Dr. Cody C. Starnes, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 245
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 146
- Part D claims, 2024
- 299
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 3601 Calais Drive, Sherman, TX 75090
- Practice phone
- Call (903) 813-3728
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Cody C. Starnes is a general surgeon in Sherman, Texas
Dr. Starnes practices at Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Sherman in Sherman, Texas, part of Tenet Healthcare.
Dr. Starnes' NPI, 1730487984, was assigned on March 10, 2011. Dr. Starnes graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2009. Dr. Starnes' Texas license number on file is N8151.
- NPI
- 1730487984NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1951525914
- NPI enumeration date
- March 10, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (903) 813-3728
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Cody C. Starnes practices at Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Sherman in Sherman, Texas
Dr. Starnes' primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Sherman, at 3601 Calais Drive, Sherman, TX 75090 in Grayson County. The practice phone is (903) 813-3728.
- Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Sherman3601 Calais Drive, Sherman, TX 75090 · Grayson CountyPhone(903) 813-3728
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Cody C. Starnes is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Starnes' primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Sherman in Sherman, Texas, part of Tenet Healthcare. Dr. Starnes is also affiliated with Sherman Medical Center. The medical group on file is WNJ WellCare Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Starnes to 2 more hospitals and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Cody C. Starnes' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Starnes practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Sherman | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Cody C. Starnes is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas
Surgery is Dr. Starnes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Starnes is board certified in focused practice designation in metabolic and bariatric surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Starnes has a license on file in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, bariatric surgery, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, gastrointestinal bleeding and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Starnes treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Starnes
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Cody C. Starnes billed Medicare for 245 services in 2024
CMS data shows 245 Medicare services from Dr. Starnes across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 146 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,265 for them.
Dr. Starnes' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3182024: 22828%
- Surgery
- 2023: 252024: 1732%
Where Dr. Starnes' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office15362%
- In a facility9238%
Dr. Starnes compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Starnes
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 245vs 1182.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 146vs 9751% above
- Part D claims
- 230vs 425.5 times
Medians across 1,674 general surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Starnes' 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. Cody C. Starnes treated 146 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 146 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Starnes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 64 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.61, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Starnes' median patient age at 59, with 65% women.
Dr. Starnes' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Starnes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8155%
- Men6545%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Starnes' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis62%
- Anxiety46%
- Ischemic heart disease40%
- Mood disorders38%
- Depression37%
- COPD32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Starnes' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women65%
- Men34%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Cody C. Starnes wrote 299 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Starnes wrote 299 Medicare Part D claims for 123 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 230 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,194 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 227 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Starnes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic296 claims99%
- Brand-name and other3 claims1%
Dr. Starnes' 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. Starnes' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids43%130 of 299 claims
- Antibiotics7%22 of 299 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: 2272024: 2301%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 7 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. Cody C. Starnes scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Starnes for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Starnes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 19 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Starnes, more than 49% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Starnes' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Starnes ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 49th percentile19 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
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. Cody C. Starnes has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Starnes.
Recent publications by Dr. Starnes
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Cody C. Starnes received $3,420 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 23 general payments to Dr. Starnes from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $3,097.
General payments to Dr. Starnes by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Starnes by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$3,00088%
- Food and beverage$42012%
Companies that paid Dr. Starnes 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. Cody C. Starnes has 9 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 9 awards for Dr. Starnes, most recently Golden Chopsticks Award for Excellence in Minimaly Invasive Surgery in 2014. Dr. Starnes serves on Pain Management Committee.
Awards and honors for Dr. Starnes
- 2014
- Golden Chopsticks Award for Excellence in Minimaly Invasive Surgery
- 2004
- Dr. Glenn Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
- Lucille Murchison Undergraduate Scholarship
- National Dean's List
- Outstanding Senior in Biological Sciences Award
- President's List
Dr. Starnes' committees and leadership roles
- Pain Management CommitteeMember
- 2016 to present
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Cody C. Starnes graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. Starnes graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2009. Dr. Starnes is a member of ACS and ASMBS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in focused practice designation in metabolic and bariatric surgery
- Board certified in surgery
- Board certified in advanced trauma life support
- Board certified in acls provider
- Board certified in satisfactory training in metabolic and bariatric surgery
- Board certified in fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery
- Board certified in da vinci robotic certification
- Board certified in stretta certification
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Cody C. Starnes accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers
Dr. Starnes is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +15 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Starnes accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO12
- Medicare9
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Cody C. Starnes'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. Cody C. Starnes' NPI number?
Dr. Cody C. Starnes' NPI number is 1730487984. It was assigned on March 10, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Cody C. Starnes?
Dr. Cody C. Starnes is a general surgeon in Sherman, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Cody C. Starnes practice?
Dr. Starnes practices at 3601 Calais Drive, Sherman, TX 75090. Dr. Starnes' primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Sherman in Sherman, Texas, part of Tenet Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Starnes to 2 hospitals and 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Cody C. Starnes' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Starnes is (903) 813-3728.
What is Dr. Cody C. Starnes' medical license number?
Dr. Starnes' Texas license number on file is N8151.
Which hospitals is Dr. Cody C. Starnes affiliated with?
Dr. Starnes practices at Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Sherman in Sherman, Texas. Dr. Starnes is also affiliated with Sherman Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Starnes to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Cody C. Starnes part of?
Dr. Starnes is linked to WNJ WellCare Medical Group.
Does Dr. Cody C. Starnes accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Starnes billed Medicare for 245 services in 2024, and Dr. Starnes accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Cody C. Starnes' MIPS score?
Dr. Starnes' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Cody C. Starnes see?
CMS counts 146 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Starnes in 2024, with an average age of 71.
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Is Dr. Cody C. Starnes board certified?
Yes. Dr. Starnes is board certified in focused practice designation in metabolic and bariatric surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Cody C. Starnes bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Starnes' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), hospital inpatient care (99232) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Cody C. Starnes go to medical school?
Dr. Starnes graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2009.
What drugs does Dr. Cody C. Starnes prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Starnes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Topiramate and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Cody C. Starnes received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,420 in general payments to Dr. Starnes from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Cody C. Starnes been practicing?
Dr. Starnes graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
Does Dr. Cody C. Starnes do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Starnes.
What insurance does Dr. Cody C. Starnes accept?
Dr. Starnes is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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