Bruce A. Tucker, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
Bruce A. Tucker, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1982648622, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00007022, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce A. Tucker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 00007022 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 832 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL 35211
- Phone
- (205) 206-8460
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 206-8380
- Medicaid ID
- 000002566 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100915000025); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce A. Tucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00007022Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
499 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy109 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate46 claims
- Cephalexin28 claims
- Triumeq25 claims
- Daptomycin23 claims
- Ceftriaxone21 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: $192.37
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Metro Infectious Disease Consultants LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce A. Tucker among 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama
Bruce A. Tucker, M.D. is one of 112 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2006 among the 82 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama.
All 112 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Ennis, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352131982707766
- Leland Allen, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051245258573
- David Barnes, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051851365829
- Kenneth Botsford, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051215901590
- Ellen Eaton, MDBirmingham, AL 352051598945875
- Jeanne MarrazzoBirmingham, AL 352051306926399
- Anoma Nellore, MDBirmingham, AL 352051184788135
- Joshua Stripling, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051558507871
Common questions
What is Bruce A. Tucker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bruce A. Tucker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982648622, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce A. Tucker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 832 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL, 35211. Phone: (205) 206-8460. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce A. Tucker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00007022, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce A. Tucker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce A. Tucker, M.D. had 499 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.