James Darrell Vanwinkle, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Manchester, TN
James Darrell Vanwinkle, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Manchester, Tennessee, and NPI 1720269616, issued on Nov 19, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 43715, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Darrell Vanwinkle
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 43715 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1030 Mcarthur St, Manchester, TN 37355
- Phone
- (931) 954-5125
- Enumerated
- Nov 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 954-5127
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090811000355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Darrell Vanwinkle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 43715Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
1,483 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine365 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium226 claims
- Omeprazole164 claims
- Sucralfate102 claims
- Suflave81 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium52 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): 88.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $40.23
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Coffee County Hospital Group IncManchester, TN
- Coffee Medical Group LLCManchester, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Darrell Vanwinkle among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
James Darrell Vanwinkle, M.D. is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 51% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Manchester → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Councill Rudolph, MDManchester, TN 373551194760660
- Janet Coombs, MDMc Donald, TN 373531285671198
- Edward Mosley, M.D.Jasper, TN 373471265474159
- Robert Jean, M.D.Hixson, TN 373431679708960
- James Lovette, M.DHixson, TN 373431336232354
- Christina Parkhurst, MEDICAL DOCTORHixson, TN 373431093928020
- Linda Pate, M.D.Hixson, TN 373431407840143
- Rudy Cobb, M.D.Fayetteville, TN 373341346261989
Common questions
What is James Darrell Vanwinkle, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Darrell Vanwinkle, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720269616, issued on Nov 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Darrell Vanwinkle, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1030 Mcarthur St, Manchester, TN, 37355. Phone: (931) 954-5125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Darrell Vanwinkle, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 43715, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Darrell Vanwinkle, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Darrell Vanwinkle, M.D. had 1,483 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Darrell Vanwinkle, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.6 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.
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.