Plast Reconstr Surg
Dr. Parag Butala, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,058
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 367
- Part D claims, 2024
- 153
- Publications
- 17
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Gastonia, North Carolina
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Dr. Parag Butala is a plastic surgeon in Gastonia, North Carolina
Dr. Butala practices at Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Dr. Butala's NPI, 1245498443, was assigned on May 26, 2008. Dr. Butala graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2006. Dr. Butala holds North Carolina license 201200537.
- NPI
- 1245498443NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1658427158
- NPI enumeration date
- May 26, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Parag Butala practices at Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina
Dr. Butala's primary practice is Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD, at 2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054.
- Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Parag Butala is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Butala's primary practice is Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina. Dr. Butala is also affiliated with CaroMont Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Piedmont Plastic Surgery & Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Butala to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Parag Butala's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Butala practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Parag Butala is one of 137 plastic surgeons in North Carolina
Plastic surgery is Dr. Butala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Butala is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Butala's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
- New York license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction and head wound among the conditions Dr. Butala treats.
Plastic surgeons near Dr. Butala
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Parag Butala billed Medicare for 2,058 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,058 Medicare services from Dr. Butala across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 367 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $185,848 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Butala's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,3762024: 1,75828%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2592024: 30016%
Dr. Butala compared with the North Carolina median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Butala
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 2,058vs 6631.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 367vs 655.6 times
- Part D claims
- 108vs 274.0 times
Medians across 120 plastic surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Butala'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. Parag Butala treated 367 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 367 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Butala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 167 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Butala's median patient age at 71, with 52% women.
Dr. Butala's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Butala's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17147%
- Men19653%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Butala's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis46%
- Diabetes33%
- Chronic kidney disease30%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
- Anxiety24%
- Mood disorders22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Butala's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Parag Butala wrote 153 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Butala wrote 153 Medicare Part D claims for 100 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 108 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,954 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 91 claims across 5 drugs.
Dr. Butala'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. Butala's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids10%16 of 153 claims
- Antibiotics17%26 of 153 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: 912024: 10819%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 5 in 2023.
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. Parag Butala scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Butala for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Butala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 217 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Butala, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Butala's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 90of 100Final score
- 91.9of 100Quality
- 94of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 79of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Butala ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 87th percentile517 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 92nd percentile354 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 97th percentile217 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Parag Butala has 17 publications on record
Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Butala, published from 2008 to 2024. 2010 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Disease Models, Animal and Immunohistochemistry. Dr. Butala has published most often in Plast Reconstr Surg. Dr. Butala's most frequent co-authors are Stephen Warren, MD, Edward H. Davidson, MD and Steven Mark Sultan, MD.
Dr. Butala's papers by year, 2008 to 2024
Topics Dr. Butala writes about most
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Disease Models, Animal
- Immunohistochemistry
- Neovascularization, Physiologic
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Skin
- Benzylamines
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2
Dr. Butala's most frequent co-authors
- Stephen Warren, MD7 shared papers
- Edward H. Davidson, MD6 shared papers
- Steven Mark Sultan, MD5 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Butala
The imaging of maxillofacial trauma and its pertinence to surgical intervention (opens in a new tab)
Radiol Clin North Am
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
J Am Coll Surg
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Parag Butala has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Butala to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting.
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Butala
- Amy Kathleen Alderman, MD1 shared trial
- Jason Ian Altman, MD1 shared trial
- Joseph Gerard Bauer, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Butala
Memory Gel and Shape Combined Cohort (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Parag Butala received $10,340 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 149 general payments to Dr. Butala from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Mentor Worldwide LLC paid the most, $5,199.
General payments to Dr. Butala by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Butala by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$7,05768%
- Travel and lodging$2,38323%
- Consulting fees$9009%
Companies that paid Dr. Butala the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Parag Butala has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Butala.
Awards and honors for Dr. Butala
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Parag Butala graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Dr. Butala graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2006. Dr. Butala is a member of ACS and ASPS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in plastic surgery
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Parag Butala accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Butala is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Butala accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- HMO9
- Medicare9
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Parag Butala'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 Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Parag Butala's NPI number?
Dr. Parag Butala's NPI number is 1245498443. It was assigned on May 26, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Parag Butala?
Dr. Parag Butala is a plastic surgeon in Gastonia, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. Parag Butala practice?
Dr. Butala practices at 2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054. Dr. Butala's primary practice is Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Butala to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Parag Butala's medical license number?
Dr. Butala holds North Carolina license 201200537, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Parag Butala been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Butala in North Carolina (2012 to 2026) and New York (2007 to 2013).
Which hospitals is Dr. Parag Butala affiliated with?
Dr. Butala is affiliated with CaroMont Regional Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Parag Butala part of?
Dr. Butala is linked to Piedmont Plastic Surgery & Dermatology.
Does Dr. Parag Butala accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Butala billed Medicare for 2,058 services in 2024, and Dr. Butala accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Parag Butala's MIPS score?
Dr. Butala's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Parag Butala see?
CMS counts 367 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Butala in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Parag Butala board certified?
Yes. Dr. Butala is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Parag Butala bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Butala's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Parag Butala go to medical school?
Dr. Butala graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2006.
What drugs does Dr. Parag Butala prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Butala's most prescribed drugs by claims were Fluorouracil, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Parag Butala received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $10,340 in general payments to Dr. Butala from 25 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Mentor Worldwide LLC.
How long has Dr. Parag Butala been practicing?
Dr. Butala graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. Parag Butala do research?
Dmand AI links 17 publications to Dr. Butala, published from 2008 to 2024. Dr. Butala has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Parag Butala publish with?
Dr. Butala's most frequent co-authors are Stephen Warren, MD (7 shared papers), Edward H. Davidson, MD (6 shared papers) and Steven Mark Sultan, MD (5 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Parag Butala accept?
Dr. Butala is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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