NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Starr Tierney, M.D.

Otolaryngology Physician · Cleveland, OH

William Starr Tierney, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1417303694, issued on May 6, 2016. Check the license (Ohio 35.145553, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; 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
1417303694
Name
William Starr Tierney
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
License numbers
35.145553 OH
63187 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone
(216) 444-2200
Enumerated
May 6, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2022
Fax
(216) 445-9409
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220823003999); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 9500 Euclid Ave

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

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  2. Maher Abbas, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1508937491
  3. Mohammad Abbasi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1346730603
  4. Mahmoud AbbassyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366872574
  5. Cassandra Abbatemarco, CNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1417645144
  6. Walid Abboud, MDInternal Medicine Physician1245295559

Verify William Starr Tierney in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024

173 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Tierney173
  2. Specialty average541

Most prescribed

  1. Fluticasone Propionate36 claims
  2. Fluconazole23 claims
  3. Omeprazole12 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: $71.24

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Tierney$71.24
  2. Specialty average$1,922.50

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

One hospital affiliation

  1. Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

William Starr Tierney among 440 otolaryngology physician records in Ohio

William Starr Tierney, M.D. is one of 440 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 283 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207Y00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Otolaryngology Physician providers in Ohio

There are 440 otolaryngology physician records in Ohio.

All 440 in Ohio → Every provider in Cleveland → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →

The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tom Abelson, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951942263975
  2. Daniel Alam, M. D.Cleveland, OH 441951386607109
  3. Steven Ball, MDCleveland, OH 441951619065000
  4. Michael Benninger, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951053487421
  5. Brian Burkey, MDCleveland, OH 441951023117454
  6. Edward Fine, MDCleveland, OH 441951538123344
  7. Richard Freeman, MDCleveland, OH 441951073618286
  8. Michael Fritz, MDCleveland, OH 441951811952880

Common questions

What is William Starr Tierney, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Starr Tierney, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417303694, issued on May 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Starr Tierney, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195. Phone: (216) 444-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Starr Tierney, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.145553, 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 William Starr Tierney, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Starr Tierney, M.D. had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.