Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

William Starbird, MD

Family Medicine Physician · North Branch, MI

William Starbird, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in North Branch, Michigan, and NPI 1629172069, issued on Sep 7, 2006. Check the license on the Michigan Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1629172069
Name
William Starbird
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
Practice location
4000 Huron St, North Branch, MI 48461
Phone
(810) 688-3048
Enumerated
Sep 7, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4000 Huron St

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

  1. Antonio DicarloFamily Medicine Physician1023631785
  2. Anita Schierlinger, NPNurse Practitioner1720220312

Verify William Starbird in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of MedicineCheck the board
  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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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,836 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 113 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Starbird3,836
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium222 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl191 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium172 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate134 claims
  5. Lisinopril118 claims
  6. Gabapentin108 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: $338.39

17 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Starbird$338.39
  2. Specialty average$861.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Marlette Regional HospitalNorth Branch, MI · Critical Access Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

3 family medicine physician records list a North Branch practice address

They are 3 of the 40 NPPES records with a North Branch practice address, and 5,783 family medicine physician records in Michigan.

Other family medicine physician records in Michigan

  1. Asma AbbasHamtramck, MI1982946463
  2. Saadia Abbas, MDChesterfield, MI1619136868
  3. Faezeh AbbasiMonroe, MI1144065921
  4. Layla Abbasi, MDWayne, MI1346177607
  5. Marisa Abbo, DORochester Hills, MI1184605388
  6. Cathleen Abbott, M.D.East Lansing, MI1275630501
  7. Leah Abbott, MDGwinn, MI1760987341
  8. Nina Abboud, DORochester Hills, MI1639750557
  9. Ryan Abboud, DOBingham Farms, MI1104353077
  10. Christina Abd, MDSterling Heights, MI1770371965

Common questions

What is William Starbird, MD's NPI number?

William Starbird, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629172069, issued on Sep 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Starbird, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4000 Huron St, North Branch, MI, 48461. Phone: (810) 688-3048. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Starbird, MD's license?

Search the Michigan Board of Medicine at https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Starbird, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Starbird, MD had 3,836 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

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 Aug 27, 2026.