NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Montero Butlig, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA

Richard Montero Butlig, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1912968447, issued on Apr 1, 2006. Check the license (California A77702, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912968447
Name
Richard Montero Butlig
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A77702 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1727 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501
Phone
(310) 373-7855
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(424) 704-2493
Medicaid ID
A77702 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040922001258); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 1727 Crenshaw Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Arnold Roxas, DPMPodiatrist1487637351
  2. Evangeline Roxas-Butlig, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1003877531
  3. Eun Hye Yeon, FNPFamily Medicine Physician1003645326
  4. Stephanie Yu, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1902533391

Verify Richard Montero Butlig in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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8.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

25,957 Medicare Part D claims for 1,023 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 666 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Butlig25,957
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,681 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate1,034 claims
  3. Eliquis878 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium775 claims
  5. Furosemide646 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium642 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Richard M Butlig M D IncTorrance, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Montero Butlig among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Richard Montero Butlig, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

231 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 231 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elva Dreisbach, MDTorrance, CA 905011952377913
  2. Michelle Falcon, MDTorrance, CA 905011053381228
  3. John Lim, MDTorrance, CA 905011316329782
  4. Giulianna Nguyen, M.D.Torrance, CA 905011538302815
  5. James Powell, MDTorrance, CA 905011467466581
  6. Akiko Suzuki, M.D.Torrance, CA 905011831108323
  7. Peter Barrett, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021568441954
  8. Brian Chow, MDTorrance, CA 905021972716223

Common questions

What is Richard Montero Butlig, MD's NPI number?

Richard Montero Butlig, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912968447, issued on Apr 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Montero Butlig, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1727 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90501. Phone: (310) 373-7855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Montero Butlig, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A77702, 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 Richard Montero Butlig, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Montero Butlig, MD had 25,957 Medicare Part D claims for 1,023 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.