Sandra Starnes, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Sandra Starnes, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1669440640, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35-086713, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandra Starnes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 35-086713 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 Piedmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
- Phone
- (513) 475-8787
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (513) 475-7348
- Medicaid ID
- 2595553 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050901000509); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 222 Piedmont Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sandra Starnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35-086713Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $251.11
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- University OF Cincinnati Physicians Company LLCCincinnati, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sandra Starnes among 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio
Sandra Starnes, MD is one of 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 71% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1998 among the 188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Ohio
There are 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Dowling, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191023065018
- Jeffrey Griffin, MDCincinnati, OH 452191013166883
- Julian Guitron-Roig, MDCincinnati, OH 452191730378944
- Saad HasanCincinnati, OH 452191396156055
- Michael JavorskiCincinnati, OH 452191770080095
- Louis Louis, MDCincinnati, OH 452191194818567
- John Smith, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191316971757
- Cristiano Spadaccio, MD, PHDCincinnati, OH 452191134794787
Common questions
What is Sandra Starnes, MD's NPI number?
Sandra Starnes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669440640, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandra Starnes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 Piedmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45219. Phone: (513) 475-8787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandra Starnes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-086713, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sandra Starnes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandra Starnes, MD had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sandra Starnes, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.