Cody Starnes, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Sherman, TX
Cody Starnes, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Sherman, Texas, and NPI 1730487984, issued on Mar 10, 2011. Check the license (Texas N8151, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cody Starnes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- N8151 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2627 N Masters Dr, Sherman, TX 75090
- Phone
- (903) 771-0810
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140612001377); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cody Starnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N8151Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
299 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 130 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen116 claims
- Topiramate48 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium42 claims
- Ondansetron Odt24 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $63.40
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Cody Starnes among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Cody Starnes, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in Sherman → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Dickson, MDSherman, TX 750901134108715
- Michael Friedle, DOSherman, TX 750901730471749
- John Abbott, M.D.Rowlett, TX 750881255540936
- Charles Buckingham, MDSherman, TX 750921164415857
- Clint Hayes, MDSherman, TX 750921104812338
- Ikram Kureshi, MDSherman, TX 750921932211828
- Kenton Schrank, MDSherman, TX 750921902899693
- Dean Cione, M.D., F.A.C.SPlano, TX 750931346246808
Common questions
What is Cody Starnes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cody Starnes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730487984, issued on Mar 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cody Starnes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2627 N Masters Dr, Sherman, TX, 75090. Phone: (903) 771-0810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cody Starnes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N8151, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cody Starnes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cody Starnes, M.D. had 299 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cody Starnes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.