NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zaigham Ashraf Butt, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Athens, GA

Zaigham Ashraf Butt, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1588743728, issued on Nov 6, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 040338, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1588743728
Name
Zaigham Ashraf Butt
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
040338 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
130 Hawthorne Park, Athens, GA 30606
Phone
(706) 227-2700
Enumerated
Nov 6, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(706) 227-2838
Medicaid ID
000667312J GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040713001133); 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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Verify Zaigham Ashraf Butt in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

9,919 Medicare Part D claims for 442 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 283 claims were for opioids.

  1. Zaigham Butt9,919
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate500 claims
  2. Gabapentin342 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium337 claims
  4. Omeprazole291 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium278 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium256 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: $20.93

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Zaigham Butt$20.93
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Ascend Medical Georgia PCAtlanta, GA
  2. Landmark Hospital OF Athens, LLCAthens, GA
  3. Medical Office ForceAthens, GA

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

Zaigham Ashraf Butt among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Zaigham Ashraf Butt, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

139 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens

They are 139 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Appiah-Pippim, MDAthens, GA 306061891732012
  2. Milene Argo, MDAthens, GA 306061255336848
  3. Michael Biswas, MDAthens, GA 306061588615504
  4. Mary Bond, M.D.Athens, GA 306061235137886
  5. Meghan Cook, MDAthens, GA 306061598768756
  6. Gerald Crites, MDAthens, GA 306061861458630
  7. Jane Fleagle, MDAthens, GA 306061396704029
  8. Evan Fliegel, MDAthens, GA 306061588611784

Common questions

What is Zaigham Ashraf Butt, MD's NPI number?

Zaigham Ashraf Butt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588743728, issued on Nov 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zaigham Ashraf Butt, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 Hawthorne Park, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 227-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zaigham Ashraf Butt, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 040338, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Zaigham Ashraf Butt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zaigham Ashraf Butt, MD had 9,919 Medicare Part D claims for 442 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.