Kelly J. Tucker, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Orange, CA
Kelly J. Tucker, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1356372643, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (California G64833, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelly J. Tucker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G64833 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1140 W. LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 564-3300
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (714) 564-3318
- Medicaid ID
- GR0064090 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040830000918); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kelly J. Tucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G64833Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,236 Medicare Part D claims for 609 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium748 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate653 claims
- Sotalol363 claims
- Eliquis315 claims
- Entresto258 claims
- Carvedilol213 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,561.09
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Orange County Heart Institute And Research Center A Medical GroupOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelly J. Tucker among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Kelly J. Tucker, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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- Irmina Gradus-Pizlo, M.D.Orange, CA 928681356305254
- Warren Johnston, MDOrange, CA 928681427052802
- Morton Kern, MDOrange, CA 928681770587131
- Jessica Li, M.D.Orange, CA 928681982638649
- Donald Mahon, M.D.Orange, CA 928681255335659
Common questions
What is Kelly J. Tucker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kelly J. Tucker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356372643, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelly J. Tucker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1140 W. LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 564-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelly J. Tucker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G64833, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kelly J. Tucker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelly J. Tucker, M.D. had 4,236 Medicare Part D claims for 609 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kelly J. Tucker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.