Arika N. Couch, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN
Arika N. Couch, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1679045470, issued on Dec 19, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 25244, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arika N. Couch
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 25244 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 Old Weisgarber RD Ste 200, Knoxville, TN 37909
- Phone
- (865) 934-5800
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 934-5801
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190604002778); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arika N. Couch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 25244Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,086 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 211 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen102 claims
- Letrozole79 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl60 claims
- Gabapentin42 claims
- Ondansetron Odt42 claims
- Methylprednisolone37 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,546.72
137 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tennessee Cancer Specialists PLLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arika N. Couch among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Arika N. Couch, FNP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
737 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 737 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Arika N. Couch, FNP's NPI number?
Arika N. Couch, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679045470, issued on Dec 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arika N. Couch, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Old Weisgarber RD Ste 200, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 934-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arika N. Couch, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 25244, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Arika N. Couch, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arika N. Couch, FNP had 1,086 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arika N. Couch, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.