NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Allison Cummings Couden, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Franklin, TN

Allison Cummings Couden, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Franklin, Tennessee, and NPI 1861554156, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 36680, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861554156
Name
Allison Cummings Couden
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
36680 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
570 Bakers Bridge Avenue, Franklin, TN 37064
Phone
(615) 790-3200
Enumerated
Dec 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 794-2883
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 570 Bakers Bridge Avenue

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Arthur Brooks, MDPediatrics Physician1386706679
  2. Thomas Carr, MDPediatrics Physician1790848166
  3. John Chambers, MDPediatrics Physician1699837989
  4. Molly Hood, MDPediatrics Physician1275696759
  5. Raymond Meneely, MDPediatrics Physician1013079391
  6. Phyllis Townsend, MDPediatrics Physician1366505844

Verify Allison Cummings Couden in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $18.28

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Allison Couden$18.28
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Allison Cummings Couden among 1,255 pediatrics physician records in Tennessee

Allison Cummings Couden, MD is one of 1,255 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 49% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Franklin

They are 29 of the 2,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Franklin, and 1,255 pediatrics physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Bocchicchio, MDFranklin, TN 370641912912064
  2. Arthur Brooks, MDFranklin, TN 370641386706679
  3. Sharon Caldwell, M.D.Franklin, TN 370641679687784
  4. Thomas Carr, MDFranklin, TN 370641790848166
  5. John Chambers, MDFranklin, TN 370641699837989
  6. Merri Collins, M.D.Franklin, TN 370641184653537
  7. Mildred Franco-Chen, M.D.Franklin, TN 370641700995503
  8. Ruth Long, M.D.Franklin, TN 370641093775496

Common questions

What is Allison Cummings Couden, MD's NPI number?

Allison Cummings Couden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861554156, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Allison Cummings Couden, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 570 Bakers Bridge Avenue, Franklin, TN, 37064. Phone: (615) 790-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Allison Cummings Couden, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 36680, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.