Winston J. Townsend, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Springfield, IL
Winston J. Townsend, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1003889411, issued on Feb 8, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036.090927, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Winston J. Townsend
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036.090927 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1836 S Macarthur Blvd, Springfield, IL 62704
- Phone
- (217) 789-1403
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (217) 789-1825
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060307000516); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1836 S Macarthur Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Winston J. Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.090927Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,495 Medicare Part D claims for 441 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 146 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium705 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate361 claims
- Omeprazole224 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate207 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium198 claims
- Losartan Potassium188 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,957.17
105 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Hshs Medical Group IncSpringfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Winston J. Townsend among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Winston J. Townsend, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
196 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 196 of the 4,997 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Winston J. Townsend, MD's NPI number?
Winston J. Townsend, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003889411, issued on Feb 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Winston J. Townsend, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1836 S Macarthur Blvd, Springfield, IL, 62704. Phone: (217) 789-1403. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Winston J. Townsend, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.090927, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Winston J. Townsend, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Winston J. Townsend, MD had 7,495 Medicare Part D claims for 441 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Winston J. Townsend, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100. 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.