James Arthur Butler, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Silver Spring, MD
James Arthur Butler, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1295849222, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0059978, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Arthur Butler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- D0059978 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10801 Lockwood Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20901
- Phone
- (301) 593-2002
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 593-4781
- Medicaid ID
- 402519900 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081206000045); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 10801 Lockwood Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Arthur Butler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0059978Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
407 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium105 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf39 claims
- Clenpiq34 claims
- Famotidine34 claims
- Linzess30 claims
- Omeprazole26 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: $1,217.17
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- Capital Digestive Care LLCRockville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is James Arthur Butler, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Arthur Butler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295849222, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Arthur Butler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10801 Lockwood Dr, Silver Spring, MD, 20901. Phone: (301) 593-2002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Arthur Butler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0059978, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Arthur Butler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Arthur Butler, M.D. had 407 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.