Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Frank Buttacavoli, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX

Frank Buttacavoli, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1487882346, issued on Jun 30, 2009. Check the license (Texas R3645, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1487882346
Name
Frank Buttacavoli
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
R3645 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8300 Floyd Curl Dr FL 3, San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone
(210) 450-9300
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8300 Floyd Curl Dr FL 3

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

  1. Mary Butler, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1205201183
  2. Christopher Chaput, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1710947783
  3. Marie Charpentier, DPT ATCPhysical Therapist1093802969
  4. Andrew Chesley, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1497101489
  5. Stephen Cox, PTPhysical Therapist1871543892
  6. Nicholas Dennis, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1518673086

Verify Frank Buttacavoli in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

106 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Frank Buttacavoli106
  2. Specialty average344

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin30 claims
  2. Amoxicillin27 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 98.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score79.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $176,059.45

185 payments, mostly travel and lodging; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Frank Buttacavoli$176,059.45
  2. Specialty average$21,294.10

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,684 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

  1. Adham Abdelfattah, MDSan Antonio, TX1073833026
  2. Abraham Abdo, M.D.Mesquite, TX1619083326
  3. Sharif Abdus-Salaam, MDEl Paso, TX1134386592
  4. Ermias Abebe, M.D.Texarkana, TX1548558273
  5. Ricardo Abreu IrizarryHouston, TX1558814277
  6. Eildar Abyar, M.D.San Antonio, TX1750769170
  7. Robert Achilike, M.DDecatur, TX1003348871
  8. Oliver Achleitner, MDBrownsville, TX1144242710
  9. John Ackley, D.O.Waco, TX1811261985
  10. Joshua Acree, D.O.Rockwall, TX1730475542

Common questions

What is Frank Buttacavoli, MD's NPI number?

Frank Buttacavoli, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487882346, issued on Jun 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frank Buttacavoli, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8300 Floyd Curl Dr FL 3, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 450-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frank Buttacavoli, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R3645, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Frank Buttacavoli, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frank Buttacavoli, MD had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Frank Buttacavoli, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.