James Edward Starr, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Berkeley, CA
James Edward Starr, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1740328624, issued on Feb 2, 2007. Check the license (California A88029, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Edward Starr
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A88029 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2450 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
- Phone
- (510) 204-4723
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040917001154); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Edward Starr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A88029Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
421 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 claims
- Ondansetron Odt38 claims
- Cephalexin35 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl25 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate22 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Berkeley Emergency Medical Group IncBerkeley, CA
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationFremont, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Edward Starr among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
James Edward Starr, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is James Edward Starr, MD's NPI number?
James Edward Starr, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740328624, issued on Feb 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Edward Starr, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2450 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94705. Phone: (510) 204-4723. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Edward Starr, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A88029, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Edward Starr, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Edward Starr, MD had 421 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Edward Starr, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.