# Brett Starr, MD

Source: https://ourhealthnetwork.com/doctor/brett-starr-md-1538579701
NPI: 1538579701
Data source: CMS NPI Registry (DAC), refreshed monthly

## Quick facts

Brett Starr, MD is a thoracic surgery based in Hickory, NC practicing at Dlp Frye Medical Group Llc with NPI 1538579701.

## Profile

- Primary specialty: Thoracic Surgery
- Credential: MD
- Gender: Male
- Medical school: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- Graduation year: 2014
- NPI: 1538579701 ([NPPES record](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1538579701))

## Practice and contact

- Practice name: Dlp Frye Medical Group Llc
- Address: 415 N Ctr St, Suite 204, Hickory, NC, 286015036
- Phone: (828) 323-8281
- Group practice size: 122 members

## CMS quality measures (MIPS)

- Overall MIPS final score: 80.47/100
- Quality category score: 93.11/100
- Promoting Interoperability score: 75.00/100
- Improvement Activities score: 40.00/100
- Cost category score: 62.6125/100

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program. MIPS scores reflect Medicare provider performance on quality, cost, and care improvement measures.

## Insurance accepted (12 networks)

This provider is in network with the following insurance carriers, based on federal Transparency in Coverage filings and FHIR provider directories:

- [Cigna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/cigna) — 18 plans
- [UnitedHealthcare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/unitedhealthcare) — 12 plans
- [Aetna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/aetna) — 11 plans
- [Highmark BCBS Delaware](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/highmark-bcbs-delaware) — 11 plans
- [Humana](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/humana) — 8 plans
- [Highmark BCBS WV](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/highmark-bcbs-wv) — 6 plans
- [BCBS North Carolina](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/bcbs-north-carolina) — 4 plans
- [HCSC: BCBS Montana](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/hcsc-bcbs-montana) — 2 plans
- [Oxford Health Plans (UHC)](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/oxford-health-plans-uhc) — 2 plans
- [UMR](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/umr) — 2 plans
- [Highmark BCBS Pennsylvania](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/highmark-bcbs-pennsylvania) — 1 plan
- [Medicare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/medicare) — 1 plan

To verify a specific plan covers Brett Starr, use the [OurHealthNetwork Insurance Matcher](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/tools/insurance-matcher?npis=1538579701).

## Industry payments disclosure (CMS Open Payments)

Per CMS Open Payments data (most recent year 2024), this provider has received 60 disclosed payments from medical industry sources totaling approximately $33,334.

Largest disclosed payer: ATRICURE, INC. ($29,486 cumulative).

Source: CMS Open Payments program (federal financial-transparency dataset). Industry payment disclosures do not imply any wrongdoing; many are legitimate consulting fees, research support, or speaker honoraria.

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