Cindy Buckner Starke, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Blairsville, GA
Cindy Buckner Starke, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Blairsville, Georgia, and NPI 1144258831, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 051390, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cindy Buckner Starke
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 051390 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 35 Hospital RD, Blairsville, GA 30512
- Phone
- (706) 754-2111
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2024
- Medicaid IDs
- 7110179292C GA
711017929G GA
711017929F GA
711017929D GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051011000598); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cindy Buckner Starke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 051390Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
740 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate49 claims
- Omeprazole48 claims
- Eliquis37 claims
- Furosemide34 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium29 claims
- Metformin Hcl28 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncGainesville, GA
- Southland Bainbridge Hospitalist Group, LLCBlairsville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cindy Buckner Starke among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia
Cindy Buckner Starke, MD is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Georgia
There are 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Cindy Buckner Starke, MD's NPI number?
Cindy Buckner Starke, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144258831, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cindy Buckner Starke, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 35 Hospital RD, Blairsville, GA, 30512. Phone: (706) 754-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cindy Buckner Starke, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 051390, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cindy Buckner Starke, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cindy Buckner Starke, MD had 740 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cindy Buckner Starke, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.