NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karissa Couch, FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Portsmouth, OH

Karissa Couch, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Portsmouth, Ohio, and NPI 1437699923, issued on Mar 2, 2017. Check the license (Ohio APRN.CNP.020563, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437699923
Name
Karissa Couch
Credential
FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
APRN.CNP.020563 OH
3017055 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1805 27TH St, Portsmouth, OH 45662
Phone
(740) 356-8240
Enumerated
Mar 2, 2017
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2023
Medicaid IDs
0210729 OH
7100474180 KY
1437699923 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170404001389); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio Medical University, 2016
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1805 27TH St

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  3. Beau BarleyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679240196
  4. Andrew Barlow, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1902214489
  5. Luis Benitez Lopez, MDAnesthesiology Physician1154368892
  6. Nathan Bennington, D.O.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1972777589

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
    Search for license APRN.CNP.020563    Check the board
  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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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

561 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 132 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karissa Couch561
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl36 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone30 claims
  4. Naproxen30 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl30 claims
  6. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen28 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 3 group practices

  1. Eventus Ecs, IncColumbus, OH
  2. Eventus Wholehealth Midwest IncHilliard, OH
  3. Extended Care Specialists, IncHilliard, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karissa Couch among 9,647 family nurse practitioner records in Ohio

Karissa Couch, FNP-BC is one of 9,647 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2017, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 39% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 363LF0000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

50 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Portsmouth

They are 50 of the 1,937 NPPES records with a practice address in Portsmouth, and 9,647 family nurse practitioner records in Ohio.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ryan Carpenter, FNPPortsmouth, OH 456621639431927
  2. Melissa Davis, MSN, FNP-CNew Boston, OH 456621871507988
  3. Calvin Evans, FNP-BCPortsmouth, OH 456621992131445
  4. Alicia Fink, APRNPortsmouth, OH 456621629220744
  5. Julia Gilbert, CNPPortsmouth, OH 456621306171624
  6. Susan Hall, NPPortsmouth, OH 456621194077537
  7. Sarah Kaltenbach, C.N.P.Portsmouth, OH 456621306160098
  8. Christopher Keeton, APRNPortsmouth, OH 456621316037740

Common questions

What is Karissa Couch, FNP-BC's NPI number?

Karissa Couch, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437699923, issued on Mar 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karissa Couch, FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1805 27TH St, Portsmouth, OH, 45662. Phone: (740) 356-8240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karissa Couch, FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number APRN.CNP.020563, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karissa Couch, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karissa Couch, FNP-BC had 561 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.