Joel Alan Butler, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Joel Alan Butler, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1598298739, issued on Apr 5, 2017. Check the license on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Alan Butler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 26802 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 625 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 975-7387
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191105001214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Alan Butler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
1,297 Medicare Part D claims for 733 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen228 claims
- Ondansetron Odt132 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium110 claims
- Methocarbamol85 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate74 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass62 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- RH Emergency Medicine OF Och Regional LLCStarkville, MS
- United Emergency Services OF MississippiColumbus, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Alan Butler among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Joel Alan Butler, MD is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
238 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 238 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Joel Alan Butler, MD's NPI number?
Joel Alan Butler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598298739, issued on Apr 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Alan Butler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 975-7387. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Alan Butler, MD's license?
Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Alan Butler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Alan Butler, MD had 1,297 Medicare Part D claims for 733 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Alan Butler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.