Dr. William Tucker, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Tucker
Dr. William Tucker is an orthopedic surgery in Addison, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tucker performed 6,225 Medicare services across 2,509 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tucker received a total of $187,238 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 82 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Tucker is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint lubricant injection (Synvisc) | 1,872 | $7 | $34 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 1,209 | $33 | $135 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 1,114 | $1 | $4 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 368 | $35 | $138 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 328 | $66 | $262 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 292 | $90 | $372 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 245 | $47 | $183 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 240 | $122 | $477 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 187 | $131 | $521 |
| Total knee replacement | 112 | $962 | $3,796 |
| X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views | 108 | $41 | $157 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 65 | $78 | $317 |
| Total hip replacement | 54 | $968 | $3,587 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 19 | $42 | $153 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 12 | $45 | $163 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for orthopedic surgery in TX.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Tucker is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 5%), with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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