NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Reed Butaud, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Opelousas, LA

Thomas Reed Butaud, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Opelousas, Louisiana, and NPI 1447281001, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 14122, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1447281001
Name
Thomas Reed Butaud
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
14122 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4015 Hwy I 49 South Service RD, Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone
(337) 942-6503
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(337) 942-8831
Medicaid ID
1321338 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100809000374); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1982
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 4015 Hwy I 49 South Service RD

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

  1. Mark Nelson, PACPhysician Assistant1750312468

Verify Thomas Reed Butaud in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

377 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 51 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Butaud377
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium119 claims
  2. Ibuprofen80 claims
  3. Prednisone63 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl36 claims
  5. Ibu23 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $163.81

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Butaud$164
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Opelousas General Health System Physician PracticesOpelousas, LA

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

Thomas Reed Butaud among 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana

Thomas Reed Butaud, MD is one of 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 213 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Clause, MDOpelousas, LA 705701295734465
  2. Seth Rosenzweig, MDNew Iberia, LA 705631679630628
  3. Douglas Bernard, MDNew Iberia, LA 705601114942307
  4. Kyle Caswell, D.O.New Iberia, LA 705601508057324
  5. Harold Hebert, MDNew Iberia, LA 705601275558462
  6. Edward Lisecki, M.D.,New Iberia, LA 705601336206077
  7. John Osborne, M.D.New Iberia, LA 705601619940889
  8. Mehdi Abouei, MDVille Platte, LA 705861871124909

Common questions

What is Thomas Reed Butaud, MD's NPI number?

Thomas Reed Butaud, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447281001, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Reed Butaud, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4015 Hwy I 49 South Service RD, Opelousas, LA, 70570. Phone: (337) 942-6503. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Reed Butaud, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 14122, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Thomas Reed Butaud, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Reed Butaud, MD had 377 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.