Fern D. Starr, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Brookline, MA
Fern D. Starr, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brookline, Massachusetts, and NPI 1659310654, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 79258, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fern D. Starr
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 79258 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 637 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02446
- Phone
- (617) 277-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050907000692); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fern D. Starr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 79258Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,754 Medicare Part D claims for 645 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 142 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium594 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate350 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium255 claims
- Lisinopril251 claims
- Losartan Potassium196 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium190 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Medical Care OF Boston Management CorporationBrookline, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fern D. Starr among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Fern D. Starr, M.D. is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% 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 Massachusetts 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 Brookline
They are 57 of the 2,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Brookline, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Fern D. Starr, M.D.'s NPI number?
Fern D. Starr, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659310654, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fern D. Starr, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 637 Washington St, Brookline, MA, 02446. Phone: (617) 277-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fern D. Starr, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 79258, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Fern D. Starr, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fern D. Starr, M.D. had 5,754 Medicare Part D claims for 645 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.