Michael Lawrence Butera, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · San Diego, CA
Michael Lawrence Butera, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1104925205, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (California G70238, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lawrence Butera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- G70238 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6699 Alvarado RD Ste 2309, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (619) 286-8803
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2023
- Fax
- (619) 286-2344
- Medicaid ID
- 00G702380 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041018001285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6699 Alvarado RD Ste 2309
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Lawrence Butera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G70238Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
426 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Abrysvo39 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Amoxicillin17 claims
- Lovastatin15 claims
- Atazanavir Sulfate12 claims
- Descovy12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $66.87
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Insmed, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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 2 group practices
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA
- Michael L Butera MD IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Michael Lawrence Butera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Lawrence Butera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104925205, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lawrence Butera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6699 Alvarado RD Ste 2309, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 286-8803. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lawrence Butera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G70238, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Lawrence Butera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lawrence Butera, M.D. had 426 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.