150
  5. Joseph Coleman, PAPhysician Assistant1740420199
  6. Thomas Friedrich, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1649254442

Verify Gerhardt Julius Winkel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

367 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Gerhardt Winkel367
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Monohydrate66 claims
  2. Tobramycin Sulfate57 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl45 claims
  4. Santyl41 claims
  5. Linezolid27 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 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): 95.4 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 score84.2
  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: $101.17

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gerhardt Winkel$101.17
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Carolinas Physicians Network IncMonroe, NC

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

Gerhardt Julius Winkel among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina

Gerhardt Julius Winkel, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Bower, MDMonroe, NC 281121073511382
  2. Talitha Brown, MDMonroe, NC 281121336401900
  3. Lance Diehl, MDMonroe, NC 281121013991579
  4. Obinna Eruchalu, MDMonroe, NC 281121194788042
  5. Tiv Johnson, MDMonroe, NC 281121841211448
  6. David Rice, MDMonroe, NC 281121629206826
  7. James Whinna, MDMonroe, NC 281121639190234
  8. Kristin Williams, MDMonroe, NC 281121205194461

Common questions

What is Gerhardt Julius Winkel, MD's NPI number?

Gerhardt Julius Winkel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184696593, issued on Feb 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gerhardt Julius Winkel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1423 E Franklin St, Monroe, NC, 28112. Phone: (704) 290-5020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gerhardt Julius Winkel, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-02235, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gerhardt Julius Winkel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gerhardt Julius Winkel, MD had 367 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gerhardt Julius Winkel, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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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