What is David Couch's specialty?

David Couch (NPI 1659377679) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Kingsport, TN.

Where does David Couch practice?

David Couch practices in Kingsport, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659377679.

How much does Medicare pay David Couch?

David Couch (NPI 1659377679) received approximately $1.6M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 378 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659377679

David CouchM.D.

PRACTICESOUTHEASTERN RETINA ASSOCIATES, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyKingsport, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,338

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,587

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.5M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 326 Ophthalmology providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 2,504).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

341

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

57.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen93 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha92 claims

Promethazine Hcl69 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate38 claims

Prednisolone Acetate27 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.6

Quality

86.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

93.0

Payment adjustment

0.66%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David 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
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	102	387
JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC	38	69
WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM	34	57
WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM	26	76
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	15	29
Jeffrey Bunning Ophthalmology · Bristol, TN	13	43
Michael Bradley Ophthalmology · Bristol, TN	12	20
Terence Casey Pathology · New Orleans, LA	11	19

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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ProviderScore

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