Laura Winikka, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Laura Winikka, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1609570589, issued on Mar 27, 2023. Check the license (Texas W4640, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Winikka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- W4640 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2222 Cleburne St Ste 108, Houston, TX 77004
- Phone
- (832) 548-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Winikka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license W4640Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of 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.
Laura Winikka among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Laura Winikka, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Laura Winikka, MD's NPI number?
Laura Winikka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609570589, issued on Mar 27, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Winikka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 Cleburne St Ste 108, Houston, TX, 77004. Phone: (832) 548-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Winikka, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number W4640, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Winikka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Winikka, MD had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.