NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Taylor Williamson Starnes, M.D., PH.D.

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Maywood, IL

Taylor Williamson Starnes, M.D., PH.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Maywood, Illinois, and NPI 1538546841, issued on May 6, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036148649, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538546841
Name
Taylor Williamson Starnes
Credential
M.D., PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
License number
036148649 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL 60153
Phone
(708) 216-3833
Enumerated
May 6, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190819002064); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2015
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024

266 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.

  1. Taylor Starnes266
  2. Specialty average1,263

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost70 claims
  2. Erythromycin38 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate35 claims
  4. Restasis21 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol17 claims
  6. Prednisolone Acetate17 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: $20.64

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Taylor Starnes$20.64
  2. Specialty average$3,109.37

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

  1. The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL

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

Taylor Williamson Starnes among 20 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Illinois

Taylor Williamson Starnes, M.D., PH.D. is one of 20 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2013 among the 16 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207WX0120X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Illinois

There are 20 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Illinois.

The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Bouchard, MDMaywood, IL 601531902872393
  2. Aaron Dotson, MDMaywood, IL 601531992368344
  3. Christina Mamalis, MDMaywood, IL 601531063876530
  4. Roshni Vasaiwala, M.D.Carol Stream, IL 601221437323896
  5. Kai Kang, M.D.Wheaton, IL 601871871835603
  6. Janet Lee, MDWheaton, IL 601871407062953
  7. Anna Park, MDWheaton, IL 601871295724144
  8. Rachel Epstein, M.D.Highland Park, IL 600351164863353

Common questions

What is Taylor Williamson Starnes, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?

Taylor Williamson Starnes, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538546841, issued on May 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Taylor Williamson Starnes, M.D., PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153. Phone: (708) 216-3833. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Taylor Williamson Starnes, M.D., PH.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036148649, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Taylor Williamson Starnes, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Taylor Williamson Starnes, M.D., PH.D. had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. 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.