Heather N. Starks, PAC
Physician Assistant · Tempe, AZ
Heather N. Starks, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Tempe, Arizona, and NPI 1720168883, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 3210, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather N. Starks
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 3210 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 960 W University Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281
- Phone
- (480) 557-0051
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (480) 557-0189
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070216000097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather N. Starks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 3210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
398 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Metformin Hcl15 claims
- Jardiance12 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 claims
- Simvastatin11 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: $739.04
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 one group practice
- Suvida Healthcare Clinical Services LLCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather N. Starks among 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona
Heather N. Starks, PAC is one of 3,666 physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2018 among the 2,207 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
74 physician assistant records list a practice address in Tempe
They are 74 of the 4,310 NPPES records with a practice address in Tempe, and 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona.
All 3,666 in Arizona → Every provider in Tempe → Physician Assistant nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Heather N. Starks, PAC's NPI number?
Heather N. Starks, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720168883, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather N. Starks, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 960 W University Dr, Tempe, AZ, 85281. Phone: (480) 557-0051. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather N. Starks, PAC's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 3210, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather N. Starks, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather N. Starks, PAC had 398 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.