Lawrence Vernon Tucker, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Lawrence Vernon Tucker, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1669453262, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (California A84067, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Vernon Tucker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- A84067 CA
P0883 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4000 Macarthur Blvd, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 257-4217
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2025
- Fax
- (949) 627-8107
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260317003022); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4000 Macarthur Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jeannie Elbing, LCSWClinical Social Worker1255912994
- Cynthia FickenMarriage & Family Therapist1518559491
- Christine Golden, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1215474960
- Natalie Herriott, AMFT, APCCMarriage & Family Therapist1215701461
- Abigail McLennandMarriage & Family Therapist1396497269
Verify Lawrence Vernon Tucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A84067Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate17 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.
Lawrence Vernon Tucker among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Lawrence Vernon Tucker, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
59 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Newport Beach
They are 59 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lawrence Vernon Tucker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence Vernon Tucker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669453262, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Vernon Tucker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4000 Macarthur Blvd, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 257-4217. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Vernon Tucker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A84067, 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 Lawrence Vernon Tucker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Vernon Tucker, M.D. had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.