Dennis Starr, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Kingsport, TN
Dennis Starr, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1477727816, issued on Apr 16, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 48657, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dennis Starr
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 48657 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 W Ravine RD, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Phone
- (423) 282-1480
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 928-1353
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120723000763); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dennis Starr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 48657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,992 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis359 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium346 claims
- Trazodone Hcl325 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium300 claims
- Furosemide295 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium279 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: $22.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Ipc Pac Healthcare Services OF Tennessee PCKingsport, TN
- NV Pacs 2 LLCErwin, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dennis Starr among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Dennis Starr, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kingsport
They are 57 of the 1,986 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingsport, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Dennis Starr, MD's NPI number?
Dennis Starr, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477727816, issued on Apr 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dennis Starr, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 W Ravine RD, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 282-1480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dennis Starr, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 48657, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dennis Starr, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dennis Starr, MD had 7,992 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.