NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William A. Tucker, M.D.

Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · Kansas City, KS

William A. Tucker, M.D. is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Kansas, and NPI 1023403789, issued on Mar 31, 2015. Check the license (Kansas 04-43440, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; 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
1023403789
Name
William A. Tucker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician 207XX0004X
License numbers
04-43440 KS
12208319-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3901 Rainbow Blvd # MS 3017, Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone
(251) 753-1987
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2015
Record last updated
Nov 2, 2022
Medicaid ID
30004655600002 KS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221004000742); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2015
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 3901 Rainbow Blvd # MS 3017

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

  1. Nicholas Barnthouse, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1962848838
  2. Kathryn BessermanOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1659123636
  3. Sean Beyer, DOSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1689202731
  4. Joshua Bunch, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1932495769
  5. Reed CodaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215677554
  6. Johnathan DallmanOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1871345769

Verify William A. Tucker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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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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38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in 2024

311 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 648 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 85 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Tucker311
  2. Specialty average225

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam80 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl66 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt52 claims
  4. Gabapentin31 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl15 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $365.12

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 643 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,314.63 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Tucker$365
  2. Specialty average$23,315

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. Kansas University Physicians IncOverland Park, KS

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

William A. Tucker among 12 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Kansas

William A. Tucker, M.D. is one of 12 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 75% 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 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0004X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers in Kansas

There are 12 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Kansas.

The 8 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Greg Horton, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601396854303
  2. Susan Bonar, M.D.Leawood, KS 662111760486674
  3. Matthew Kneidel, MDOverland Park, KS 662111013925643
  4. John Romito, MDOverland Park, KS 662151033203971
  5. Todd Smith, MDOlathe, KS 660611174599732
  6. John Galligan, M.D.Lawrence, KS 660491194773689
  7. Patrick McGregor, MDLawrence, KS 660491962906438
  8. Kent Heady, M.D.Wichita, KS 672051093795619

Common questions

What is William A. Tucker, M.D.'s NPI number?

William A. Tucker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023403789, issued on Mar 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William A. Tucker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3901 Rainbow Blvd # MS 3017, Kansas City, KS, 66160. Phone: (251) 753-1987. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William A. Tucker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-43440, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William A. Tucker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William A. Tucker, M.D. had 311 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician prescribers was 225. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William A. Tucker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 of 100. 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.

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