NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lee O. Butterfield, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Beaufort, SC

Lee O. Butterfield, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Beaufort, South Carolina, and NPI 1568401099, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 20046, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568401099
Name
Lee O. Butterfield
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
20046 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Beaufort Memorial Heart Specialist, Beaufort, SC 29906
Phone
(843) 770-0404
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(844) 295-9872
Medicaid ID
200464 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040727001433); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1995
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,721 Medicare Part D claims for 468 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lee Butterfield3,721
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis295 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate225 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate202 claims
  4. Furosemide150 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium117 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium110 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Coastal Plains Physician AssociatesVarnville, SC
  2. Hampton Regional Medical CenterVarnville, SC · Acute Care Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).

Lee O. Butterfield among 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina

Lee O. Butterfield, M.D. is one of 300 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 1998 among the 208 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Barney Beaver, D.O.Beaufort, SC 299061609870450
  2. David Harshman, MDBeaufort, SC 299061629057344
  3. Marshall Shook, MDBeaufort, SC 299061518940469
  4. Stuart Smalheiser, M.D.Beaufort, SC 299061427126663
  5. John Lystash, M.D.Bluffton, SC 299101336132729
  6. Jonathan Gregory, M.D., FACCSaint Helena Island, SC 299201417940792
  7. Timothy Alikakos, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261427043223
  8. Dale Daly, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261851380901

Common questions

What is Lee O. Butterfield, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lee O. Butterfield, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568401099, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lee O. Butterfield, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Beaufort Memorial Heart Specialist, Beaufort, SC, 29906. Phone: (843) 770-0404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lee O. Butterfield, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 20046, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lee O. Butterfield, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lee O. Butterfield, M.D. had 3,721 Medicare Part D claims for 468 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.