John Patrick Tucker, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Scottsboro, AL
John Patrick Tucker, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Scottsboro, Alabama, and NPI 1457347130, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 16639, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Patrick Tucker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 16639 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 406A Taylor St, Scottsboro, AL 35768
- Phone
- (256) 574-1050
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 574-1045
- Medicaid IDs
- 051535387 AL
051511261 AL
051507391 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041103000217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Patrick Tucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16639Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,223 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 622 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium514 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium471 claims
- Omeprazole390 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium315 claims
- Gabapentin285 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate282 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: $79.90
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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
- Highlands Professional ServicesScottsboro, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Patrick Tucker among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
John Patrick Tucker, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Scottsboro
They are 25 of the 256 NPPES records with a practice address in Scottsboro, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 1,996 in Alabama → Every provider in Scottsboro → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lonnie Albin, MDScottsboro, AL 357681629039045
- Mandi Allen-Bell, MDScottsboro, AL 357681215088026
- Margaret Belue, MDScottsboro, AL 357681669601456
- Charles Bradford, M.D.Scottsboro, AL 357681427085133
- Charles Bradford, M.D.Scottsboro, AL 357681700805082
- Christopher Clayton, M.D.Scottsboro, AL 357681205154127
- William Coleman, M.D.Scottsboro, AL 357681427141241
- Mark Cooper, M.D.Scottsboro, AL 357681225080849
Common questions
What is John Patrick Tucker, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Patrick Tucker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457347130, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Patrick Tucker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 406A Taylor St, Scottsboro, AL, 35768. Phone: (256) 574-1050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Patrick Tucker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 16639, 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 John Patrick Tucker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Patrick Tucker, M.D. had 10,223 Medicare Part D claims for 450 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.