Sonny Willie Tucker Jr., MD
NPI 1144487562ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Vascular Surgery· Durham, NC
Surgery, Vascular Surgery (MD) with Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc, practicing in Durham, North Carolina. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $47,070 for 358 patients in 2024, with only 47 Part D claims. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $640.15 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Duke Regional Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1144487562 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 22, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 7, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery Primary | 2086S0129X | 2008-00963 | NC |
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery | 2086S0129X | T0964 | TX |
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery | 2086S0129X | A85121 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (NC); Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 358 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 772 across 61 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $47,070 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 47 · 69 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 19 |
| Total drug cost | $371.02 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Vascular Surgery |
Medical group
- Duke Health Integrated Practice, IncDurham, NC · 3,185 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC
- Duke University HospitalDurham, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$640.15 · 5 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$316.93 · 3 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $233.52 | 2 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | $154.66 | 1 |
| Cook Medical LLC | $127.50 | 1 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $124.47 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$640.15 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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