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Robert J. Starnes, PA

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Specializes in: Gastroenterology (Digestive System)
Professional interests include: gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders)
1325 Research Park Drive
Manhattan, KS 66502

Robert J. Starnes, PA is in Manhattan, KS specializing in gastroenterology (digestive system). Robert J. Starnes, PA is affiliated with Stormont Vail Health, Ascension, COTTON O'NEIL CLINIC REVOCABLE TRUST, Wamego Health Center and Ascension Via Christi Manhattan.

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Office Locations

1213 Hylton Heights Road Suite 101
Manhattan, KS 66502
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Stormont Vail Health

1325 Research Park Drive
Manhattan, KS 66502
(785) 537-2651
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Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

blood draw
blood draw for lab tests
phlebotomy for lab tests
venipuncture

In 2023, Robert J. Starnes, PA had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Kansas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

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In 2012, Robert J. Starnes, PA performed more prothrombin time (PT) test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Kansas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert J. Starnes, PA treated as in Manhattan, KS during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 524
hospital care 17
inpatient care 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 510

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA.

Gender
Male 109
Female 206
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 275
Black 19
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 120
From 75 to 84 79
85 and over 22
Less than 65 94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA in 2013

Hypertension 58
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 17
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 5
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 29
Dementia 10
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert J. Starnes, PA treated as in Manhattan, KS during 2014 were gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 532
gastrointestinal procedures 28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA.

Gender
Male 113
Female 221
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 295
Black 22
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 136
From 75 to 84 80
85 and over 28
Less than 65 90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA in 2014

Hypertension 57
High Cholesterol 41
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 16
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 5
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 30
Dementia 8
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert J. Starnes, PA treated as in Manhattan, KS during 2015 were gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 544
gastrointestinal procedures 51

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA.

Gender
Male 280
Female 442
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 654
Black 40
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 312
From 75 to 84 182
85 and over 62
Less than 65 166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA in 2015

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 33
Dementia 10
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert J. Starnes, PA treated as in Manhattan, KS during 2016 were gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 526
gastrointestinal procedures 36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA.

Gender
Male 129
Female 209
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 305
Black 19
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 151
From 75 to 84 87
85 and over 31
Less than 65 69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA in 2016

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 24
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 33
Dementia 13
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert J. Starnes, PA treated as in Manhattan, KS during 2017 were gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 509
gastrointestinal procedures 42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA.

Gender
Male 135
Female 204
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 302
Black 19
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 147
From 75 to 84 85
85 and over 23
Less than 65 84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA in 2017

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 41
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 34
Dementia 9
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert J. Starnes, PA treated as in Manhattan, KS during 2018 were gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 529
gastrointestinal procedures 22

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA.

Gender
Male 138
Female 207
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 306
Black 18
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 160
From 75 to 84 79
85 and over 32
Less than 65 74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA in 2018

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 30
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 33
Dementia 13
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 488

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA.

Gender
Male 139
Female 206
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 307
Black 13
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 168
From 75 to 84 85
85 and over 20
Less than 65 72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA in 2019

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 29
Dementia 14
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 460

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA.

Gender
Male 114
Female 180
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 267
Black 11
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 142
From 75 to 84 82
85 and over 23
Less than 65 47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA in 2020

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 29
Dementia 12
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert J. Starnes, PA treated as in Manhattan, KS during 2021 were blood draw and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

blood draw 48
doctor visit 489
minimally invasive procedures 17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA.

Gender
Male 120
Female 214
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 301
Black 14
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 151
From 75 to 84 101
85 and over 27
Less than 65 55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA in 2021

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 35
Dementia 9
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Robert J. Starnes, PA treated as in Manhattan, KS during 2022 were blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

blood draw 87
doctor visit 581
lab tests 11
minimally invasive procedures 19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA.

Gender
Male 148
Female 223
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 327
Black 23
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 163
From 75 to 84 121
85 and over 32
Less than 65 55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 35
Dementia 4
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Robert J. Starnes, PA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Robert J. Starnes, PA treated as in Manhattan, KS were blood draw, gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

blood draw 67
doctor visit 517
gastrointestinal procedures 35
hospital care 17
inpatient care 17
lab tests 11
minimally invasive procedures 18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA.

Gender
Male 129
Female 210
Ethnicity
Black / African American 18
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 303
Hispanic 1
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 89
85 and over 27
Less than 65 73
65 to 74 150

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Robert J. Starnes, PA From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Robert J. Starnes, PA treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 10
Osteoporosis 8
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 29
Atrial Fibrillation 10
Cancer 10
Dementia 9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Kansas.

Licensed In: Kansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Robert J. Starnes, PA is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stormont Vail Health
Ascension
COTTON O'NEIL CLINIC REVOCABLE TRUST
Wamego Health Center
Ascension Via Christi Manhattan

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Biography

Mr. Robert Starnes is a specialist in gastroenterology (digestive system) in Manhattan, KS. In his practice, he is particularly interested in gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders). Mr. Starnes's professional affiliations include Ascension and Stormont Vail Health.

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