Steven Howard Tucker, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Richmond, VA
Steven Howard Tucker, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1548655608, issued on Apr 5, 2015. Check the license (Virginia 0101266691, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Howard Tucker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 0101266691 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Westhampton Sta, Richmond, VA 23226
- Phone
- (804) 287-4200
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190917004009); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven Howard Tucker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101266691Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,161 Medicare Part D claims for 647 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost716 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate210 claims
- Timolol Maleate204 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol197 claims
- Restasis120 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone84 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $294.27
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
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
- Eye Surgeons OF Richmond IncChester, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Howard Tucker among 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia
Steven Howard Tucker, M.D. is one of 592 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2015, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2000 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Bullock, M.D.Richmond, VA 232261811901846
- Walter Bundy, M.D.Richmond, VA 232261619988219
- Thomas Carothers, M.D.Richmond, VA 232261548375579
- Jason Chiappetta, M.D.Richmond, VA 232261245348911
- James Combs, M.D.Richmond, VA 232261467463067
- Thomas Dabney, M.D.Richmond, VA 232261982719860
- Ryan Deasy, MDRichmond, VA 232261568418523
- David Jacobs, MDRichmond, VA 232261184675100
Common questions
What is Steven Howard Tucker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven Howard Tucker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548655608, issued on Apr 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Howard Tucker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Westhampton Sta, Richmond, VA, 23226. Phone: (804) 287-4200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Howard Tucker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101266691, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven Howard Tucker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Howard Tucker, M.D. had 2,161 Medicare Part D claims for 647 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Howard Tucker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.