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Dr. Winston J Townsend , MD

Internal Medicine • Springfield, IL

Active NPI 1003889411 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

1836 S Macarthur Blvd
Springfield, IL 627044030

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1836 S Macarthur Blvd

Springfield, IL 627044030

Telephone 2177891403
Fax 2177891825
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Springfield Health Partners, Llc Facility NPI 1225172224

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Hshs Medical Group Inc. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Medical School

Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1993

Medicare patients

216 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $68,682 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount

This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $50,636 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Paid by Medicare

This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.

30-day fills

15,980 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$841,763 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $1,462.71 across 85 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $1,462.71 across 85 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 15)

  • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $371.26 across 19 records.
  • Novo Nordisk Inc: $258.40 across 17 records.
  • Amgen Inc.: $182.17 across 10 records.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

33 years (graduated 1993)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1993 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2006

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Townsend has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Townsend as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Springfield and Illinois

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Springfield, IL (2024, 61 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 537. Middle half: 238 to 934.

More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Illinois (2024, 3,249 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 699. Middle half: 285 to 1,340.

Medicare-allowed amount

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Springfield, IL (2024, 61 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $58,843. Middle half: $28,433 to $93,905.

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Illinois (2024, 3,249 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $67,802. Middle half: $27,619 to $124,679.

Paid by Medicare

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Springfield, IL (2024, 61 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,852. Middle half: $21,155 to $71,707.

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Illinois (2024, 3,249 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $52,838. Middle half: $21,117 to $98,214.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Springfield, IL (2024, 85 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 342. Middle half: 80 to 2,561.

More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Illinois (2024, 3,755 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,030. Middle half: 99 to 4,658.

Part D drug cost

A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Springfield, IL (2024, 85 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,337. Middle half: $678 to $312,248.

A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Illinois (2024, 3,755 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $78,716. Middle half: $2,604 to $371,507.

196 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Springfield, IL (7,245 in Illinois).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Springfield

5.1% of these 196 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

38.8% of these 196 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments · Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 85 records totaling $1,462.71.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
BREZTRI General $90.96
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
INSPIRE General $31.62
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
REPATHA General $30.80
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $24.95
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
INSPIRE General $22.49
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JARDIANCE General $21.88
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
REPATHA General $21.48
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $21.14
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $20.78
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $20.75
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $20.52
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Rybelsus General $20.36
Abbott Laboratories
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 General $20.33
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JARDIANCE General $20.09
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $19.37
Abbott Laboratories
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 General $19.00
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $18.82
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $18.76
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $18.68
Eli Lilly and Company
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JARDIANCE General $18.54
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
NURTEC ODT General $18.08
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AIRSUPRA General $18.07
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FARXIGA General $18.03
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $18.02
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Rybelsus General $17.78

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B · Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.

HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
268 148 $20.00 $8.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
266 154 $251.00 $126.31
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count
159 146 $27.00 $7.61
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated
147 131 $11.00 $3.11
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
144 138 $37.00 $10.35
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
143 132 $47.00 $13.11
83036 Hemoglobin a1c level
131 82 $34.00 $9.52
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)
122 101 $30.00 $8.29
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
114 75 $178.00 $88.42
82043 Urine microalbumin (protein) level
45 44 $16.00 $5.66
82570 Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
45 44 $18.00 $5.08
82306 Vitamin d-3 level
43 41 $104.00 $29.01
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine
33 33 $37.00 $31.15
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free
31 31 $98.00 $79.91
90480 Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose
29 27 $41.24 $39.44
91320 Sarscv2 vac 30mcg trs-suc im
29 27 $135.17 $128.48
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
24 22 $59.00 $16.46
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
23 22 $22.00 $8.11
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
21 21 $43.00 $16.62
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity
14 12 $402.00 $204.88
84550 Uric acid level, blood
13 12 $16.00 $4.43
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
11 11 $238.00 $130.22

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D · Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 705 56,316 $5,241.10 192
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 361 29,572 $2,066.90 108
Omeprazole Omeprazole 224 16,063 $1,893.78 57
Metoprolol Succinate Metoprolol Succinate 207 16,996 $2,991.28 60
Levothyroxine Sodium Levothyroxine Sodium 198 15,542 $1,506.10 50
Losartan Potassium Losartan Potassium 188 16,673 $1,505.77 54
Tamsulosin Hcl Tamsulosin Hcl 174 15,293 $2,578.94 52
Lisinopril Lisinopril 172 14,926 $1,385.87 48
Allopurinol Allopurinol 152 12,882 $1,230.36 44
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid 143 12,030 $695.15 45
Rosuvastatin Calcium Rosuvastatin Calcium 140 11,210 $1,042.43 41
Trazodone Hcl Trazodone Hcl 139 8,250 $652.60 30
Farxiga Dapagliflozin Propanediol 137 8,183 $151,108.01 26
Gabapentin Gabapentin 132 8,890 $2,528.98 34
Eliquis Apixaban 132 6,650 $130,943.28 27
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate 125 3,833 $2,908.27 39
Olmesartan Medoxomil Olmesartan Medoxomil 121 9,750 $1,678.52 34
Potassium Chloride Potassium Chloride 119 7,651 $1,723.30 30
Metformin Hcl Metformin Hcl 114 9,701 $722.61 32
Furosemide Furosemide 109 6,955 $453.10 27
Carvedilol Carvedilol 106 8,445 $410.88 30
Spironolactone Spironolactone 105 7,866 $695.05 29
Ezetimibe Ezetimibe 96 8,091 $2,245.78 33
Metformin Hcl Er Metformin Hcl 95 7,446 $404.75 28
Simvastatin Simvastatin 89 5,795 $507.87 20

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-12-30
Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

License # reported to NPPES IL 036.090927

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20060307000516

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

IL

PECOS Control ID

0042227662

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Hshs Medical Group Inc

1900 E Lake Shore Dr, Decatur, IL 625213848

Phone: 2174232889

Hshs Medical Group Inc

1836 S Macarthur Blvd, Springfield, IL 627044030

Phone: 2177891403

Hshs Medical Group Inc

2806 E Andrew Rd, Sherman, IL 626849517

Phone: 2174831900

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

12 listed
Dr. Gerard Bitar , MD

Family Medicine

NPI 1821222100

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

NPI 1871554915

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Wendi Campbell , FNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1366554305

Family Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Shabaz Gill , MD

Family Medicine

NPI 1598911281

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Arun Gunda , MD

Family Medicine

NPI 1649325895

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Anne Hocking , NP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1225415664

Nurse Practitioner

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated February 08, 2006.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1003889411
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: February 08, 2006
Last Update: December 30, 2021
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

1836 S Macarthur Blvd

Springfield, IL 627044030

Phone: 2177891403

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.