John W. Butler, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Salisbury, MD
John W. Butler, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Salisbury, Maryland, and NPI 1174521264, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (Maryland D-0055876, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John W. Butler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- D-0055876 MD
D0055876 MD
C1-0005940 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6511 Deer Pointe Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804
- Phone
- (410) 546-8037
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 546-8038
- Medicaid IDs
- 0001091501 DE
803600400 MD - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060320000408); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6511 Deer Pointe Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey Benner, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1235137878
Verify John W. Butler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D-0055876Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
236 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate56 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine37 claims
- Timolol Maleate30 claims
- Erythromycin25 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate20 claims
- Latanoprost13 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $356.80
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Retina Consultants OF Delmarva PAMilford, DE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John W. Butler among 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland
John W. Butler, M.D. is one of 588 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland.
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- Peter Filipov, M.D.Salisbury, MD 218041811990039
- Edmund Forte, M.D.Salisbury, MD 218041609938224
- James Gallagher, M.D.Salisbury, MD 218041447239504
- Paul Lagonigro, MDSalisbury, MD 218041295052751
- Gary Luppens, M.D.Salisbury, MD 218041215099759
Common questions
What is John W. Butler, M.D.'s NPI number?
John W. Butler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174521264, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John W. Butler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6511 Deer Pointe Drive, Salisbury, MD, 21804. Phone: (410) 546-8037. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John W. Butler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D-0055876, 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 John W. Butler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John W. Butler, M.D. had 236 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John W. Butler, M.D.'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.