NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Reid Tucker, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Alexander City, AL

Mark Reid Tucker, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Alexander City, Alabama, and NPI 1427006717, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 16404, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427006717
Name
Mark Reid Tucker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
16404 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3368 Highway 280, Alexander City, AL 35010
Phone
(256) 329-9064
Enumerated
May 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(256) 329-0262
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101217000287); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1986
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3368 Highway 280

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Katharine Cooper, M.D.Gynecology Physician1821057845
  2. Erin Dean, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1598411050
  3. Michele Goldhagen, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1225102833
  4. Shirley Lazenby, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1598839037
  5. Lori McCollum, M.C.D., CCC-AAudiologist1255587648
  6. Fred McLeod, M. D.Specialist1356305940

Verify Mark Reid Tucker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,124 Medicare Part D claims for 663 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.

  1. Mark Tucker2,124
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate518 claims
  2. Latanoprost454 claims
  3. Ciprofloxacin Hcl450 claims
  4. Lumigan69 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate63 claims
  6. Restasis60 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $83.27

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Tucker$83.27
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Eye Associates PCAlexander City, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mark Reid Tucker among 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama

Mark Reid Tucker, M.D. is one of 234 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 77% 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 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 25% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Pitts, MDAlabaster, AL 350071952317364
  2. Rita Armitage, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221093827354
  3. James Rains, MDBessemer, AL 350221114080017
  4. John Bowers, MDChildersburg, AL 350441710176037
  5. Terry Dawson, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581194821132
  6. William Holcomb, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581427037605
  7. Ramitha Nyalakonda, MDCullman, AL 350581053949396
  8. James Veal, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581760445092

Common questions

What is Mark Reid Tucker, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mark Reid Tucker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427006717, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Reid Tucker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3368 Highway 280, Alexander City, AL, 35010. Phone: (256) 329-9064. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Reid Tucker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 16404, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mark Reid Tucker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Reid Tucker, M.D. had 2,124 Medicare Part D claims for 663 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mark Reid Tucker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.