Christopher E. Couch, M.D.
Allergy & Immunology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Christopher E. Couch, M.D. is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1154620714, issued on Mar 22, 2011. Check the license (Arizona 51099, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher E. Couch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
- License number
- 51099 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 W Clarendon Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
- Phone
- (602) 277-3337
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 277-3330
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160516002219); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher E. Couch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 51099Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average allergy & immunology physician in 2024
1,432 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 2,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium178 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa140 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide117 claims
- Prednisone109 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate97 claims
- Azelastine Hcl83 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): 84.9 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: $74.53
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 2,496 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,321.81 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
- Allergy Asthma Clinic LtdPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher E. Couch among 88 allergy & immunology physician records in Arizona
Christopher E. Couch, M.D. is one of 88 allergy & immunology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 57 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207K00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in Arizona
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Common questions
What is Christopher E. Couch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher E. Couch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154620714, issued on Mar 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher E. Couch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 W Clarendon Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85013. Phone: (602) 277-3337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher E. Couch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 51099, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher E. Couch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher E. Couch, M.D. had 1,432 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher E. Couch, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.9 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.