Lynn R. Tucker, OD
Optometrist · Rapid City, SD
Lynn R. Tucker, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1245398510, issued on Dec 5, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 459, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lynn R. Tucker
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 459 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2020 Jackson Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57702
- Phone
- (605) 342-0777
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 342-7282
- Medicaid ID
- 9202543 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100325001108); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2020 Jackson Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Falon Young, ODOptometrist1295765055
Verify Lynn R. Tucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 459Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
190 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost68 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate34 claims
- Lumigan14 claims
- Timolol Maleate14 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11 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: $152.69
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. 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.
Lynn R. Tucker among 245 optometrist records in South Dakota
Lynn R. Tucker, OD is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in South Dakota. 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 183 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 62% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 optometrist records list a practice address in Rapid City
They are 39 of the 3,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Rapid City, and 245 optometrist records in South Dakota.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Shane Clark, O.D.Rapid City, SD 577021437446440
- Loretta Flaitz, O.D., M.B.A.Rapid City, SD 577021588615132
- Taylor Haley, ODRapid City, SD 577021700516861
- William Holec, ODRapid City, SD 577021720146095
- Sarah Houdek, ODRapid City, SD 577021558974964
- Gaylene Kudrna, ODRapid City, SD 577021063570349
Common questions
What is Lynn R. Tucker, OD's NPI number?
Lynn R. Tucker, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245398510, issued on Dec 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lynn R. Tucker, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 Jackson Blvd, Rapid City, SD, 57702. Phone: (605) 342-0777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lynn R. Tucker, OD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 459, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lynn R. Tucker, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lynn R. Tucker, OD had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 57 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.