John Charles Lucke, M.D.
NPI 1316995301ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Scottsboro, AL
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.D.) with Nm Pacs 2 LLC and 3 other groups, practicing in Scottsboro, Alabama. 48 Medicare patients in 2024, $4,081 paid; nearly all of their 100 Part D prescriptions were generic (95%). Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $101.74 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Clay County Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1316995301 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 4, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 27, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | 35965 | NC |
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | 208G00000X | 38432 | AL |
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 - Emergency Medicine (AL); Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 48 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 68 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $4,081 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 100 · 102 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 73 |
| Total drug cost | $1,524 |
| Generic share | 95% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
Medical groups
- Nm Pacs 2 LLCLumberton, NC · 112 clinicians
- Ivy Creek of Elmore LLCWetumpka, AL · 102 clinicians
- Inpatient Consultants of North Carolina PCLumberton, NC · 89 clinicians
- Erx-Bama, LLCAshland, AL · 8 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Clay County HospitalAshland, AL
- Elmore Community HospitalWetumpka, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$101.74 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $82.74 | 1 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | $19.00 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$101.74 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records