Dr. James E. Butler, MD, PhD

Dr. Butler practices at Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Lufkin in Lufkin, Texas, part of Oceans Healthcare.

Dr. Butler's NPI, 1104118918, was assigned on May 11, 2011. Dr. Butler graduated from University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Butler's Texas license number on file is Q5161.

Dr. Butler's primary practice is Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Lufkin, at 302 Gobblers Knob Rd, Lufkin, TX 75904 in Angelina County. The practice phone is (936) 632-2276.

Dr. Butler's primary practice is Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Lufkin in Lufkin, Texas, part of Oceans Healthcare. Dr. Butler is also affiliated with St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Lufkin, TX. The medical group on file is Elsmere Psychiatry Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Butler to 4 more hospitals and 13 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Butler practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Psychiatry is Dr. Butler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Butler is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Butler's licenses on file in 15 states: Texas, South Dakota, Delaware, Florida, Montana, New Hampshire, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Oklahoma.

Dmand AI lists bipolar disorder, dementia, depression, non-alzheimer's dementia (chronic), psychological distress, psychoses and schizophrenia among the conditions Dr. Butler treats.

CMS data shows 3,280 Medicare services from Dr. Butler across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 384 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $227,954 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 384 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Butler in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 131 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have depression. 55% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.62, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Butler's median patient age at 36, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Butler wrote 1,961 Medicare Part D claims for 363 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,631 of them, across 44 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $29,677 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,938 claims across 45 drugs.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Butler from 4 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $118.

Dr. Butler graduated from University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Butler is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.