NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Stephen Butler, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · Wilmington, NC

Richard Stephen Butler, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1700832698, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 6958, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700832698
Name
Richard Stephen Butler
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
6958 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4837 Carolina Beach RD, Wilmington, NC 28412
Phone
(910) 799-9916
Enumerated
May 25, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 399-1702
Medicaid ID
891264W NC
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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Also registered at 4837 Carolina Beach RD

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

86 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Richard Butler86
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate29 claims
  2. Penicillin V Potassium20 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: $48.07

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Butler$48.07
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Richard Stephen Butler among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina

Richard Stephen Butler, D.D.S. is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

120 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Wilmington

They are 120 of the 6,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Albert Bozart, DDSWilmington, NC 284121598834830
  2. Kathleen Brown, DDSWilmington, NC 284121033341193
  3. Serban Cismarescu, DMDWilmington, NC 284121578230728
  4. Daniel Dube, DMDWilmington, NC 284121386742377
  5. Traci Espinosa, DMDWilmington, NC 284121124155684
  6. Andrew Lefeber, DDSWilmington, NC 284121700406535
  7. Michael Madsen, DMDWilmington, NC 284121255010567
  8. Raluca Nasta, DMDWilmington, NC 284121972270122

Common questions

What is Richard Stephen Butler, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Richard Stephen Butler, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700832698, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Stephen Butler, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4837 Carolina Beach RD, Wilmington, NC, 28412. Phone: (910) 799-9916. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Stephen Butler, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 6958, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Richard Stephen Butler, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Stephen Butler, D.D.S. had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.