Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Christopher Alan Butts, PHD, DO

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1609137348

Dr. Christopher Alan Butts, PHD, DO practises General Surgery in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2012, 14 years ago. Practices with Tower Health Medical Group, a 579-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Years since qualifying
14
Trained at
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Licensed in
NJ, PA
In the registry since
2012
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
PHD — Doctor of Philosophy
A research doctorate. In healthcare it usually sits alongside a clinical licence.
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

420 S 5th Ave
West Reading, PA 19611-2143
Phone: (484) 628-4879
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 125 Paterson St Ste 6300, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 — (315) 404-2326

Specialties & licences

Surgical Critical Care Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2086S0102X · Licence OS017970 (PA)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence OS017970 (PA)
Trauma Surgery Physician Taxonomy 2086S0127X · Licence 25MB10043900 (NJ)

Record details

NPI number1609137348
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials PHD , DO
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedMay 30, 2012
Last updated in NPPESMarch 31, 2021
Certification dateMarch 31, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Also practisesCRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)
Medical schoolPHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Graduated 2012 (14 years in practice)
Group practice Tower Health Medical Group — 579 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients156
Services billed 309 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age79

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Education $2,500 1 payment · educational material or training, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $806 2 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $249 12 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Tower Health Medical Group

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 579 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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