NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gregory Michael Rucker, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Columbus, GA

Gregory Michael Rucker, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1073510905, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 28457, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073510905
Name
Gregory Michael Rucker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
28457 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
700 Center St, Columbus, GA 31901
Phone
(706) 596-1314
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(706) 596-9225
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120222000185); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 1981
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 700 Center St

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Verify Gregory Michael Rucker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,850 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 896 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gregory Rucker5,850
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium340 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen299 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate298 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen297 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium240 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl156 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: $194.16

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. 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.

  1. Gregory Rucker$194.16
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Internal Medicine OF West-Central Georgia, P.C.Columbus, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gregory Michael Rucker among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Gregory Michael Rucker, M.D. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 51% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

53 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus

They are 53 of the 5,517 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Morton Berenson, MDColumbus, GA 319011184720401
  2. Merryl Bland, MDColumbus, GA 319011972619161
  3. Donna Burrell, M.D.Columbus, GA 319011891782066
  4. Charles Chipman, MDColumbus, GA 319011487655494
  5. Harvey HarrisColumbus, GA 319011609877315
  6. Duan Huang, M.D., PH.D.Columbus, GA 319011659329431
  7. Christopher Lee, M.D.Columbus, GA 319011003814518
  8. James Miller, MDColumbus, GA 319011598752560

Common questions

What is Gregory Michael Rucker, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gregory Michael Rucker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073510905, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gregory Michael Rucker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 Center St, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (706) 596-1314. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gregory Michael Rucker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 28457, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gregory Michael Rucker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gregory Michael Rucker, M.D. had 5,850 Medicare Part D claims for 194 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.

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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.