Joel Dow Starnes, M.D., PH.D.
Nephrology Physician · Lubbock, TX
Joel Dow Starnes, M.D., PH.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1568670396, issued on May 17, 2007. Check the license (Texas L8965, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Dow Starnes
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- L8965 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3506 21St St, Lubbock, TX 79410
- Phone
- (806) 725-4134
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 723-7803
- Medicaid IDs
- 186847301 TX
96851589 NM - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170119002082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3506 21St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Caitlin Blair, BSN, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1295284396
- Sharronda Bradford, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164791257
- Paul Brown, MDNeurology Physician1346204500
- James Burke, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1659334480
- Syamala Chekuru, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1790787158
- Steven Combs, MDInternal Medicine Physician1477518264
Verify Joel Dow Starnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8965Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol144 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate84 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate81 claims
- Lisinopril68 claims
- Farxiga67 claims
- Nifedipine Er49 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: $1,564.04
54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Covenant Medical GroupLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Dow Starnes among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Joel Dow Starnes, M.D., PH.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Lubbock → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elmoutaz Mousa, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101124287735
- Maybin Simfukwe, MDLubbock, TX 794101689635559
- Larry Warmoth, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101902891815
- Elizabeth Cobb, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794071629261599
- Nayankumar Patel, MDLubbock, TX 794071972796985
- Ruben Villa, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794071659367647
- Elsa Bello Reuss, MDLubbock, TX 794301801955612
- Neil Kurtzman, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301881683357
Common questions
What is Joel Dow Starnes, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Dow Starnes, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568670396, issued on May 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Dow Starnes, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3506 21St St, Lubbock, TX, 79410. Phone: (806) 725-4134. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Dow Starnes, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8965, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Dow Starnes, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Dow Starnes, M.D., PH.D. had 1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.