Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.

Mr. Thomas A Starnes, MD

Individual provider Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician · NPI 1548607591

Mr. Thomas A Starnes, MD practises Sports Medicine in Asheville, North Carolina. Graduated from University of South Florida College of Medicine in 2013, 13 years ago. Practices with Carolina Hand and Sports Medicine, PA, an 8-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Florida and North Carolina.

Years since qualifying
13
Trained at
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Licensed in
FL, NC
In the registry since
2013
Specialties on file
4
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

18 Medical Park Dr
Asheville, NC 28803-2493
Phone: (828) 253-7521
Fax: (828) 251-5992
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Pin is approximate — placed at the ZIP-code centre, not the exact door.

Specialties & licences

Emergency Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207P00000X · Licence 2017-01880 (NC)
Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician Taxonomy 207PS0010X · Licence 2017-01880 (NC)
Internal Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence 201-018800 (NC)
Internal Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence TRN19027 (FL)

Record details

NPI number1548607591
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 31, 2013
Last updated in NPPESMay 1, 2023
Certification dateMay 1, 2023

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtySPORTS MEDICINE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2013 (13 years in practice)
Group practice Carolina Hand And Sports Medicine, P.A. — 8 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients908
Services billed 13,576 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Also affiliated with 1 inpatient rehabilitation facility, which CMS identifies by certification number only.

Colleagues at Carolina Hand and Sports Medicine, PA

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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