MELISSA BUTLER, MD
Hospitalist Physician in CENTERVILLE, Ohio. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
MELISSA BUTLER, MD filed 6,245 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Hospitalist Physician in CENTERVILLE, Ohio, prescribing 88% generic.
- 6K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 88%
- generic prescribing
- $19.25
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
MELISSA BUTLER, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
6,245 Top 5% higher than 95% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
MELISSA BUTLER, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about MELISSA BUTLER, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Ohio
How Hospitalist Physician compares to other specialties among Ohio providers
Hospitalist Physician share within Ohio
Hospitalist Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Ohio
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Hospitalist Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Hospitalist Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Hospitalist Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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Specialty board-certified rate — Hospitalist Physician estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
MELISSA BUTLER, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Hospitalist Physician provider holding MD credentials at 6661 CLYO RD, CENTERVILLE, OH, 45459, with a listed phone of (937) 425-4000. NPI 1225029549 was issued on 11/04/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what BUTLER most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 6,245 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 421 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $637K in drug spend, split 12% brand-name and 88% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.7%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Hospitalist Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 16,825 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 888 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1225029549 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Hospitalist Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 11/04/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for MELISSA BUTLER, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$19
Largest payer
Tempus AI, Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context — Ohio OMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~48K Ohio medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to MELISSA BUTLER, MD. To verify MELISSA BUTLER, MD's current license status, search the OMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
OMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Ohio disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
12% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 6,245 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 15,073
- Total Day Supply
- 437,058
- Brand vs Generic
- 12% brand / 88% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $526K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $102K
- Opioid Claims
- 108 (1.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 205
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.24
- Gender Split
- 74% female / 26% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 12, 65-74: 207, 75-84: 146, 85+: 56
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What MELISSA BUTLER, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
380 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
320 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
Rosuvastatin Calcium
237 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
204 claims
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
175 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
172 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate 146
Metoprolol Succinate
146 claims
- Gabapentin 145
Gabapentin
145 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 380 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 320 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 237 |
| Lisinopril | 204 |
| Omeprazole | 175 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 172 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 146 |
| Gabapentin | 145 |
| Losartan Potassium | 133 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 127 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Hospitalist Physician Overview
How MELISSA BUTLER, MD fits within the Hospitalist Physician landscape nationally.
MELISSA BUTLER, MD's 6,245 claims are above the specialty average of 888.
Nearby Hospitalist Physician Providers in Ohio
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Ohio, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as BUTLER.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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