NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lawanna Marie Starks, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Buckhannon, WV

Lawanna Marie Starks, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and NPI 1457433690, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 28910, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457433690
Name
Lawanna Marie Starks
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License numbers
28910 WV
2006-00525 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
21 Auction LN Ste A, Buckhannon, WV 26201
Phone
(304) 473-2305
Enumerated
Oct 19, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
5906849 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221209001859); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1997
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 21 Auction LN Ste A

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

  1. Jessica Mongold, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1730777970

Verify Lawanna Marie Starks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Durham, NC

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

Lawanna Marie Starks among 281 pediatrics physician records in West Virginia

Lawanna Marie Starks, MD is one of 281 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 41% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2009 among the 50 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatrics Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 281 pediatrics physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Hardway, M.D.Camden On Gauley, WV 262081932163722
  2. Lydia Sarver, MDSaint Marys, WV 261701891289476
  3. Raymond Leonard, MDRock Cave, WV 262341376769984
  4. Mary Boyd, MDElkins, WV 262411770539447
  5. Lorrie Downs, M.D.Elkins, WV 262411881702025
  6. Amanda Pennington, MDElkins, WV 262411649433202
  7. Avinash Deshpande, M.D.New Martinsville, WV 261551801984604
  8. Cathy Jones, MDGrantsville, WV 261471811088834

Common questions

What is Lawanna Marie Starks, MD's NPI number?

Lawanna Marie Starks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457433690, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lawanna Marie Starks, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21 Auction LN Ste A, Buckhannon, WV, 26201. Phone: (304) 473-2305. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lawanna Marie Starks, MD's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 28910, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.