Vickie L. Winkler, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Vickie L. Winkler, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1710061262, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (California A061979, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vickie L. Winkler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A061979 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 115 Locust St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 458-5670
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 459-6400
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070910000380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 115 Locust St
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Verify Vickie L. Winkler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A061979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,378 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 143 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium246 claims
- Lisinopril161 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium160 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate129 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen112 claims
- Simvastatin110 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vickie L. Winkler among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Vickie L. Winkler, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
114 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Cruz
They are 114 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Vickie L. Winkler, MD's NPI number?
Vickie L. Winkler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710061262, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vickie L. Winkler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 115 Locust St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 458-5670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vickie L. Winkler, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A061979, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vickie L. Winkler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vickie L. Winkler, MD had 3,378 Medicare Part D claims for 362 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.