NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen S. Winters, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Karen S. Winters, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1720006240, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 36651, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1720006240
Name
Karen S. Winters
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
36651 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4901 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63108
Phone
(314) 362-5060
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 17, 2025
Fax
(314) 362-6959
Medicaid ID
202703518 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100903000720); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1983
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 4901 Forest Park Ave

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

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  4. Ashley Altman, FNPNurse Practitioner1457882417
  5. Kelly Amerson, WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1205993169
  6. Milan Anadkat, MDDermatology Physician1639267149

Verify Karen S. Winters in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

294 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karen Winters294
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium16 claims
  4. Hydrochlorothiazide13 claims
  5. Gabapentin12 claims
  6. Lisinopril12 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): 79.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO

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

Karen S. Winters among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri

Karen S. Winters, MD is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,443 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207R00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

941 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis

They are 941 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bavlsik, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081295752756
  2. Michael Berk, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081700802014
  3. Hyemi Chong, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081659666535
  4. Irl Don, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081588616601
  5. Bradley Evanoff, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081073539391
  6. Jennifer Hester, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081801824198
  7. Kevin Konzen, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081033102702
  8. Robin Kundra, MD PHDSaint Louis, MO 631081982620100

Common questions

What is Karen S. Winters, MD's NPI number?

Karen S. Winters, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720006240, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen S. Winters, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4901 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108. Phone: (314) 362-5060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen S. Winters, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 36651, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karen S. Winters, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen S. Winters, MD had 294 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karen S. Winters, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.