Heather Christine Couch, FNP
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Santa Cruz, CA
Heather Christine Couch, FNP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1992166839, issued on Mar 18, 2016. Check the license (California 95003993, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Christine Couch
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- 95003993 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1080 Emeline Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 454-4100
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160505000720); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Christine Couch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95003993Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
960 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril71 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium69 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate51 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Metformin Hcl42 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium32 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Christine Couch among 1,131 primary care nurse practitioner records in California
Heather Christine Couch, FNP is one of 1,131 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 27% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 27% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 398 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 363LP2300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in California
There are 1,131 primary care nurse practitioner records in California.
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The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julia Stevens, N.P.Santa Cruz, CA 950621699006130
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- Margaret Ginsburg, RNPSanta Clara, CA 950511225129877
- Shella Maples, FNP-BCSanta Clara, CA 950511861274771
- Mercy Rose, NP-CWatsonville, CA 950761992980742
- Jessica Goza, NPLos Gatos, CA 950321649710476
- Kimberly Hill, MSN, FNPHollister, CA 950231871323196
Common questions
What is Heather Christine Couch, FNP's NPI number?
Heather Christine Couch, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992166839, issued on Mar 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Christine Couch, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1080 Emeline Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 454-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Christine Couch, FNP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95003993, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Christine Couch, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Christine Couch, FNP had 960 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.