David Buttross, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Lake Charles, LA
David Buttross, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1083615421, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 021316, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Buttross
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 021316 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 333 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 478-9331
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 478-9828
- Medicaid ID
- 1680991 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050519000622); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Buttross in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 021316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Benztropine Mesylate15 claims
- Trazodone Hcl11 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: $19.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 one group practice
- Lake Area Psychiatry LLCLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Buttross among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana
David Buttross, MD is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 279 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.
All 583 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Anderson, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011619008075
- Dewey Archer, MDLake Charles, LA 706011568529576
- Said Cantu, MDLake Charles, LA 706011679602932
- Patrick Hayes, MDLake Charles, LA 706011619052461
- Brian Mooney, MDLake Charles, LA 706011780685024
- David Murdock, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011508830316
- Charles Murphy, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011760464796
- Jayendra Patel, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011467434191
Common questions
What is David Buttross, MD's NPI number?
David Buttross, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083615421, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Buttross, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 478-9331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Buttross, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 021316, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Buttross, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Buttross, MD had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.