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Dr. Merlin G. Butler, MD, PhD
NPI1881652121
- Medicare services, 2019
- 11
- Publications
- 323
- Clinical trials
- 6
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Industry payments
- $12,217
- Practice address
- 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Rm 4035 Wescoe Mailstop 1023 Rm 4035, Kansas City, KS 66160
- Practice phone
- Call (913) 588-6000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Ku Family Medicine Found
Multi-specialty group site · Kansas City, Kansas
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Dr. Merlin G. Butler is a clinical genetics (m.d.) physician in Kansas City, Kansas
Dr. Butler practices at Ku Family Medicine Found in Kansas City, Kansas.
Dr. Butler's NPI, 1881652121, was assigned on May 3, 2006. Dr. Butler graduated from UNMC in 1978. Dr. Butler holds Missouri license 115322.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1881652121NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- May 3, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (913) 588-6000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 74
- Medical school graduation
- 1978
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Merlin G. Butler practices at Ku Family Medicine Found in Kansas City, Kansas
Dr. Butler's primary practice is Ku Family Medicine Found, at 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Rm 4035 Wescoe Mailstop 1023 Rm 4035, Kansas City, KS 66160. The practice phone is (913) 588-6000.
- Ku Family Medicine Found3901 Rainbow Blvd, Rm 4035 Wescoe Mailstop 1023 Rm 4035, Kansas City, KS 66160Phone(913) 588-6000
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Merlin G. Butler is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Butler's primary practice is Ku Family Medicine Found in Kansas City, Kansas. The medical group on file is Kansas University Physicians.
Ku Family Medicine FoundPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Merlin G. Butler's practice
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| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ku Family Medicine Found | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Merlin G. Butler is one of 3 clinical genetics (m.d.) physicians in Kansas
Clinical genetics (m.d.) is Dr. Butler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207SG0201X. Dr. Butler is board certified in clinical cytogenetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. Dmand AI has Dr. Butler's licenses on file in 5 states: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana and Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Clinical genetics (m.d.), MissouriPrimary
- Kansas license
- Nebraska license
- Indiana license
- Tennessee license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists gastroenteritis among the conditions Dr. Butler treats.
Clinical genetics (m.d.) physicians near Dr. Butler
Counts of clinical genetics (m.d.) physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
3clinical genetics (m.d.) physicians in Kansas
2clinical genetics (m.d.) physicians in Kansas City
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Merlin G. Butler billed Medicare for 11 services in 2019
CMS data shows 11 Medicare services from Dr. Butler across 1 procedure code in 2019, all of them office visits. Medicare paid $1,528 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 201911
Paid by Medicare$1,528
Procedure codes1
Dr. Butler's Medicare services by type, 2018 to 2019
- 2018
- 2019
- Office and hospital visits
- 2018: 112019: 11No change
Dr. Butler's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2019
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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Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Merlin G. Butler's patients have a median age of 25
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Butler's median patient age at 25, with 100% women.
Dr. Butler's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 25
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women100%
- Men0%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Merlin G. Butler scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Butler for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
Dr. Butler's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 77of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 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. Merlin G. Butler has 323 publications on record
Dmand AI links 323 papers to Dr. Butler, published from 2002 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 14. The most frequent topics are Prader-Willi Syndrome, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15 and Obesity. Dr. Butler has published most often in Am J Med Genet. Dr. Butler's most frequent co-authors are Daniel J. Driscoll, MD, PhD, Jennifer L. Miller, MD and Virginia E. Kimonis, MD.
Papers323
Years published2002 to 2025
Dr. Butler's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Butler writes about most
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
- Obesity
- Phenotype
- Chromosome Deletion
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Intellectual Disability
Dr. Butler's most frequent co-authors
- Daniel J. Driscoll, MD, PhD31 shared papers
- Jennifer L. Miller, MD22 shared papers
- Virginia E. Kimonis, MD21 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Butler
Autism Spectrum DisorderFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinFragile X Syndrome
Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeart Defects, CongenitalKidney
Obesity (Silver Spring)
Body CompositionDiazoxideHyperphagia
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Merlin G. Butler has worked on 6 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Butler to 6 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 3 studies. Conditions studied include Prader-Willi Syndrome, Imprinting Disorders and Obesity. Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City sponsors the most, 2.
