Thomas E. Butler, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Tucson, AZ
Thomas E. Butler, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1205838398, issued on Jun 2, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 22515, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas E. Butler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 22515 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4727 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712
- Phone
- (520) 290-4263
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 323-2716
- Medicaid ID
- 168098 AZ
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 66 in Arizona → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4727 E Camp Lowell Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Timothy Beer, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1992709240
- Dara Chafik, MD, PHDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1740458181
- James Fox, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1891137923
- Marc Lipman, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1902300189
- Susan Savage, CFASurgical Assistant1497914121
- David Siegel, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1235133182
Verify Thomas E. Butler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 22515Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
114 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
- Cephalexin12 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Thomas E. Butler among 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Arizona
Thomas E. Butler, MD is one of 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 66 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Beer, MDTucson, AZ 857121992709240
- Andrew Braunstein, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121710151048
- Joel Goode, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121033110762
- Marc Lipman, MDTucson, AZ 857121902300189
- David Siegel, MDTucson, AZ 857121235133182
- William Smith, MDTucson, AZ 857121942204896
- Joel Thompson, MDTucson, AZ 857121730183799
- Shoaib Sheikh, MDTucson, AZ 857111316149131
Common questions
What is Thomas E. Butler, MD's NPI number?
Thomas E. Butler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205838398, issued on Jun 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas E. Butler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4727 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 290-4263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas E. Butler, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 22515, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas E. Butler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas E. Butler, MD had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas E. Butler, MD'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.