Active NPI 1376572214 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. James Buttitta , MD

Internal Medicine • Tacoma, WA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. James Buttitta, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Tacoma, WA. With approximately 32 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1994, Dr. Buttitta delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1818 S UNION AVE STE 1A.

Dr. Buttitta accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least, initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least, subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1818 S Union Ave Ste 1a

Tacoma, WA 984051953

Telephone 2062120977

Fax 2064201458

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Highline Internal Medicine Ps Facility NPI 1407880321

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1994

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Tacoma, WA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

32 Yrs +11.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 20.8 Yrs

State Avg: 23.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

273 Specialists

Practicing in Tacoma, WA (3169 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

14.7% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

1.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Buttitta (32 Years) 32 Yrs

Tacoma Specialty Average (20.8 Years) 20.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	56	17	$73.50	$72.40
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	16	12	$131.17	$129.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	67	16	$75.53	$73.70

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	87	18	$68.43	$67.76
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	65	43	$165.00	$90.13
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	38	24	$125.00	$68.64
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	35	32	$275.00	$127.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	272	102	$165.00	$91.24
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	186	82	$125.00	$69.60
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	123	105	$275.00	$129.31
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	111	27	$68.64	$68.64
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	93	93	$65.00	$19.33
90694 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage	93	93	$75.00	$66.37
99315 Nursing facility discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	32	31	$190.00	$72.66
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	22	14	$128.70	$128.70

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	367	126	$123.12	$71.91
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	247	108	$164.45	$93.72
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	200	42	$70.17	$69.93
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	141	116	$275.00	$132.57
99315 Nursing facility discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	33	33	$186.97	$74.93
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	33	29	$175.00	$82.61
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	21	21	$210.00	$57.93
G0407 Follow-up inpatient consultation, intermediate, physicians typically spend 25 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth	18	18	$115.00	$75.63
90653 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	18	18	$85.00	$59.53
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	17	17	$65.00	$17.02
99335 Established patient assisted living visit, typically 25 minutes	15	12	$121.21	$96.68
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	13	11	$131.40	$131.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	478	180	$110.00	$70.88
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	298	263	$275.00	$134.78
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	198	45	$69.91	$69.25
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	175	108	$150.00	$93.64
99315 Nursing facility discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	65	64	$165.00	$74.49
90653 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	60	60	$65.00	$58.10
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	60	60	$46.00	$16.68
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	53	30	$92.96	$92.05
99335 Established patient assisted living visit, typically 25 minutes	40	29	$128.01	$99.61
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	33	23	$175.00	$81.24
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	19	18	$210.00	$58.08
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	11	11	$132.16	$131.03
99304 Initial nursing facility care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes	11	11	$125.00	$93.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	324	150	$110.00	$70.06
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	287	257	$275.00	$131.66
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	246	135	$150.00	$69.61
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	217	104	$198.00	$91.75
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	168	143	$274.20	$129.86
99335 Established patient assisted living visit, typically 25 minutes	130	43	$156.66	$96.70
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	113	81	$150.00	$91.31
99315 Nursing facility discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	47	47	$150.11	$71.41
99315 Nursing facility discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	47	44	$123.30	$72.24
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	33	27	$175.00	$79.71
90653 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	29	29	$65.00	$53.58
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	28	28	$46.00	$22.07
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	25	25	$210.00	$56.32
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	19	18	$175.00	$111.68
99304 Initial nursing facility care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes	16	15	$125.00	$92.70
99334 Established patient custodial care facility, group care, or assisted living visit, typically 15 minutes	13	13	$120.38	$62.03
99336 Established patient assisted living visit, typically 40 minutes	12	12	$193.00	$139.17

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	693	595	$274.82	$126.81
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	657	326	$150.00	$67.45
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	205	131	$198.00	$87.74
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	167	134	$153.00	$74.67
99335 Established patient assisted living visit, typically 25 minutes	56	34	$211.25	$94.80
99304 Initial nursing facility care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes	54	51	$197.00	$88.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	39	$230.00	$109.37
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	39	30	$177.00	$59.42
99315 Nursing facility discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	28	28	$143.00	$71.17
99336 Established patient assisted living visit, typically 40 minutes	26	19	$187.92	$135.20
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	16	16	$46.00	$28.24
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	16	16	$353.00	$159.58
90653 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	16	16	$65.00	$49.22

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License WA MD00033961

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Secondary Practice Locations

1818 S Union Ave Ste 1a

Tacoma, WA 984051953

Phone: 2062120977

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location November 30, 2018

Registered at 1818 S UNION AVE STE 1A, TACOMA, WA 984051953 (Tel: 2062120977)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 30, 2018

Registered at PO BOX 13310, BURTON, WA 980130310 (Tel: 2062120977)

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NPI Profile Active September 01, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 01, 2015

Registered at 801SW150TH ST 230, BURIEN, WA 981661855 (Tel: 2069576036)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 01, 2015

Registered at PO BOX 50150, BELLEVUE, WA 980150150 (Tel: 4252285228)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 01, 2015

Recorded as JAMES BUTTITTA, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 01, 2015

Internal Medicine (License #MD00033961 in WA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 02, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1376572214

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 02, 2006

Last Update: November 30, 2018

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 13310

Burton, WA 980130310

Phone: 2062120977

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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