Parag Butala, MD
Plastic Surgery Physician · Gastonia, NC
Parag Butala, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1245498443, issued on May 26, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 201200537, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Parag Butala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 201200537 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 937 Cox RD, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 898-8014
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- Fax
- (704) 898-8018
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150702001089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 937 Cox RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Applebaum, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1073044178
- Eric Emerson, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1134111289
- William Fangman, MDMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1851404859
- Gregory Mantooth, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1124029707
- Charalampos Siotos, MD, PHDPlastic Surgery Physician1316435035
- Andrea Sparr, PAPhysician Assistant1811629223
Verify Parag Butala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 201200537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluorouracil29 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide20 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16 claims
- Mupirocin15 claims
- Ketoconazole12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $456.82
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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 one group practice
- Piedmont Plastic Surgery And Dermatology PAGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
Other plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina
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- Christine Annunziata, M.D.Matthews, NC1700809621
- James Appel, M.D.Charlotte, NC1912170119
- Matthew Applebaum, MDGastonia, NC1073044178
- Louis Argenta, MDWinston Salem, NC1710962766
- Victor Au, MDBurlington, NC1497898142
- Adam Augenstein, M.D.Charlotte, NC1255479895
- Anthony Azzolini, M.D.Wilmington, NC1407301310
- William Barber, M.D.Greensboro, NC1033194170
- Rahman Barry, MDCary, NC1275967838
Common questions
What is Parag Butala, MD's NPI number?
Parag Butala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245498443, issued on May 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Parag Butala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 937 Cox RD, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 898-8014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Parag Butala, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201200537, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Parag Butala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Parag Butala, MD had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Parag Butala, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.