Dr. Tara Starr, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,573
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 356
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,594
- MIPS score, 2024
- 98
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2900 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
- Practice phone
- Call (415) 972-6000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Brown & Toland Medical Group
Berkeley, California
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Dr. Tara Starr is an ophthalmologist in Berkeley, California
Dr. Starr practices at Brown & Toland Medical Group in Berkeley, California.
Dr. Starr's NPI, 1124150065, was assigned on March 9, 2007. Dr. Starr graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Starr's California license number on file is G85398.
- NPI
- 1124150065NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9830365816
- NPI enumeration date
- March 9, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (415) 972-6000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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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 Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Tara Starr practices at Brown & Toland Medical Group in Berkeley, California
Dr. Starr's primary practice is Brown & Toland Medical Group, at 2900 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705 in Alameda County. The practice phone is (415) 972-6000.
- Brown & Toland Medical Group2900 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705 · Alameda CountyPhone(415) 972-6000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Tara Starr is affiliated with 2 sites of care
Dr. Starr's primary practice is Brown & Toland Medical Group in Berkeley, California. Dr. Starr is also affiliated with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Tara Starr's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Starr practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Brown & Toland Medical Group | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Tara Starr is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Starr's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Starr is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Starr has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Starr treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Starr
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Tara Starr billed Medicare for 2,573 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,573 Medicare services from Dr. Starr across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 356 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $235,038 for them.
Dr. Starr's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,1022024: 1,32921%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8092024: 98021%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1942024: 26436%
Where Dr. Starr's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,52198%
- In a facility522%
Dr. Starr compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Starr
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,573vs 1,0792.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 356vs 42115% below
- Part D claims
- 1,456vs 6182.4 times
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists 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. Tara Starr treated 356 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 356 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Starr in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 157 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.99, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Starr's median patient age at 73, with 54% women.
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
- Women22162%
- Men13538%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Starr's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol74%
- High blood pressure67%
- Arthritis38%
- Diabetes31%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Osteoporosis19%
- Ischemic heart disease18%
- Atrial fibrillation17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Starr's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Tara Starr wrote 1,594 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Starr wrote 1,594 Medicare Part D claims for 285 patients. 60% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,456 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $126,176 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,384 claims across 20 drugs.
Dr. Starr's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic958 claims60%
- Brand-name636 claims40%
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
- Antibiotics1%19 of 1,594 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: 1,3842024: 1,4565%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 20 in 2023.
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. Tara Starr scored 98 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Starr for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Starr accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 156 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Starr, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Starr's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 98of 100Final score
- 95of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Starr ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 80th percentile156 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Tara Starr received $7,621 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 83 general payments to Dr. Starr from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. paid the most, $3,340.
General payments to Dr. Starr by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Starr by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,08167%
- Travel and lodging$2,47933%
- Education$380%
- Gifts$230%
Companies that paid Dr. Starr the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Tara Starr graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine
Dr. Starr graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1992.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Tara Starr accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Starr is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- Regence Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Starr accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare10
- PPO9
- HMO6
- POS5
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Tara Starr's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Tara Starr's NPI number?
Dr. Tara Starr's NPI number is 1124150065. It was assigned on March 9, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Tara Starr?
Dr. Tara Starr is an ophthalmologist in Berkeley, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Tara Starr practice?
Dr. Starr practices at 2900 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705. Dr. Starr's primary practice is Brown & Toland Medical Group in Berkeley, California.
What is Dr. Tara Starr's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Starr is (415) 972-6000.
What is Dr. Tara Starr's medical license number?
Dr. Starr's California license number on file is G85398.
Which hospitals is Dr. Tara Starr affiliated with?
Dr. Starr is affiliated with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus.
Does Dr. Tara Starr accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Starr billed Medicare for 2,573 services in 2024, and Dr. Starr accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Tara Starr's MIPS score?
Dr. Starr's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 98 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Tara Starr see?
CMS counts 356 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Starr in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Tara Starr board certified?
Yes. Dr. Starr is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
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What services does Dr. Tara Starr bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Starr's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92134) and eye exam or test (92083).
Where did Dr. Tara Starr go to medical school?
Dr. Starr graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Tara Starr prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Starr's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Moxifloxacin.
Has Dr. Tara Starr received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,621 in general payments to Dr. Starr from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
How long has Dr. Tara Starr been practicing?
Dr. Starr graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Tara Starr accept?
Dr. Starr is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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