NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brandon Keith Couch, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX

Brandon Keith Couch, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1184115644, issued on May 21, 2018. Check the license (Texas V0713, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184115644
Name
Brandon Keith Couch
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
V0713 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
225 E Sonterra Blvd Ste 220, San Antonio, TX 78258
Phone
(210) 614-5100
Enumerated
May 21, 2018
Record last updated
Oct 20, 2025
Fax
(210) 614-5103
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240628002927); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 225 E Sonterra Blvd Ste 220

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

  1. Charles Broome, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1720129992
  2. Adam Harris, M.D.Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1114905478
  3. Madeline Kremer, MPAS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1043936156
  4. James Seesholtz, PA, PTPhysician Assistant1033233895
  5. Louis Stryker, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1588854327

Verify Brandon Keith Couch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brandon Couch24
  2. Specialty average346

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): 77.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,624.34

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brandon Couch$2,624
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Brandon Keith Couch among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Brandon Keith Couch, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Broome, MDSan Antonio, TX 782581720129992
  2. Stephen Burkhart, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782581366487498
  3. Ronald Connor, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782581811939820
  4. Matthew Dwyer, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782581083753925
  5. Ralph Garza, MDSan Antonio, TX 782581275732166
  6. Wayne Lee, MDSan Antonio, TX 782581164406625
  7. Amanda Marshall, MDSan Antonio, TX 782581821077132
  8. Justin Robbins, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782581578547915

Common questions

What is Brandon Keith Couch, MD's NPI number?

Brandon Keith Couch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184115644, issued on May 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brandon Keith Couch, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 E Sonterra Blvd Ste 220, San Antonio, TX, 78258. Phone: (210) 614-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brandon Keith Couch, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number V0713, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brandon Keith Couch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brandon Keith Couch, MD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brandon Keith Couch, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.