NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lawrence Ian Butcher, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Plano, TX

Lawrence Ian Butcher, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Plano, Texas, and NPI 1720012370, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas K1790, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720012370
Name
Lawrence Ian Butcher
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
K1790 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2401 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75023
Phone
(972) 618-7393
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Lawrence Ian Butcher in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

319 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Lawrence Butcher319
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Synthroid34 claims
  2. Alendronate Sodium27 claims
  3. Omeprazole16 claims
  4. Lovastatin15 claims
  5. Pramosone14 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl13 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.

Lawrence Ian Butcher among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Lawrence Ian Butcher, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

205 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Plano

They are 205 of the 7,271 NPPES records with a practice address in Plano, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karen Asbury, MDPlano, TX 750231619178985
  2. Niaz Farhat, MDPlano, TX 750231134295843
  3. Deborah Morris-Harris, MDPlano, TX 750231477537843
  4. Shalin Patel, M.D.Plano, TX 750231477741353
  5. Rajani Rao, M.DPlano, TX 750231184875593
  6. Kenneth Shore, M.D.Plano, TX 750231114960606
  7. Louis Torres, M.D.Plano, TX 750231760424840
  8. Rosemary Bates, M.D.Plano, TX 750241124007257

Common questions

What is Lawrence Ian Butcher, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lawrence Ian Butcher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720012370, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lawrence Ian Butcher, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX, 75023. Phone: (972) 618-7393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lawrence Ian Butcher, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K1790, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lawrence Ian Butcher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lawrence Ian Butcher, M.D. had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.