Dr. Kirsten L. Starr, MD

  • La Jolla, CA
  • Internist
NPI1518011188PAC ID8325177702
Medicare services, 2024
547
Medicare patients, 2024
139
Part D claims, 2024
2,165
Hospital affiliations
4
Industry payments
$3,670
Practice address
10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
Practice phone
Call (858) 554-3600
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Primary practice

Scripps Green Hospital

Hospital · La Jolla, California

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Dr. Kirsten L. Starr is an internist in La Jolla, California

Dr. Starr practices at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health.

Dr. Starr's NPI, 1518011188, was assigned on January 22, 2007. Dr. Starr graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Starr's California license number on file is G79110.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8325177702
NPI enumeration date
January 22, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(858) 554-3600
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
60
Medical school graduation
1992

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Kirsten L. Starr practices at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California

Dr. Starr's primary practice is Scripps Green Hospital, at 10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 554-3600.

  • Scripps Green Hospital
    10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 · San Diego CountyPhone(858) 554-3600

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Kirsten L. Starr is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Starr's primary practice is Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health. Dr. Starr is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The medical group on file is Scripps Clinic Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Starr to 2 more hospitals, 1 breast imaging center, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account.

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Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kirsten L. Starr's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Starr practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Scripps Green HospitalAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Kirsten L. Starr is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Starr's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Starr is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Starr's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Maine.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G79110 · 1994 to 2025 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Maine licenseSince 1996

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, asthma, bladder disease, bursitis, cardiomyopathy and chronic anemia among the conditions Dr. Starr treats.

Internists near Dr. Starr

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kirsten L. Starr billed Medicare for 547 services in 2024

CMS data shows 547 Medicare services from Dr. Starr across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 139 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,482 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024547
Medicare patients139
Paid by Medicare$40,482
Procedure codes11

Dr. Starr's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3842024: 3645%
Tests and treatments
2023: 972024: 12731%
Other services
2023: 302024: 5687%

Dr. Starr compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Starr
  • California median
Medicare services
547vs 36152% above
Medicare patients
139vs 1518% below
Part D claims
1,520vs 4213.6 times

Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Starr's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kirsten L. Starr treated 139 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 139 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Starr in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 67 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 50% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Starr's median patient age at 72, with 74% women.

Medicare patients, 2024139
Average age76
Average risk score0.93

Dr. Starr's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Starr's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8763%
  • Men5237%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Starr's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure50%
  3. Arthritis38%
  4. Osteoporosis33%
  5. Atrial fibrillation23%
  6. Ischemic heart disease22%
  7. Chronic kidney disease18%
  8. Mood disorders17%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Starr's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women74%
  • Men24%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Kirsten L. Starr wrote 2,165 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Starr wrote 2,165 Medicare Part D claims for 148 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,520 of them, across 58 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $170,925 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,413 claims across 61 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,165
Drugs named by CMS58
Total drug cost$170,925
Part D patients148

Dr. Starr's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,819 claims84%
  • Brand-name322 claims15%
  • Other24 claims1%

Dr. Starr's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Starr's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%49 of 2,165 claims
  • Antibiotics6%120 of 2,165 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,4132024: 1,5208%

Drugs named by CMS: 58 in 2024, 61 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Kirsten L. Starr offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Starr accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Starr as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Kirsten L. Starr received $3,670 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 189 general payments to Dr. Starr from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $573.

General payments to Dr. Starr by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Starr the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Kirsten L. Starr graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine

Dr. Starr graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1992.

  1. Medical schoolUC Irvine School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineNational Board of Physicians and Surgeons

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Kirsten L. Starr accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers

Dr. Starr is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +1 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Starr accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO7
  3. HMO4
  4. POS4
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Kirsten L. Starr's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Kirsten L. Starr's NPI number?

Dr. Kirsten L. Starr's NPI number is 1518011188. It was assigned on January 22, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kirsten L. Starr?

Dr. Kirsten L. Starr is an internist in La Jolla, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Kirsten L. Starr practice?

Dr. Starr practices at 10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037. Dr. Starr's primary practice is Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Starr to 2 hospitals, 1 breast imaging center, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 urgent care center.

What is Dr. Kirsten L. Starr's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Starr is (858) 554-3600.

What is Dr. Kirsten L. Starr's medical license number?

Dr. Starr's California license number on file is G79110, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Kirsten L. Starr been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Starr in California (1994 to 2025) and Maine (since 1996).

Which hospitals is Dr. Kirsten L. Starr affiliated with?

Dr. Starr practices at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California. Dr. Starr is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Dmand AI links Dr. Starr to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Kirsten L. Starr part of?

Dr. Starr is linked to Scripps Clinic Medical Group.

Does Dr. Kirsten L. Starr accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Starr billed Medicare for 547 services in 2024, and Dr. Starr accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Kirsten L. Starr offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Starr as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kirsten L. Starr see?

CMS counts 139 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Starr in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Kirsten L. Starr board certified?

Yes. Dr. Starr is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Kirsten L. Starr bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Starr's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), office visit, established patient (99213) and heart test or procedure (93005).

Where did Dr. Kirsten L. Starr go to medical school?

Dr. Starr graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1992.

What drugs does Dr. Kirsten L. Starr prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Starr's most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Kirsten L. Starr received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,670 in general payments to Dr. Starr from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.

How long has Dr. Kirsten L. Starr been practicing?

Dr. Starr graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Kirsten L. Starr accept?

Dr. Starr is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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