Harold Matthew Couch, M.D.
Surgery Physician · St Petersburg, FL
Harold Matthew Couch, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1477753846, issued on Jul 23, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME102879, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Harold Matthew Couch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- ME102879 FL
BP1-0013121 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 7TH St S Ste 510, St Petersburg, FL 33701
- Phone
- (727) 893-6480
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2025
- Fax
- (813) 893-6481
- Medicaid ID
- 003708400 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090818000633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 601 7TH St S Ste 510
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Luis Geada, M.D.Surgery Physician1508307901
- Karen Goodwin, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1699737320
- Suzanne Gozdanovic, M.D.Surgery Physician1003076993
- Carah Horn, MBA-HCA, BSN, RNRegistered Nurse1245923960
- Ramona Ilie, MDSurgery Physician1184987463
- Amy Moan, PAPhysician Assistant1164434494
Verify Harold Matthew Couch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME102879Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen49 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 claims
- Mupirocin11 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): 81.6 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: $217.79
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Karl Storz Endoscopy-America. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Ohi West Medical Group LLCSt Petersburg, FL
- Tampa Bay Surgical Group LLPTampa, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Harold Matthew Couch among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Harold Matthew Couch, M.D. is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Luis Geada, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011508307901
- Suzanne Gozdanovic, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011003076993
- Ramona Ilie, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011184987463
- Jeffery Johnson, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011144252727
- Laura Julan, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011962630509
- Nicholas Price, MD FACSSt Petersburg, FL 337011285639898
- Alexander Ramirez Valderrama, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011710120183
- Charles Smithers, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011235176439
Common questions
What is Harold Matthew Couch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Harold Matthew Couch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477753846, issued on Jul 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Harold Matthew Couch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 7TH St S Ste 510, St Petersburg, FL, 33701. Phone: (727) 893-6480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Harold Matthew Couch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME102879, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Harold Matthew Couch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Harold Matthew Couch, M.D. had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Harold Matthew Couch, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 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.