Sonny Willie Tucker, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Durham, NC
Sonny Willie Tucker, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1144487562, issued on May 22, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-00963, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sonny Willie Tucker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License numbers
- 2008-00963 NC
A85121 CA
T0964 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2100 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 5909467 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080712000067); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2100 Erwin RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Diane AllenSurgery Physician1184708885
- James Alspaugh, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1851440861
Verify Sonny Willie Tucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2008-00963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel14 claims
- Cilostazol13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl12 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: $316.93
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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 one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sonny Willie Tucker among 129 vascular surgery physician records in North Carolina
Sonny Willie Tucker, MD is one of 129 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 129 vascular surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 129 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cynthia Shortell, M.D.Durham, NC 277101114012341
- Chandler Long, MDDurham, NC 277051568666055
- Elizabeth WeisslerDurham, NC 277051003348970
- Steven Burnham, M.D.Durham, NC 277041538189105
- James Weaver, M.D.Durham, NC 277041760402069
- Steven Kagan, MDRaleigh, NC 276151508804303
- Janice Messier, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276151699836395
- Kirk Charles, MDRaleigh, NC 276101508887068
Common questions
What is Sonny Willie Tucker, MD's NPI number?
Sonny Willie Tucker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144487562, issued on May 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sonny Willie Tucker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sonny Willie Tucker, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-00963, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sonny Willie Tucker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sonny Willie Tucker, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.