NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frederick Clarence Butler, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Wilmington, NC

Frederick Clarence Butler, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1306945795, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 13071, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1306945795
Name
Frederick Clarence Butler
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
13071 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3749 Reston CT, Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone
(910) 395-9326
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 395-0198
Medicaid ID
8920438 NC
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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Verify Frederick Clarence Butler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina 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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Industry payments in 2024: $16.34

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Frederick Butler$16.34
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

Frederick Clarence Butler among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina

Frederick Clarence Butler, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Andracchi, MDWilmington, NC 284031205835915
  2. Alan Brown, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031649278433
  3. Christopher Covington, D.O.Wilmington, NC 284031093836215
  4. Richard Hawkins, MDWilmington, NC 284031437236114
  5. Mary Hoffman, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031760477806
  6. Travis Jenkins, MDWilmington, NC 284031174842363
  7. Kathleen Leone, MD FACSWilmington, NC 284031306937768
  8. Thomas Maloy, MDWilmington, NC 284031073604526

Common questions

What is Frederick Clarence Butler, M.D.'s NPI number?

Frederick Clarence Butler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306945795, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frederick Clarence Butler, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3749 Reston CT, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 395-9326. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frederick Clarence Butler, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 13071, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.