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James Butler, DPM

Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist in Lakeland, Florida.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,074 in Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
788
Medicare Part D claims · 353 beneficiaries · Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist avg: 371
MIPS score
76.4/100
▼ 7 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
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What the federal data shows

James Butler, DPM reported a CMS MIPS final score of 76.4/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 788 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

76.4/100
MIPS score · -7 vs avg
788
Part D claims, 2024
≥17th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about James Butler, DPM

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1861465767), first enumerated 02/10/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 788 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 76.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Florida statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not James Butler, DPM's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: FLDOH annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1861465767 · Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-BELOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1861465767
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-NARROW 1,074
  • MIPS-BELOW 76.4/100
  • RX-LIGHT 788
  • BOOK-THIN 112 in Florida
  • PHOTO-FINISH David Francis · ±0.3

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

James Butler, DPM's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

76 ≥ 17th percentile 17% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where James Butler, DPM sits

This provider among primary podiatric medicine podiatrist peers

Across the 206 primary podiatric medicine podiatrist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, James Butler, DPM writes more Part D claims than 91% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 50% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.148.372.496.6Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim 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percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92James Butler, DPM, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 91 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one primary podiatric medicine podiatrist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is James Butler, DPM. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about James Butler, DPM?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 02/10/2006

NPI 1861465767

Primary specialty

Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist

Niche

1,074 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

788 112% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 371

MIPS final score

76.4/100 7.1 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Florida

How Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist compares to other specialties among Florida providers

Florida providers
Behavior Technician16.3%Mental Health Counselor4.8%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Pharmacist4.1%Student in an Organized Heal…4.1%Physical Therapist3%Primary Podiatric Medicine P…0%
Largest specialties in Florida (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

James Butler, DPM's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
76.4/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%76.4%
MIPS final score (Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist) - 76.4/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

1600 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD.
Lakeland, FL 33805
(863) 680-7000

Provider Details

NPI 1861465767
Specialty Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist
Credentials DPM
Gender Male
NPI Issued 02/10/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

76.4138
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
61.8707
Quality
59.5085
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where James Butler, DPM bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Watson Clinic LLP
Lakeland, FL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to James Butler, DPM. To verify James Butler, DPM's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

480
Total board actions, Florida 2023
Across 467 cases
6.40
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Florida statewide rate
monetary fine
Most common action type
138 cases

FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

788
Total Claims
$14K
Total Drug Cost
353
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,349.533
Total Day Supply
30,687
Generic Drug Cost
$12K
Opioid Claims
91 (11.5% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
239

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.77
Gender Split
55% female / 45% male
Age Distribution
<65: 32, 65-74: 164, 75-84: 119, 85+: 38

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What James Butler, DPM prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Gabapentin
 161
Doxycycline Hyclate
 128
Terbinafine Hcl
 87
Cephalexin
 83
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
76
Promethazine Hcl
 69
Methylprednisolone
 35
Allopurinol
 33
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone
Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip
19
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
 16

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist in FL → All providers in Florida → Compare specialties →

Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist Overview

How James Butler, DPM fits within the Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist landscape nationally.

1,074
Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist Providers in US
50
States with Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist
371
Avg Claims per Provider

James Butler, DPM's 788 claims are above the specialty average of 371.

Nationwide Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Butler, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (76.4 here).

David Francis 76.7 OK Darby Wehrley 76.1 OH Gene Linetsky 75.8 PA Jessica Addeo 75 NJ

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

John Wallace Merchantville, NJ Robin France Mount Airy, NC Douglas Schreyack Durham, NC Bill Vuong Dayton, TN

Nearby Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist Providers in Florida

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Butler.

One of 112 Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist providers enrolled in Florida, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Donald Adamov
D.P.M.
Spring Hill, FL
Dr. Monica Alexis-Califano
DPM
Miami, FL
Dr. Albert Armstrong
BSRS, MS, DPM
Miami Beach, FL
Dr. Larry Aronberg
DPM
Lake Worth, FL
Dr. Trevor Baddaloo
DPM
Celebration, FL

Compare Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is James Butler, DPM's specialty? ▼
James Butler, DPM specializes in Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist and practices in Lakeland, Florida. Credentials: DPM.
How much does James Butler, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, James Butler, DPM wrote 788 Medicare Part D claims totaling $14K in drug costs for 353 beneficiaries.
What is James Butler, DPM's Medicare quality score? ▼
James Butler, DPM has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 76.4/100 (Quality: 61.9, Cost: 59.5). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is James Butler, DPM located? ▼
James Butler, DPM is located at 1600 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD., Lakeland, FL, 33805. Phone: (863) 680-7000.
What is James Butler, DPM's NPI number? ▼
James Butler, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861465767, issued on 02/10/2006.
Does James Butler, DPM prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, James Butler, DPM had 91 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 11.5%.
How many Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,074 Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist providers across 50 states in the US. The average Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist provider writes 371 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does James Butler, DPM prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Butler, DPM's most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Doxycycline Hyclate, Terbinafine Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does James Butler, DPM accept Medicare? ▼
James Butler, DPM appears in CMS Medicare data with 788 Part D claims and 353 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify James Butler, DPM's credentials? ▼
James Butler, DPM's NPI is 1861465767 with credentials DPM. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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 August 2026.