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2026 NPPES data Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician NPI 1881681344 MD
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Carroll Starling, MD

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Moultrie, Georgia.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 2,766 in Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
294
Medicare Part D claims · 129 beneficiaries · Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician avg: 309
MIPS score
91.2/100
▲ 8 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
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What the federal data shows

Carroll Starling, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.2/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 294 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

91.2/100
MIPS score · +8 vs avg
294
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥61st
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Carroll Starling, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1881681344), first enumerated 09/30/2005.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 294 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.2/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1881681344 · Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1881681344
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2005
  • TAX-NARROW 2,766
  • MIPS-ABOVE 91.2/100
  • RX-LIGHT 294
  • BOOK-THIN 74 in Georgia
  • PHOTO-FINISH Matthew Boylan · ±0.1

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Carroll Starling, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

91 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Carroll Starling, MD sits

This provider among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician peers

Across the 924 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Carroll Starling, MD writes more Part D claims than 62% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 73% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Carroll Starling, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Carroll Starling, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Carroll Starling, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Carroll Starling, MD?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 09/30/2005

NPI 1881681344

Primary specialty

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician

Niche

2,766 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

294 5% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 309

MIPS final score

91.2/100 7.7 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Georgia

How Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Georgia providers

Georgia providers
Behavior Technician7.5%Student in an Organized Heal…5%Pharmacist5%Family Nurse Practitioner4.8%Physical Therapist3.9%Professional Counselor3.6%Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic…0%
Largest specialties in Georgia (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Carroll Starling, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
91.2/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%91.2%
MIPS final score (Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician) - 91.2/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

16 LIVE OAK CT
Moultrie, GA 31768
(229) 785-2400

Provider Details

NPI 1881681344
Specialty Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 09/30/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

91.1644
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
83.231
Quality
88.2221
Cost

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Carroll Starling, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Sterling Orthopedics LLC
Moultrie, GA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

294
Total Claims
$4K
Total Drug Cost
129
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
302
Total Day Supply
4,083
Generic Drug Cost
$2K
Opioid Claims
174 (59.2% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
33

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.31
Gender Split
71% female / 29% male
Age Distribution
<65: 22, 65-74: 61, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Carroll Starling, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
75
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
51
Tramadol Hcl
 48
Meloxicam
 41
Cephalexin
 13
Doxycycline Hyclate
 12
Celecoxib
 11
Diclofenac Sodium
 11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Overview

How Carroll Starling, MD fits within the Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.

2,766
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
309
Avg Claims per Provider

Carroll Starling, MD's 294 claims are below the specialty average of 309.

Nationwide Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Starling, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (91.2 here).

Ian Thompson 91.1 OH Anthony Beardmore 91.1 CO Jarrod King 91.1 CO Matthew Boylan 91.3 NY

Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Serge Menkin Jersey City, NJ Paul Abbott Frisco, CO Terrence Orr South Lake Tahoe, CA Kosmas Kayes Indianapolis, IN

Nearby Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Providers in Georgia

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Georgia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Starling.

One of 74 Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers enrolled in Georgia, 5 are shown here.

Dr. W. Absi
MD
Smyrna, GA
Dr. Benjamin Barden
M.D.
Marietta, GA
Dr. Michael Bernot
MD
Atlanta, GA
Dr. Jennifer Blanda
MD
Marietta, GA
Dr. Nicolas Bonnaig
M.D.
Marietta, GA

Compare Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Carroll Starling, MD's specialty? ▼
Carroll Starling, MD specializes in Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician and practices in Moultrie, Georgia. Credentials: MD.
How much does Carroll Starling, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Carroll Starling, MD wrote 294 Medicare Part D claims totaling $4K in drug costs for 129 beneficiaries.
What is Carroll Starling, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Carroll Starling, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.2/100 (Quality: 83.2, Cost: 88.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Carroll Starling, MD located? ▼
Carroll Starling, MD is located at 16 LIVE OAK CT, Moultrie, GA, 31768. Phone: (229) 785-2400.
What is Carroll Starling, MD's NPI number? ▼
Carroll Starling, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881681344, issued on 09/30/2005.
Does Carroll Starling, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Carroll Starling, MD had 174 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 59.2%.
How many Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 2,766 Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician provider writes 309 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Carroll Starling, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Carroll Starling, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Tramadol Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Carroll Starling, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Carroll Starling, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 294 Part D claims and 129 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Carroll Starling, MD's credentials? ▼
Carroll Starling, MD's NPI is 1881681344 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.