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2026 NPPES data Surgery Physician NPI 1801859913 M.D.
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Michael Starks, M.D.

Surgery Physician in Bangor, Maine.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 36,778 in Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
48
Medicare Part D claims · 23 beneficiaries · Surgery Physician avg: 174
Generic prescribing
65%
generic claims · 35% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
98.4/100
▲ 15 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
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What the federal data shows

Michael Starks, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 98.4/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 48 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

98.4/100
MIPS score · +15 vs avg
48
Part D claims, 2024
65%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Michael Starks, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1801859913), first enumerated 04/10/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 48 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 98.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1801859913 · Surgery Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1801859913
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 37K Surgery Physician
  • MIPS-ELITE 98.4/100
  • RX-TRACE 48
  • BOOK-THIN 233 in Maine
  • PHOTO-FINISH Benjamin Kinderknech… · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Michael Starks, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

98 ≥ 89th percentile 89% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Michael Starks, M.D. sits

This provider among surgery physician peers

Across the 7,271 surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Michael Starks, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 30% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 89% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Michael Starks, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 89
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Michael Starks, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Michael Starks, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Michael Starks, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/10/2006

NPI 1801859913

Primary specialty

Surgery Physician

Mid-sized

36,778 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

48 72% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 174

MIPS final score

98.4/100 14.9 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Maine

How Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Maine providers

Maine providers
Clinical Social Worker10.1%Physical Therapist4.9%Pharmacist4%Occupational Therapist3.8%Student in an Organized Heal…3.6%Mental Health Counselor3.5%Surgery Physician0.7%
Largest specialties in Maine (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Michael Starks, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgery Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
98.4/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%98.4%
MIPS final score (Surgery Physician) - 98.4/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

360 BROADWAY
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 907-3650

Provider Details

NPI 1801859913
Specialty Surgery Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 04/10/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

98.4436
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
86.8872
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Michael Starks, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

St Joseph Hospital
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Bangor, ME
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 200001

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average

Michael Starks, M.D. - brand share 35.0%
Surgery Physician average

35% brand-name claims vs 65% generic, on 48 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

48
Total Claims
$320
Total Drug Cost
23
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
51
Total Day Supply
417
Brand vs Generic
35% brand / 65% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$134
Generic Drug Cost
$186
Opioid Claims
16 (33.3% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.7 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.40

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Sodium Chloride
0.9 % Sodium Chloride
14
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Surgery Physician in ME → All providers in Maine → Compare specialties →

Surgery Physician Overview

How Michael Starks, M.D. fits within the Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

36,778
Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Surgery Physician
174
Avg Claims per Provider

Michael Starks, M.D.'s 48 claims are below the specialty average of 174.

Nationwide Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Starks, both outside Maine so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (98.4 here).

Douglas Cook 98.4 HI Maryanne Howard 98.4 CA Calvin Schuster 98.4 CA Benjamin Kinderknecht 98.4 MO

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Jason Cotter Bluffton, SC Robert Rege Dallas, TX George Sarosi Gainesville, FL Jeffrey Hyde Monterey, CA

Nearby Surgery Physician Providers in Maine

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maine, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Starks.

One of 233 Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Maine, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Megan Abbott
MD
Scarborough, ME
Dr. Georges Abourjaily
MD
Portland, ME
Dr. Manoucher Afshari
MD
Lincoln, ME
Dr. Salah Al-Hashimi
MD
South Portland, ME
Dr. Rachael Amador
DO
Skowhegan, ME

Compare Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Michael Starks, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Michael Starks, M.D. specializes in Surgery Physician and practices in Bangor, Maine. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Michael Starks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Michael Starks, M.D. wrote 48 Medicare Part D claims totaling $320 in drug costs for 23 beneficiaries.
What is Michael Starks, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Michael Starks, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 98.4/100 (Quality: 86.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Michael Starks, M.D. located? ▼
Michael Starks, M.D. is located at 360 BROADWAY, Bangor, ME, 04401. Phone: (207) 907-3650.
What is Michael Starks, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Michael Starks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801859913, issued on 04/10/2006.
Does Michael Starks, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Michael Starks, M.D.'s prescribing is 35% brand-name and 65% generic drugs by claim count, with $134 in brand drug costs.
Does Michael Starks, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Michael Starks, M.D. had 16 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 33.3%.
How many Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 36,778 Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Surgery Physician provider writes 174 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Michael Starks, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Michael Starks, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Sodium Chloride, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Michael Starks, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Michael Starks, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 48 Part D claims and 23 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Michael Starks, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Michael Starks, M.D.'s NPI is 1801859913 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.