NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cassidy Ashton Starling, O.D.

Optometrist · Blairsville, GA

Cassidy Ashton Starling, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Blairsville, Georgia, and NPI 1356055172, issued on Jan 6, 2023. Check the license (Georgia OPT003482, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356055172
Name
Cassidy Ashton Starling
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT003482 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
253 Highway 515 E Bldg C, Blairsville, GA 30512
Phone
(707) 745-3900
Enumerated
Jan 6, 2023
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230322001813); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

153 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Cassidy Starling153
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost38 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl18 claims
  3. Dorzolamide Hcl14 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate11 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate11 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: $171.12

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was entertainment; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cassidy Starling$171.12
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Mountain Eye Care, PCBlairsville, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cassidy Ashton Starling among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia

Cassidy Ashton Starling, O.D. is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 optometrist records list a practice address in Blairsville

They are 6 of the 307 NPPES records with a practice address in Blairsville, and 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Allen, O.D.Blairsville, GA 305121104816461
  2. Andre Baron, O.D.Blairsville, GA 305121194815811
  3. Hana Coleman, O.D.Blairsville, GA 305121104440379
  4. John Hollier, O.D.Blairsville, GA 305121235119264
  5. John-Mark Turner, O.D.Blairsville, GA 305121679565444
  6. Samuel Jabaley, O.D.Blue Ridge, GA 305131891768933
  7. John Kleinert, O.D.Baldwin, GA 305111912066622
  8. Renee Rimmer, O.D.Blue Ridge, GA 305131750336954

Common questions

What is Cassidy Ashton Starling, O.D.'s NPI number?

Cassidy Ashton Starling, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356055172, issued on Jan 6, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cassidy Ashton Starling, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 253 Highway 515 E Bldg C, Blairsville, GA, 30512. Phone: (707) 745-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cassidy Ashton Starling, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number OPT003482, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cassidy Ashton Starling, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cassidy Ashton Starling, O.D. had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.