NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Alan Butts, PH.D., D.O

Surgical Critical Care Physician · West Reading, PA

Christopher Alan Butts, PH.D., D.O is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in West Reading, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1609137348, issued on May 30, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS017970, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609137348
Name
Christopher Alan Butts
Credential
PH.D., D.O
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License numbers
OS017970 PA
25MB10043900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 S 5TH Ave, West Reading, PA 19611
Phone
(484) 628-4879
Enumerated
May 30, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201109001278); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2012
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 420 S 5TH Ave

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

  1. Nashwa Abdelhakim, MDInternal Medicine Physician1609625029
  2. Bahredin AbdellaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750084984
  3. Mohammad Abu-TinehInternal Medicine Physician1740968791
  4. Ayushma AcharyaInternal Medicine Physician1114604774
  5. Fernando AcunaEmergency Medicine Physician1730811308
  6. Paul Adeyemi, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1295621795

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024

13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Christopher Butts13
  2. Specialty average64

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): 81.2 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 score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,650.27

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Butts$2,650.27
  2. Specialty average$2,183.62

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Tower Health Medical GroupWest Reading, PA

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

Christopher Alan Butts among 150 surgical critical care physician records in Pennsylvania

Christopher Alan Butts, PH.D., D.O is one of 150 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 129 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 150 surgical critical care physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vicente Cortes, MDWest Reading, PA 196111144220682
  2. Christopher McLaughlin, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191401497287593
  3. Gazi Rashid, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401427519495
  4. Adam Reese, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191401841723616
  5. Carrie Sims, MD, PHDPhiladelphia, PA 191401720044639
  6. Christina Wohler, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401104402122
  7. Richard Greenberg, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191151962513564
  8. Lisa Jablon, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191151023110152

Common questions

What is Christopher Alan Butts, PH.D., D.O's NPI number?

Christopher Alan Butts, PH.D., D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609137348, issued on May 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Alan Butts, PH.D., D.O located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 S 5TH Ave, West Reading, PA, 19611. Phone: (484) 628-4879. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Alan Butts, PH.D., D.O's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS017970, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Alan Butts, PH.D., D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Alan Butts, PH.D., D.O had 13 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Alan Butts, PH.D., D.O's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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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