What is Steven Couch's specialty?

Steven Couch (NPI 1578590634) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Saint Louis, MO.

Where does Steven Couch practice?

Steven Couch practices in Saint Louis, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578590634.

How much does Medicare pay Steven Couch?

Steven Couch (NPI 1578590634) received approximately $212K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 393 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578590634

Steven CouchMD

OphthalmologySaint Louis, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

684

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,400

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$138K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 284 Ophthalmology providers in MO — top quintile (cohort median 2,050).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

471

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

96.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Erythromycin Base393 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha30 claims

Prednisone19 claims

Ondansetron18 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.2

Quality

71.6

Cost

75.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.39%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steven Couch's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Washington University Clinical Laboratory · Saint Louis, MO	54	76
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	18	47
ANDERSON, SUSAN	16	32
MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	14	20
George Harocopos Ophthalmology · Saint Louis, MO	14	38
MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES	14	23
SEACORD, LYNNE	12	27
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Maryland Heights, MO	12	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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