Clinical trials with Dr. Butler by phase
- 1Phase 1: 1 trial
- NonePhase 2: no trials
- 2Phase 3: 2 trials
- NonePhase 4: no trials
Conditions in Dr. Butler's trials
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Imprinting Disorders
- Obesity
- Overnutrition
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Butler
- Virginia E. Kimonis, MD2 shared trials
- Jennifer L. Miller, MD2 shared trials
- Moris Alejandro Angulo, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Butler
Oxytocin Trial in Prader-Willi Syndrome (opens in a new tab)
CompletedPhase 1
Prader-Willi SyndromeImprinting DisordersIntranasal oxytocin
Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Phase 3 Trial of ZGN-440 (Beloranib) in Obese Subjects With Prader-Willi Syndrome (opens in a new tab)
TerminatedPhase 3
Prader-Willi SyndromeImprinting DisordersZGN-440 for Injectable Suspension
Prader-Willi SyndromeImprinting DisorderstDCS
ObesityOvernutrition
Characteristics of Prader-Willi Syndrome and Early-onset Morbid Obesity (opens in a new tab)
Completed
Prader-Willi SyndromeImprinting Disorders
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Merlin G. Butler received $12,217 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022
CMS Open Payments shows 19 general payments to Dr. Butler from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Radius Health, Inc. paid the most, $2,160.
General payments to Dr. Butler by program year, 2016 to 2022
General payments to Dr. Butler by kind, 2016 to 2022
$12.2Kin total
- Consulting fees$9,06574%
- Travel and lodging$2,24518%
- Food and beverage$5064%
- Speaker and faculty fees$4003%
Companies that paid Dr. Butler the most, 2016 to 2022
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Merlin G. Butler has 53 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 53 awards for Dr. Butler, most recently Selected to Kansas City Super Doctors in 2015.
Awards and honors for Dr. Butler
- 2015
- Selected to Kansas City Super Doctors
- 2014
- Selected to Who’s Who Executives and Professionals- Honors Edition
- 2013
- Selected to Guide to America’s Top Physicians
- Selected to Who’s Who-Top Doctors Honors Edition
- 2012
- Appointed as HealthTap Medical Expert
- Recognized for Receiving the Best Doctors in America Award, Kansas City Area Physicians Representing the Top 5% of Physicians Nationally
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Merlin G. Butler graduated from UNMC
Dr. Butler graduated from UNMC in 1978. Dr. Butler is a member of AMA.
- Medical school
- Board certified in clinical cytogenetics
- Board certified in clinical genetics
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Merlin G. Butler accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers
Dr. Butler is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Humana
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- Elevance
Plan types Dr. Butler accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO4
- Medicare4
- PPO4
- EPO3
- POS2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Merlin G. Butler's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Merlin G. Butler's NPI number?
Dr. Merlin G. Butler's NPI number is 1881652121. It was assigned on May 3, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Merlin G. Butler?
Dr. Merlin G. Butler is a clinical genetics (m.d.) physician in Kansas City, Kansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician (taxonomy code 207SG0201X).
Where does Dr. Merlin G. Butler practice?
Dr. Butler practices at 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Rm 4035 Wescoe Mailstop 1023 Rm 4035, Kansas City, KS 66160. Dr. Butler's primary practice is Ku Family Medicine Found in Kansas City, Kansas.
What is Dr. Merlin G. Butler's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Butler is (913) 588-6000.
What is Dr. Merlin G. Butler's medical license number?
Dr. Butler holds Missouri license 115322, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.
Which states has Dr. Merlin G. Butler been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Butler in Missouri (1998 to 2026), Kansas (1998 to 2026), Nebraska (1978 to 2026), Indiana (1980 to 2023) and Tennessee (1985 to 2004).
What medical group is Dr. Merlin G. Butler part of?
Dr. Butler is linked to Kansas University Physicians.
Does Dr. Merlin G. Butler accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Butler billed Medicare for 11 services in 2019.
What is Dr. Merlin G. Butler's MIPS score?
Dr. Butler's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
Is Dr. Merlin G. Butler board certified?
Yes. Dr. Butler is board certified in clinical cytogenetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
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What services does Dr. Merlin G. Butler bill to Medicare?
In 2019, Dr. Butler's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99205).
Where did Dr. Merlin G. Butler go to medical school?
Dr. Butler graduated from UNMC in 1978.
Has Dr. Merlin G. Butler received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,217 in general payments to Dr. Butler from 9 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Radius Health, Inc.
How long has Dr. Merlin G. Butler been practicing?
Dr. Butler graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.
Does Dr. Merlin G. Butler do research?
Dmand AI links 323 publications to Dr. Butler, published from 2002 to 2025. Dr. Butler has worked on 6 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Merlin G. Butler publish with?
Dr. Butler's most frequent co-authors are Daniel J. Driscoll, MD, PhD (31 shared papers), Jennifer L. Miller, MD (22 shared papers) and Virginia E. Kimonis, MD (21 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Merlin G. Butler accept?
Dr. Butler is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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