Laura Winkel, O.D.
Optometrist · Kennewick, WA
Laura Winkel, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Kennewick, Washington, and NPI 1710025507, issued on Feb 2, 2007. Check the license (Washington OD00001873TX, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Winkel
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD00001873TX WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3221 W Kennewick Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336
- Phone
- (509) 783-3986
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3221 W Kennewick Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laura Winkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD00001873TXCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
191 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 279 among the 32,314 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost48 claims
- Restasis18 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol14 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 claims
- Rocklatan13 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 78.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $71.66
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 33,561 providers of this specialty with any payment received $749.79 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Kendal Rae Piatt OD PCPasco, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
41 optometrist records list a Kennewick practice address
They are 41 of the 2,317 NPPES records with a Kennewick practice address, and 1,616 optometrist records in Washington.
All 41 in Kennewick → All 1,616 in Washington → Every provider in Kennewick →
Other optometrist records in Washington
- Jenni Aaseby, O.D.Shelton, WA1720133374
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- Jabeen Abdulla, O.D.Tacoma, WA1629304217
- James Abel, ODRenton, WA1255945390
- Christina Abercrombie, ODKent, WA1346906252
- Ashley Abiva, ODSeattle, WA1902572449
- Kenneth Absalonson, ODSpokane, WA1811206998
- Nour Abu-Haltam, ODVancouver, WA1194602037
- Peter Adachi, ODSeattle, WA1811040058
- Mark Aginsky, O.D.Bellingham, WA1730169285
Common questions
What is Laura Winkel, O.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Winkel, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710025507, issued on Feb 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Winkel, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3221 W Kennewick Ave, Kennewick, WA, 99336. Phone: (509) 783-3986. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Winkel, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD00001873TX, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Winkel, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Winkel, O.D. had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 279. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Winkel, O.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.