Jennifer Dark Starnes, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Dalton, GA
Jennifer Dark Starnes, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Dalton, Georgia, and NPI 1356508972, issued on May 21, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 66016, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer Dark Starnes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 66016 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1508 N Thornton Ave, Dalton, GA 30720
- Phone
- (706) 272-6158
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110630000067); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1508 N Thornton Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jennifer Dark Starnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 66016Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir17 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 2 group practices
- Emergency Coverage LLCDalton, GA
- Gordon Emergency Physicians, LLCCalhoun, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jennifer Dark Starnes among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia
Jennifer Dark Starnes, M.D. is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 79% 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 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 58% 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 Georgia 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 Georgia
There are 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Terence Duffy, MDDalton, GA 307201568493039
- Erin Graw, MDDalton, GA 307201144751637
- Shawn Holsonback, DODalton, GA 307201396756680
- Robert Lambert, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201861710188
- Jan Mayfield, MDDalton, GA 307201366473837
- Quentin Smith, MDDalton, GA 307201023472065
Common questions
What is Jennifer Dark Starnes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jennifer Dark Starnes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356508972, issued on May 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer Dark Starnes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1508 N Thornton Ave, Dalton, GA, 30720. Phone: (706) 272-6158. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer Dark Starnes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 66016, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jennifer Dark Starnes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jennifer Dark Starnes, M.D. had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.