Adam M. Starr, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Asheville, NC
Adam M. Starr, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1215101373, issued on Apr 18, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00262, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adam M. Starr
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- 2018-00262 NC
25MAO8255500 NJ
14939 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18 Medical Park Dr., Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 253-7521
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 251-5992
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180702002406); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 91 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 18 Medical Park Dr.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Samantha Carson, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1386262913
- Travis Snyder, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902244353
Verify Adam M. Starr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-00262Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin16 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $107.07
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heron Therapeutics, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Carolina Hand And Sports Medicine, P.A.Asheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Adam M. Starr among 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in North Carolina
Adam M. Starr, M.D. is one of 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 60% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 68 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 91 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Lechner, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031922117803
- James Phelps, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031376751131
- James Thompson, MDAsheville, NC 288031427167337
- Lacy Thornburg, MDAsheville, NC 288031669581559
- Stephen Westly, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031689639858
- Angelo Cammarata, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011730126137
- Robert Lane, D.O.Asheville, NC 288011780096156
- Ronald Neimkin, MDAsheville, NC 288011275642159
Common questions
What is Adam M. Starr, M.D.'s NPI number?
Adam M. Starr, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215101373, issued on Apr 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adam M. Starr, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18 Medical Park Dr., Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 253-7521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adam M. Starr, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00262, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Adam M. Starr, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adam M. Starr, M.D. had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.