Bruce Nicholson Tucker, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Rosa, CA
Bruce Nicholson Tucker, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Rosa, California, and NPI 1780677054, issued on Aug 23, 2005. Check the license (California G44233, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Nicholson Tucker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G44233 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3536 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
- Phone
- (707) 544-3411
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (707) 544-0834
- Medicaid ID
- 00G442330 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070816000824); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Nicholson Tucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G44233Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,151 Medicare Part D claims for 1,025 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 250 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium742 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium498 claims
- Losartan Potassium384 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium343 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate322 claims
- Famotidine244 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: $27.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Providence Medical FoundationSanta Rosa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Nicholson Tucker among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Bruce Nicholson Tucker, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
98 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Rosa
They are 98 of the 6,884 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Rosa, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Bruce Nicholson Tucker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bruce Nicholson Tucker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780677054, issued on Aug 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Nicholson Tucker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3536 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403. Phone: (707) 544-3411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Nicholson Tucker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G44233, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Nicholson Tucker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Nicholson Tucker, M.D. had 10,151 Medicare Part D claims for 1,025 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.