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Dr. Ralph Elbert Butler, MD

Surgery Physician in Portsmouth, VA · enumerated 2006.

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Ralph Elbert Butler

Credential MD

Sex Male

Practice address 620 John Paul Jones Cir, Portsmouth, VA, 23708

Phone (757) 953-2544

Enumeration date Feb 14, 2006

Last updated in NPPES Jul 8, 2007

Taxonomy & licenses

208600000X Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 0101056143 (VA) Primary

208600000X Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 25MA08036200 (NJ) Secondary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

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Ralph Butler is registered in NPPES with the primary taxonomy of Surgery Physician. The taxonomy code describes the provider's classification and area of specialization for claims and credentialing.

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2007-07-08.