NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brent A. Butcher, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · La Mesa, CA

Brent A. Butcher, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1861413700, issued on Jul 23, 2006. Check the license (California A67738, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861413700
Name
Brent A. Butcher
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A67738 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone
(619) 644-4401
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A677380 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040407001446); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5555 Grossmont Center Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Paul Abou, MDInternal Medicine Physician1033264882
  2. Mohammed Al-Janabi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1760773725
  3. Lori Alford, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1043463003
  4. Roshanak Alialy, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1730683160
  5. Kikelomo Aluko, MSN, APRN, PMHNP BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1083584346
  6. Vian AmerPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1972186609

Verify Brent A. Butcher in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

362 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 110 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brent Butcher362
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen89 claims
  2. Cephalexin48 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt21 claims
  4. Ibuprofen13 claims
  5. Prednisone13 claims
  6. Azithromycin12 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score83.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Chico Emergency Physicians Medical Group IncChico, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brent A. Butcher among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Brent A. Butcher, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in La Mesa

They are 42 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brook Beall, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421508803529
  2. Kellie Freeborn, NPLa Mesa, CA 919421841220860
  3. Erwin Handley, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421871536631
  4. Kevin KellyLa Mesa, CA 919421811924764
  5. Swathi Lavu-Rao, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421497789630
  6. Brendan Lee, DOLa Mesa, CA 919421033146022
  7. William Linnik, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421871526327
  8. Eleni Pentheroudakis, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421952349987

Common questions

What is Brent A. Butcher, MD's NPI number?

Brent A. Butcher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861413700, issued on Jul 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brent A. Butcher, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 644-4401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brent A. Butcher, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A67738, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brent A. Butcher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brent A. Butcher, MD had 362 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brent A. Butcher, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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