What is Melinda Butler's specialty?

Melinda Butler (NPI 1538196761) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Preston, MD.

Where does Melinda Butler practice?

Melinda Butler practices in Preston, MD, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538196761.

How much does Medicare pay Melinda Butler?

Melinda Butler (NPI 1538196761) received approximately $117K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 381 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538196761

Melinda ButlerMD

PRACTICEPRESTON FAMILY PHYSICIANSSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticePreston, MDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,549

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,358

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$111K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 988 Family Practice providers in MD — top quintile (cohort median 868).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,245

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$476K

Distinct drugs

132

Brand share

19.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium280 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium259 claims

Losartan Potassium212 claims

Amlodipine Besylate189 claims

Lisinopril182 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.1

Quality

100.0

Cost

80.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.81%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$177

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$177

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$177

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melinda Butler's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 53 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SHORE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	403	2,869
David Clarkson Podiatry · Chestertown, MD	82	210
Stephen Sauter Diagnostic Radiology · Huntsville, AL	79	273
BRIGHAM, STEPHEN	65	215
CAROLINE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC	63	354
EVANS, CHRISTIAN	61	225
SMITH, DAVID	59	231
Kevin Gately Diagnostic Radiology · Easton, MD	56	193
ENVOY OF DENTON, LLC	45	294
TIDALHEALTH NANTICOKE, INC	44	223
SHORE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	35	104
Gary Sprouse Internal Medicine · Chester, MD	33	228

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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