James Lanier Tucker, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Tempe, AZ
James Lanier Tucker, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Tempe, Arizona, and NPI 1760463012, issued on Nov 11, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 17646, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Lanier Tucker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 17646 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282
- Phone
- (480) 820-9141
- Enumerated
- Nov 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (480) 820-3785
- Medicaid ID
- 275504 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241112003242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2000 E Southern Ave
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Verify James Lanier Tucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 17646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Anesthesia Partners OF ColoradoEdwards, CO
- Memorial Hospital OF Sweetwater CountyRock Springs, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Lanier Tucker among 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona
James Lanier Tucker, MD is one of 1,473 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 73% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 984 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
65 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Tempe
They are 65 of the 4,310 NPPES records with a practice address in Tempe, and 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alan Citrin, DOTempe, AZ 852821437130150
- Laszlo Csernak, MDTempe, AZ 852821609857333
- George Gieszl, MDTempe, AZ 852821629059340
- Scott Isaac, MDTempe, AZ 852821407837131
- Christopher Johnstad, M.D.Tempe, AZ 852821609872316
- Norman Nazareth, M.D.Tempe, AZ 852821447256060
- Anthony Putnam, MDTempe, AZ 852821285615914
- Stacey Remchuk Feuer, MDTempe, AZ 852821134110885
Common questions
What is James Lanier Tucker, MD's NPI number?
James Lanier Tucker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760463012, issued on Nov 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Lanier Tucker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ, 85282. Phone: (480) 820-9141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Lanier Tucker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 17646, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Lanier Tucker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Lanier Tucker, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.