Michelle Blair Starnes, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Hickory, NC
Michelle Blair Starnes, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1487052445, issued on Dec 8, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 5007368, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Blair Starnes
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 5007368 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1205 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 855-3644
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 855-3351
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150313002289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michelle Blair Starnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5007368Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
6,136 Medicare Part D claims for 491 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 426 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen269 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium221 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium206 claims
- Lorazepam205 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate193 claims
- Omeprazole185 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: $849.71
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Catawba Valley Medical Group IncHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Blair Starnes among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Michelle Blair Starnes, FNP is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 29% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 94 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 6,631 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Michelle Blair Starnes, FNP's NPI number?
Michelle Blair Starnes, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487052445, issued on Dec 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Blair Starnes, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1205 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 855-3644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Blair Starnes, FNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5007368, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Blair Starnes, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Blair Starnes, FNP had 6,136 Medicare Part D claims for 491 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.