What is Michael Starks's specialty?

Michael Starks (NPI 1801859913) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Bangor, ME.

Where does Michael Starks practice?

Michael Starks practices in Bangor, ME, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1801859913.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Starks?

Michael Starks (NPI 1801859913) received approximately $65K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 179 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1801859913

Michael StarksM.D.

PRACTICEST. JOSEPH HOSPITALSee all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryBangor, MEI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

209

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

223

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$25K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 135 General Surgery providers in ME — top quintile (cohort median 152).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$114

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

0.9 % Sodium Chloride14 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

96.6

Quality

83.2

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.91%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$308

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$308

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$308

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Starks's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL	119	309
Tracy Bennett Physician Assistant · Bangor, ME	75	189
Penobscot Community Health Center Clinic or Group Practice · Bangor, ME	28	65
AFFILIATED LABORATORY, INC.	25	53
Dahl Chase Diagnostic Services Clinical Laboratory · Bangor, ME	22	39
Guillermo Olivos Diagnostic Radiology · Bangor, ME	16	28
Chung Shum Pathology · Bangor, ME	16	30
KIRKPATRICK, RICHARD	14	25
Maria Sophia Villanueva General Surgery · Winchester, VA	12	38
Vrinda Sardana Cardiology · Louisville, KY	11	22

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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