Melissa J. Tucker, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Philadelphia, PA
Melissa J. Tucker, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1538437983, issued on Dec 13, 2011. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP011218, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa J. Tucker
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- SP011218 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5615 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131
- Phone
- (215) 477-5800
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2024
- Fax
- (215) 477-5800
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140605000851); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5615 W Girard Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa J. Tucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP011218Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
173 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass33 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim18 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15 claims
- Methylprednisolone11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Main Line HealthcareGlen Mills, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa J. Tucker among 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Melissa J. Tucker, NP is one of 7,209 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 18% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 4,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
896 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Philadelphia
They are 896 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Melissa J. Tucker, NP's NPI number?
Melissa J. Tucker, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538437983, issued on Dec 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa J. Tucker, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5615 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19131. Phone: (215) 477-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa J. Tucker, NP's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP011218, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa J. Tucker, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa J. Tucker, NP had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 143 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.