Claire Louise Starling, OD
Optometrist · Caro, MI
Claire Louise Starling, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Caro, Michigan, and NPI 1013561299, issued on Jul 26, 2019. Check the license (Michigan 4901005388, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claire Louise Starling
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901005388 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 170 N State St, Caro, MI 48723
- Phone
- (989) 672-7827
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190909000445); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 170 N State St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Carol Starling, ODOptometrist1043268030
Verify Claire Louise Starling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901005388Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
307 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost107 claims
- Famciclovir41 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate35 claims
- Acyclovir32 claims
- Timolol Maleate30 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone14 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: $275.22
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Claire Louise Starling among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Claire Louise Starling, OD is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 68% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Michigan
There are 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
All 1,963 in Michigan → Every provider in Caro → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carol Starling, ODCaro, MI 487231043268030
- Angela Lounsbury, O.D.Cass City, MI 487261841553245
- Crystal Ruemenapp, O.D.East Tawas, MI 487301225636095
- Daniel Smith, ODE Tawas, MI 487301215029350
- Jay Bosco, ODEssexville, MI 487321649274101
- Christopher Zehnder, ODFrankenmuth, MI 487341679578124
- Michael Brewer, ODBay City, MI 487081629081708
- Lindsey Nelson, ODBay City, MI 487081063034924
Common questions
What is Claire Louise Starling, OD's NPI number?
Claire Louise Starling, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013561299, issued on Jul 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claire Louise Starling, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 170 N State St, Caro, MI, 48723. Phone: (989) 672-7827. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claire Louise Starling, OD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901005388, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Claire Louise Starling, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claire Louise Starling, OD had 307 Medicare Part D claims for 77 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.