Dr. William E. Butler, MD

Dr. Butler practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham.

Dr. Butler's NPI, 1174558449, was assigned on July 12, 2006. Dr. Butler graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1987. Dr. Butler holds Massachusetts license 79736.

Dr. Butler's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital, at 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 726-2000.

Dr. Butler's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. The medical group on file is Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO). Dmand AI also links Dr. Butler to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 community health center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Butler practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Butler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Butler is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Butler is licensed in Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 18 Medicare services from Dr. Butler across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 35 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,803 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 35 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Butler in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 21 patients. 57% of them have high cholesterol, and 54% have high blood pressure. 60% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Butler's median patient age at 25, with 80% women.

Dr. Butler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Butler as offering telehealth.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 45 papers to Dr. Butler, published from 2010 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Hydrocephalus and Brain. Dr. Butler has published most often in Neurosurgery. Dr. Butler's most frequent co-authors are Kristopher T. Kahle, MD, PhD, Seth Leo Alper, MD, PhD and Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Butler from 1 drug or device company in 2017. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Olympus America Inc. paid the most, $27.

Dr. Butler graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1987.