Joseph Clay Tucker, O.D.
Optometrist · Bowling Green, KY
Joseph Clay Tucker, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and NPI 1679534457, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 0940DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Clay Tucker
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0940DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 335 New Towne RD, Bowling Green, KY 42103
- Phone
- (270) 842-0383
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 842-0485
- Medicaid ID
- 77009405 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051214000330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 803 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 335 New Towne RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Breiwa, O.D.Optometrist1659392207
- John Jeskie, O.DOptometrist1629124250
Verify Joseph Clay Tucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 0940DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
338 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan80 claims
- Latanoprost49 claims
- Timolol Maleate37 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate34 claims
- Alphagan P18 claims
- Bimatoprost14 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: $438.72
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Breiwa, Ware And Jeskie PscBowling Green, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Clay Tucker among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky
Joseph Clay Tucker, O.D. is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Kentucky
There are 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
All 803 in Kentucky → Every provider in Bowling Green → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Bowling, ODBowling Green, KY 421031053097824
- John Breiwa, O.D.Bowling Green, KY 421031659392207
- Jonathan Bunnell, ODBowling Green, KY 421031629755160
- Samuel CalvertBowling Green, KY 421031649968918
- Laura ComptonBowling Green, KY 421031366979528
- Whitney Gaskin, O.D.Bowling Green, KY 421031962607267
- Kevin Jackson, O.D.Bowling Green, KY 421031588977508
- John Jeskie, O.DBowling Green, KY 421031629124250
Common questions
What is Joseph Clay Tucker, O.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Clay Tucker, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679534457, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Clay Tucker, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 335 New Towne RD, Bowling Green, KY, 42103. Phone: (270) 842-0383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Clay Tucker, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 0940DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Clay Tucker, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Clay Tucker, O.D. had 338 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.