NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph James Starnes, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Brooksville, FL

Joseph James Starnes, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Brooksville, Florida, and NPI 1679816185, issued on Apr 3, 2013. Check the license (Florida PA9107256, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679816185
Name
Joseph James Starnes
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA9107256 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20205 Cortez Blvd Unit A, Brooksville, FL 34601
Phone
(352) 796-5303
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2024
Fax
(352) 796-5304
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140821000753); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2013
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 20205 Cortez Blvd Unit A

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tara Dixon, ARNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1194171892
  2. Kellen Gower, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1356796601
  3. Sharon Powers, A.R.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1447691456
  4. Michael Seitz, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1760037287

Verify Joseph James Starnes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,531 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Starnes1,531
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone64 claims
  2. Azithromycin51 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium44 claims
  4. Fluconazole44 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass42 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate41 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: $260.13

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Starnes$260.13
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

  1. Millennium Physician Group LLCNokomis, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph James Starnes among 2,776 medical physician assistant records in Florida

Joseph James Starnes, PA-C is one of 2,776 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Florida. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 53% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2013 among the 1,278 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Florida

There are 2,776 medical physician assistant records in Florida.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Clark, PA CBrooksville, FL 346011114911328
  2. Monte Edwards, PACBrooksville, FL 346011205820511
  3. Brent Rentfro, P.A.Brooksville, FL 346011194128454
  4. Rosina Helmuth, PA-CSpring Hill, FL 346061255057360
  5. Brian Kersey, P.A.Spring Hill, FL 346061699940403
  6. Chris Lane, PA-CSpring Hill, FL 346061639155484
  7. Sharona Loewenstein, PASpring Hill, FL 346061558458471
  8. Julia Long, PASpring Hill, FL 346061992893804

Common questions

What is Joseph James Starnes, PA-C's NPI number?

Joseph James Starnes, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679816185, issued on Apr 3, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph James Starnes, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20205 Cortez Blvd Unit A, Brooksville, FL, 34601. Phone: (352) 796-5303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph James Starnes, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number PA9107256, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph James Starnes, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph James Starnes, PA-C had 1,531 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.