John M. Winterton, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lake Charles, LA
John M. Winterton, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1114018819, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 20942, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John M. Winterton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 20942 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 494-3278
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 494-3240
- Medicaid ID
- 1915840 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071204000773); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1717 Oak Park Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John M. Winterton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 20942Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,132 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis223 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium148 claims
- Irbesartan123 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate108 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate104 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate96 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): 63.2 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: $776.77
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- WK Pierremont CardiologyShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John M. Winterton among 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana
John M. Winterton, M.D. is one of 327 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1994 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 327 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmad Awan, MDLake Charles, LA 706011831573013
- William Condos, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011013910801
- Miguel Depuy, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011780781872
- Kurt Duncan, MDLake Charles, LA 706011851540736
- Corey Foster, MDLake Charles, LA 706011669693867
- Richard Gilmore, MDLake Charles, LA 706011609842814
- Parker Lavigne, MDLake Charles, LA 706011467816595
- Prasanna Sugathan, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011598847733
Common questions
What is John M. Winterton, M.D.'s NPI number?
John M. Winterton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114018819, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John M. Winterton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 494-3278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John M. Winterton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 20942, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John M. Winterton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John M. Winterton, M.D. had 2,132 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John M. Winterton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.2 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.