Kenneth W. Starnes, PA
Physician Assistant · Piney Flats, TN
Kenneth W. Starnes, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Piney Flats, Tennessee, and NPI 1003904723, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee PA1414, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth W. Starnes
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- PA1414 TN
11023 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6419 Bristol Hwy, Piney Flats, TN 37686
- Phone
- (423) 538-5202
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2022
- Fax
- (423) 538-8208
- Medicaid ID
- 1506303 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6419 Bristol Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kenneth W. Starnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license PA1414Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
339 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Prednisone30 claims
- Cephalexin27 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl25 claims
- Diclofenac Potassium24 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: $249.53
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Daiichi Sankyo Inc. 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.
3 physician assistant records list a practice address in Piney Flats
They are 3 of the 48 NPPES records with a practice address in Piney Flats, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.
All 3 in Piney Flats → All 3,055 in Tennessee → Every provider in Piney Flats →
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Common questions
What is Kenneth W. Starnes, PA's NPI number?
Kenneth W. Starnes, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003904723, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth W. Starnes, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6419 Bristol Hwy, Piney Flats, TN, 37686. Phone: (423) 538-5202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth W. Starnes, PA's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number PA1414, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kenneth W. Starnes, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth W. Starnes, PA had 339 Medicare Part D claims for 181 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.