NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chen-Ping Butler, MD, MPH

Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Chen-Ping Butler, MD, MPH is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1487277679, issued on May 21, 2020. Check the license (California A196950, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487277679
Name
Chen-Ping Butler
Credential
MD, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
A196950 CA
MT220505 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
559 Clay St FL 2, San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone
(888) 663-6331
Enumerated
May 21, 2020
Record last updated
May 19, 2025
Fax
(415) 252-7176
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240920003281); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 559 Clay St FL 2

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

  1. Sanaz Faghri, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1780883868
  2. Avery Manville, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1548835408
  3. Angelica Shih, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326825340

Verify Chen-Ping Butler 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

74 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chen-Ping Butler74
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. One Medical Group IncSan Francisco, CA

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

Chen-Ping Butler among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Chen-Ping Butler, MD, MPH is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,318 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 1,318 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leena Badhwar, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941111265466874
  2. Greg Burrell, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941111699090530
  3. Wayne Chung, MDSan Francisco, CA 941111669404653
  4. Andrew Diamond, MD, PHDSan Francisco, CA 941111154347235
  5. Frank Dumont, MDSan Francisco, CA 941111629063136
  6. Mark Marin, MDSan Francisco, CA 941111144375668
  7. Susan Mayo, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941111386696185
  8. Neetu Nebhwani, MDSan Francisco, CA 941111942457908

Common questions

What is Chen-Ping Butler, MD, MPH's NPI number?

Chen-Ping Butler, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487277679, issued on May 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chen-Ping Butler, MD, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 559 Clay St FL 2, San Francisco, CA, 94111. Phone: (888) 663-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chen-Ping Butler, MD, MPH's license?

NPPES lists California license number A196950, 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 Chen-Ping Butler, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chen-Ping Butler, MD, MPH had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

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