NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thelma Susan Winkler, FNP

Nurse Practitioner · Sparta, NC

Thelma Susan Winkler, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sparta, North Carolina, and NPI 1427162700, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200806, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427162700
Name
Thelma Susan Winkler
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
200806 NC
112538 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
233 Doctors St, Sparta, NC 28675
Phone
(336) 372-3127
Enumerated
Aug 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200202000034); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1996
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 233 Doctors St

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

  1. Beverly Billings, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891276465
  2. Ronda Blevins, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1568484426
  3. Harold Burchel, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467402404
  4. Richard Calhoun, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1629152475
  5. Priscilla Cuthbertson - Cox, DOCTOR OF PHARMACYPharmacist1710936745
  6. Dwynn Greenfield, DOGeneral Practice Physician1588716914

Verify Thelma Susan Winkler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

706 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thelma Winkler706
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone76 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass70 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate60 claims
  4. Azithromycin52 claims
  5. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro48 claims
  6. Cephalexin42 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Alleghany County Memorial Hospital IncSparta, NC

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

Thelma Susan Winkler among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Thelma Susan Winkler, FNP is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Sparta

They are 3 of the 92 NPPES records with a practice address in Sparta, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julie Blevins-Sprinkle, FNPSparta, NC 286751255302410
  2. Sara Halsey, FNP-C, RNSparta, NC 286751639003197
  3. Kelly Buchholz, FNP-CStatesville, NC 286771346957099
  4. Kathryn CourtneyStatesville, NC 286771396473914
  5. Andrea Francis, FNPStatesville, NC 286771275101388
  6. Elizabeth Harpe, FNP-CStatesville, NC 286771881217776
  7. Tanya Maxwell, NPStatesville, NC 286771023045135
  8. Julie Peterson, NPStatesville, NC 286771952423006

Common questions

What is Thelma Susan Winkler, FNP's NPI number?

Thelma Susan Winkler, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427162700, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thelma Susan Winkler, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 233 Doctors St, Sparta, NC, 28675. Phone: (336) 372-3127. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thelma Susan Winkler, FNP's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200806, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Thelma Susan Winkler, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thelma Susan Winkler, FNP had 706 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.