James Blair Butler, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Columbia, TN
James Blair Butler, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1316949191, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD21236, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Blair Butler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- MD21236 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1224 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN 38401
- Phone
- (931) 647-5034
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 552-6663
- Medicaid ID
- 3861110 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070622000484); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1224 Trotwood Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Blair Butler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD21236Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,574.38
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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 2 group practices
- Southern Radiology Associates PLLCWaynesboro, TN
- Spring Hill Imaging Center, LLCSpring Hill, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Blair Butler among 968 diagnostic radiology physician records in Tennessee
James Blair Butler, MD is one of 968 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 73% 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, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 657 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 968 diagnostic radiology physician records in Tennessee.
All 968 in Tennessee → Every provider in Columbia → Diagnostic Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nathan Berkley, MDColumbia, TN 384011538216403
- Brice Boughner, MDColumbia, TN 384011669428603
- William Brewer, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011649292160
- James Grippo, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011073531042
- Daniel Grippo, MDColumbia, TN 384011366599243
- George Heard, MDColumbia, TN 384011740276724
- Scott Monen, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011578679551
- Joseph Pate, MDColumbia, TN 384011144216482
Common questions
What is James Blair Butler, MD's NPI number?
James Blair Butler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316949191, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Blair Butler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1224 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 647-5034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Blair Butler, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD21236, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is James Blair Butler, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.