Kirsten L. Starr, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Kirsten L. Starr, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1518011188, issued on Jan 22, 2007. Check the license (California G79110, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kirsten L. Starr
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G79110 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (858) 764-3051
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 764-3149
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100524000152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kirsten L. Starr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G79110Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,165 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium109 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium82 claims
- Gabapentin59 claims
- Azithromycin55 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium49 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate47 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: $713.00
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kirsten L. Starr among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Kirsten L. Starr, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kirsten L. Starr, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kirsten L. Starr, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518011188, issued on Jan 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kirsten L. Starr, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 764-3051. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kirsten L. Starr, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G79110, 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 Kirsten L. Starr, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kirsten L. Starr, M.D. had 2,165 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.