Alethea Yvette Rucker, M.D
Family Medicine Physician · Eden, NC
Alethea Yvette Rucker, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Eden, North Carolina, and NPI 1053549493, issued on Jun 24, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-01391, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alethea Yvette Rucker
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2014-01391 NC
2014 01391 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 Thompson Street, Eden, NC 27288
- Phone
- (336) 627-5178
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 627-0727
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141024001597); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alethea Yvette Rucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-01391Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,662 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium224 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium92 claims
- Omeprazole91 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate90 claims
- Losartan Potassium75 claims
- Gabapentin69 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $104.59
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating CorporationGreensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alethea Yvette Rucker among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Alethea Yvette Rucker, M.D is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Eden
They are 12 of the 241 NPPES records with a practice address in Eden, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Eden → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Burdine, MDEden, NC 272881356563969
- Terry Daniel, M.D.Eden, NC 272881578565776
- Molly Hamilton, MDEden, NC 272881346860848
- Savanna Horsley, FNPEden, NC 272881225952971
- Kevin Howard, M.D.Eden, NC 272881588666705
- Alexis Hugelmeyer, D.O.Eden, NC 272881225288632
- Dawn Quashie, MDEden, NC 272881790771582
- Paul Sasser, M.D.Eden, NC 272881255333464
Common questions
What is Alethea Yvette Rucker, M.D's NPI number?
Alethea Yvette Rucker, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053549493, issued on Jun 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alethea Yvette Rucker, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 Thompson Street, Eden, NC, 27288. Phone: (336) 627-5178. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alethea Yvette Rucker, M.D's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-01391, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alethea Yvette Rucker, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alethea Yvette Rucker, M.D had 2,662 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.