Christopher Michael Couch, M.D.
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Tyler, TX
Christopher Michael Couch, M.D. is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1831488352, issued on Apr 5, 2011. Check the license (Texas P4746, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Michael Couch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- License number
- P4746 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 S Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
- Phone
- (903) 590-5612
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140404000579); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Michael Couch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P4746Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $178.77
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 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
- Etmc Physician Group, Inc.Tyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Michael Couch among 117 surgical critical care physician records in Texas
Christopher Michael Couch, M.D. is one of 117 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 58% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 58% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 98 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Texas
There are 117 surgical critical care physician records in Texas.
All 117 in Texas → Every provider in Tyler → Surgical Critical Care Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roberto Lorenzi, MDTyler, TX 757011235665613
- Scott Norwood, MDTyler, TX 757011811997059
- Kevin Records, MDTyler, TX 757011235660085
- Michelle Strong, M.D., PH.D.Tyler, TX 757011285766121
- Maria Ahmad, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901912483322
- Chiaka Akarichi, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901063715282
- Matthew Fleming, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901396124723
- Chase Knickerbocker, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901982090536
Common questions
What is Christopher Michael Couch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Michael Couch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831488352, issued on Apr 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Michael Couch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 S Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 590-5612. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Michael Couch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P4746, 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.
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.