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Family Practice

Vickie L. Winkler, MD

Sees patients in Santa Cruz, CA · Freedom, CA · East Palo Alto, CA … · California

Summary

Dr. Vickie L. Winkler, MD is a family doctor at 1301 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Phone: (831) 458-6300. Accepts Medicare assignment. In 2024, Vickie L. Winkler had 221 Original Medicare patients and 639 services. NPI 1710061262. Source: CMS National Downloadable File, updated October 2, 2026; CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024.

  • Specialty: Family doctor (Medicare lists Family Practice)
  • Address: 1301 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 · Directions (5 more locations)
  • Phone: (831) 458‑6300
  • Medicare: Accepts Medicare assignment
  • Group practice: Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
  • Medical school: Medical College Of Wisconsin · graduated 1995 (31 years since medical school)
  • Gender (as listed): Female
  • Telehealth: offered

From official Medicare data

This page shows what Medicare's official clinician data says about Vickie L. Winkler, joined by NPI number (data updated October 2, 2026). It is not a recommendation or a rating. Call the office or hospital to confirm before you go.

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Quick answers

Does Vickie L. Winkler accept Medicare assignment?
Yes. Medicare's clinician data says Vickie L. Winkler accepts Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services), as of October 2, 2026. Ask the office to confirm before your visit.
How many Medicare patients does Vickie L. Winkler see?
In 2024, CMS data shows 221 Original Medicare patients and 639 services for Vickie L. Winkler. This counts Original Medicare only and measures volume, not quality.
What is Vickie L. Winkler's NPI number?
1710061262. The NPI (National Provider Identifier) is the clinician's permanent federal ID; you can look it up in the official NPI Registry.

Medicare activity in 2024

Official CMS public-use data for Vickie L. Winkler, data year 2024 (released May 21, 2026). It covers Original Medicare (fee-for-service) patients only, not Medicare Advantage or other insurance. It shows volume, not quality or outcomes. CMS hides any count of 10 or fewer patients.

Original Medicare patients221
Services billed to Medicare639
Different services or procedures46
Participating Medicare providerYes
Average age of these patients74

Most frequent services

  1. Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more (99214)224 services
  2. Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (G0439)103 services
  3. Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213)58 services
  4. Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more (99215)27 services
  5. Advance care planning, first 30 minutes (99497)27 services

Chronic conditions among these patients

Share of this clinician’s Original Medicare patients with each condition, as published by CMS (it describes the patients, not the care given).

  • High cholesterol52%
  • High blood pressure47%
  • Arthritis35%
  • Anxiety19%
  • Osteoporosis18%
  • Depression16%

Practice locations

Addresses where Vickie L. Winkler is enrolled with Medicare (CMS data updated October 2, 2026). The first 5 of 6; the Medicare profile lists all.

Group practices

Medicare enrollment lists Vickie L. Winkler as a member of this group (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

  • Sutter Bay Medical Foundation3,829 clinicians in the group

Specialties

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Other family doctors in Santa Cruz

Clinicians with the same Medicare primary specialty in Santa Cruz, CA — not a recommendation.

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Other clinicians in Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

Medicare enrollment lists these clinicians in the same group practice — not a recommendation.

Clinician information

CredentialMD
Medical schoolMedical College Of Wisconsin
Graduation year1995 (31 years since medical school)
Gender (as listed)Female
Medicare assignmentAccepts (Medicare-approved amount as full payment)
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
NPI (National Provider Identifier)1710061262
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Sources

  1. National Downloadable File (Doctors and Clinicians) — CMS, data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
  2. Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider — CMS, data year 2024, released May 21, 2026; Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service
  3. NPI Registry — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NPPES), the clinician’s official record
  4. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare tool to look up clinicians