NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary N. Butka, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Brownwood, TX

Gary N. Butka, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brownwood, Texas, and NPI 1871581272, issued on Oct 10, 2005. Check the license (Texas G6479, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871581272
Name
Gary N. Butka
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G6479 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2502 Crockett Dr, Brownwood, TX 76801
Phone
(325) 643-5521
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 21, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060912000489); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2502 Crockett Dr

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

  1. James Hays, MDGeneral Practice Physician1013942424
  2. Stephen Lemons, PAPhysician Assistant1841509908
  3. Kimberley Strong, FNPNurse Practitioner1013958487

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  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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95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,190 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 421 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gary Butka6,190
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium268 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate173 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen166 claims
  4. Synthroid146 claims
  5. Omeprazole137 claims
  6. Gabapentin120 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: $1,090.25

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gary Butka$1,090.25
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Adult Medical Solutions PABrownwood, TX
  2. Texas Outpatient And Infusion CenterBrownwood, TX

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

Gary N. Butka among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Gary N. Butka, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Brownwood

They are 10 of the 361 NPPES records with a practice address in Brownwood, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Binkley, D.O.Brownwood, TX 768011093756801
  2. Tom Byrd, M.D.Brownwood, TX 768011164458980
  3. Roy Byrd, MDBrownwood, TX 768011275920712
  4. Amber Ervin, D.O.Brownwood, TX 768011811139371
  5. Lisa Fowler, M.D.Brownwood, TX 768011265478408
  6. Michael Lyons, D.O.Brownwood, TX 768011760419576
  7. David Morales, M.D.Brownwood, TX 768011265468326
  8. Narendra Nigalye, M.D.Brownwood, TX 768011659369056

Common questions

What is Gary N. Butka, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gary N. Butka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871581272, issued on Oct 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary N. Butka, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2502 Crockett Dr, Brownwood, TX, 76801. Phone: (325) 643-5521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary N. Butka, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number G6479, 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 Gary N. Butka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gary N. Butka, M.D. had 6,190 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.