Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr., MD

  • Tucson, AZ
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery physician
NPI1205838398
Medicare services, 2024
1,264
Medicare patients, 2024
425
Part D claims, 2024
114
MIPS score, 2024
100
Industry payments
$1,803
Practice address
1398 N Wilmot Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712
Practice phone
Call (520) 877-4254
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Primary practice

Tucson Surgery Center

Tucson, Arizona

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Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Butler practices at Tucson Surgery Center in Tucson, Arizona.

Dr. Butler's NPI, 1205838398, was assigned on June 2, 2005. Dr. Butler graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 1980. Dr. Butler holds Arizona license 22515.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
June 2, 2005
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(520) 877-4254
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
72
Medical school graduation
1980

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. practices at Tucson Surgery Center in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Butler's primary practice is Tucson Surgery Center, at 1398 N Wilmot Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712 in Pima County. The practice phone is (520) 877-4254.

  • Tucson Surgery Center
    1398 N Wilmot Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712 · Pima CountyPhone(520) 877-4254

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Butler's primary practice is Tucson Surgery Center in Tucson, Arizona. The medical group on file is Southwest Shoulder Elbow & Hand Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Butler to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr.'s practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Tucson Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. is one of 51 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Arizona

Hand surgery is Dr. Butler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Butler is licensed in Arizona.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic hand surgery, ArizonaPrimaryLicense 22515 · taxonomy 207XS0106X

Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Butler

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. billed Medicare for 1,264 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,264 Medicare services from Dr. Butler across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 425 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $74,427 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,264
Medicare patients425
Paid by Medicare$74,427
Procedure codes20

Dr. Butler's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,2832024: 46364%
Surgery
2023: 9312024: 31766%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 7722024: 28164%
Imaging
2023: 5672024: 20364%

Where Dr. Butler's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,19895%
  • In a facility665%

Dr. Butler compared with the Arizona median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Butler
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
1,264vs 2,33446% below
Medicare patients
425vs 427Close to median
Part D claims
91vs 965% below

Medians across 49 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Butler's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. treated 425 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 425 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Butler in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 186 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Butler's median patient age at 72, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024425
Average age76
Average risk score1.08

Dr. Butler's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Butler's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women24357%
  • Men18243%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Butler's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. Arthritis70%
  3. High blood pressure68%
  4. Ischemic heart disease26%
  5. Chronic kidney disease25%
  6. Mood disorders21%
  7. Anxiety20%
  8. Diabetes20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Butler's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. wrote 114 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Butler wrote 114 Medicare Part D claims for 92 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 91 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $863 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 291 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024114
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$863
Part D patients92

Dr. Butler's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Butler's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids77%88 of 114 claims
  • Antibiotics14%16 of 114 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2912024: 9169%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 4 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Butler for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Butler's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. received $1,803 in industry payments from 2017 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Butler from 5 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2022. Education make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Desert Mountain Medical paid the most, $1,580.

General payments to Dr. Butler by program year, 2017 to 2022

General payments to Dr. Butler by kind, 2017 to 2022

$1.8Kin total
  • Education$1,58088%
  • Food and beverage$22312%

Companies that paid Dr. Butler the most, 2017 to 2022

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine

Dr. Butler graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 1980.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr.'s profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr.'s NPI number is 1205838398. It was assigned on June 2, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr.?

Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Tucson, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).

Where does Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. practice?

Dr. Butler practices at 1398 N Wilmot Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712. Dr. Butler's primary practice is Tucson Surgery Center in Tucson, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Butler to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Butler is (520) 877-4254.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Butler holds Arizona license 22515.

What medical group is Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. part of?

Dr. Butler is linked to Southwest Shoulder Elbow & Hand Center.

Does Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Butler billed Medicare for 1,264 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr.'s MIPS score?

Dr. Butler's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. see?

CMS counts 425 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Butler in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Butler's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20550).

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Where did Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. go to medical school?

Dr. Butler graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 1980.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Butler's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cephalexin.

Has Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,803 in general payments to Dr. Butler from 5 companies from 2017 to 2022. The largest total came from Desert Mountain Medical.

How long has Dr. Thomas E. Butler Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Butler graduated from medical school in 1980, 46 years ago.

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