Dana Wensel Butler
Family Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN
Dana Wensel Butler is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1053727149, issued on Jul 9, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee APN0000018312, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dana Wensel Butler
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APN0000018312 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-5910
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140918001138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dana Wensel Butler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license APN0000018312Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,089 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl432 claims
- Finasteride203 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate100 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er73 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim50 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro25 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $341.92
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital AuthorityChattanooga, TN
- Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dana Wensel Butler among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Dana Wensel Butler is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2014, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 33% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
491 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 491 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Dana Wensel Butler's NPI number?
Dana Wensel Butler's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053727149, issued on Jul 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dana Wensel Butler located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-5910. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dana Wensel Butler's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN0000018312, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dana Wensel Butler prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dana Wensel Butler had 1,089 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dana Wensel Butler's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 of 100. 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.
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.