Linda Tucker Back, CRNP,FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Opelika, AL
Linda Tucker Back, CRNP,FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1922870021, issued on Oct 23, 2023. Check the license (Alabama 1-143078, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda Tucker Back
- Credential
- CRNP,FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 1-143078 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 North 24TH Street, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334) 704-8100
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Fax
- (866) 538-3485
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240320001674); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Linda Tucker Back in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 1-143078Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
768 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate108 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate73 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl55 claims
- Prednisone50 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl49 claims
- Leflunomide48 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: $2,260.76
98 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 2 group practices
- Articularis Healthcare Group IncAuburn, AL
- Rheumatology Consultants OF AlabamaOpelika, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Linda Tucker Back among 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama
Linda Tucker Back, CRNP,FNP is one of 4,393 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 79% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 2,690 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Opelika
They are 53 of the 797 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelika, and 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Linda Tucker Back, CRNP,FNP's NPI number?
Linda Tucker Back, CRNP,FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922870021, issued on Oct 23, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda Tucker Back, CRNP,FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 North 24TH Street, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 704-8100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda Tucker Back, CRNP,FNP's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-143078, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Linda Tucker Back, CRNP,FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda Tucker Back, CRNP,FNP had 768 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.