Salim I. Butrus, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Washington, DC
Salim I. Butrus, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1275594970, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (District of Columbia MD 18998, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salim I. Butrus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD 18998 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 650 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
- Phone
- (202) 544-1900
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (202) 547-4257
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050926000717); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 650 Pennsylvania Ave SE
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Verify Salim I. Butrus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
Search for license MD 18998Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,161 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost525 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate269 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol191 claims
- Moxifloxacin133 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl125 claims
- Timolol Maleate110 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Washington National Eye CenterWashington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Salim I. Butrus among 89 ophthalmology physician records in District of Columbia
Salim I. Butrus, M.D. is one of 89 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 64% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1998 among the 51 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in District of Columbia
There are 89 ophthalmology physician records in District of Columbia.
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- Richard North, MDWashington, DC 200011447329511
Common questions
What is Salim I. Butrus, M.D.'s NPI number?
Salim I. Butrus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275594970, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salim I. Butrus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 650 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC, 20003. Phone: (202) 544-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salim I. Butrus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD 18998, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Salim I. Butrus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salim I. Butrus, M.D. had 2,161 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Salim I. Butrus, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.