NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Rucker, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Jacksonville, FL

Michael Rucker, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1083107965, issued on Jun 14, 2018. Check the license (Florida PA9111567, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083107965
Name
Michael Rucker
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA9111567 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1824 King St, Jacksonville, FL 32204
Phone
(904) 384-3343
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2018
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2025
Fax
(904) 400-6671
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181206001899); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1824 King St

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

  1. James Arreche, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1548264393
  2. Angela Baker, ARNPNurse Practitioner1992173173
  3. Bethany BellFamily Nurse Practitioner1699117408
  4. Mary Blade, ARNPNurse Practitioner1184724544
  5. Michael Bluett, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1619979861
  6. Sara Clark, MDVascular Surgery Physician1972795755

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

495 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 99 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Rucker495
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Tartrate61 claims
  2. Furosemide55 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl54 claims
  4. Amiodarone Hcl53 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride52 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium51 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: $1,118.09

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Getinge USA Sales, LLC. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Rucker$1,118.09
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgical Associates PAJacksonville, FL

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

Michael Rucker among 1,444 surgical physician assistant records in Florida

Michael Rucker, PA-C is one of 1,444 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Florida. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2015 among the 844 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Florida

There are 1,444 surgical physician assistant records in Florida.

All 1,444 in Florida → Every provider in Jacksonville → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Arreche, PA-CJacksonville, FL 322041548264393
  2. Robert Blanken, PAJacksonville, FL 322041134197247
  3. Johnnie Brooks, PA-CJacksonville, FL 322041063436848
  4. Nathan Horn, PA-CJacksonville, FL 322041538496088
  5. Mark Mathias, PA-CJacksonville, FL 322041922310952
  6. Carlton McCarthyJacksonville, FL 322041205830908
  7. Ann McCurdy, PA-CJacksonville, FL 322041598746042
  8. Louis Edward Miers, PAJacksonville, FL 322041780608414

Common questions

What is Michael Rucker, PA-C's NPI number?

Michael Rucker, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083107965, issued on Jun 14, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Rucker, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1824 King St, Jacksonville, FL, 32204. Phone: (904) 384-3343. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Rucker, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number PA9111567, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael Rucker, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Rucker, PA-C had 495 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.