Alexander Buttress, MD
General Practice Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Alexander Buttress, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1245816644, issued on Mar 24, 2021. Check the license (Tennessee 72861, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Buttress
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 72861 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 E 3RD St Ste B-401, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-7695
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Buttress in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 72861Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl22 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $298.22
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Alexander Buttress among 169 general practice physician records in Tennessee
Alexander Buttress, MD is one of 169 general practice physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 52% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 52% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 33% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 169 general practice physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patricia Eason, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031831276104
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- Justin Wilkes, MDChattanooga, TN 374041821350604
- Scott Resnick, MDChattanooga, TN 374051942231592
- Donald Philpott, M.D.Winchester, TN 373981811941735
- Philip Newton, MDChattanooga, TN 374091790789717
- Charles Dietzen, MDChattanooga, TN 374161417964248
- Richard KilleenChattanooga, TN 374161356962955
Common questions
What is Alexander Buttress, MD's NPI number?
Alexander Buttress, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245816644, issued on Mar 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Buttress, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 E 3RD St Ste B-401, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-7695. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Buttress, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 72861, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Buttress, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Buttress, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.