John Davis Butler, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Gaithersburg, MD
John Davis Butler, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1447303458, issued on Jan 21, 2007. Check the license on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Davis Butler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 17730 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 655 Watkins Mill RD FL 6, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
- Phone
- (240) 632-4475
- Enumerated
- Jan 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040129001256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Davis Butler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of PhysiciansCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl53 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The Mid Atlantic States, IncKensington, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Davis Butler among 672 surgery physician records in Maryland
John Davis Butler, M.D. is one of 672 surgery physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 385 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Maryland
There are 672 surgery physician records in Maryland.
All 672 in Maryland → Every provider in Gaithersburg → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sukhyung Lee, M.D.Gaithersburg, MD 208791699719880
- Zheqing CaiGaithersburg, MD 208781881432300
- Folake Olubasusi, RN, MSN, FNP-BCGaithersburg, MD 208771912525114
- Mark Bowyer, MDBethesda, MD 208891851382105
- Annesley Copeland, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891194728576
- John Denobile, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891720049539
- Eric Elster, MDBethesda, MD 208891285707232
- Ashley Humphries, MDBethesda, MD 208891376616136
Common questions
What is John Davis Butler, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Davis Butler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447303458, issued on Jan 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Davis Butler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 655 Watkins Mill RD FL 6, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879. Phone: (240) 632-4475. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Davis Butler, M.D.'s license?
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 Davis Butler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Davis Butler, M.D. had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.