William Michael Wind, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Amherst, NY
William Michael Wind, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Amherst, New York, and NPI 1932179736, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (New York 219446-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Michael Wind
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 219446-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4949 Harlem RD, Amherst, NY 14226
- Phone
- (716) 204-9463
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 204-3269
- Medicaid ID
- 02386941 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050412000565); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4949 Harlem RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Shirley Anain, M.D.Specialist1891755708
- Kerenza Anderson, PAMedical Physician Assistant1790074011
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- Allison Binkley, MDPediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1598024044
- Leslie Bisson, M.D.Specialist1073595872
Verify William Michael Wind in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 219446-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 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): 87.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19,187.97
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Orthopaedic Services Inc.Buffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Michael Wind among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York
William Michael Wind, MD is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
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- Michael Ferrick, MDAmherst, NY 142261053382564
- Marc Fineberg, MDAmherst, NY 142261083670962
- Robert Galpin, MDAmherst, NY 142261518939826
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Common questions
What is William Michael Wind, MD's NPI number?
William Michael Wind, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932179736, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Michael Wind, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4949 Harlem RD, Amherst, NY, 14226. Phone: (716) 204-9463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Michael Wind, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 219446-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Michael Wind, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Michael Wind, MD had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Michael Wind, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.3 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.