Leah A. Couture, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Baltimore, MD
Leah A. Couture, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1801232046, issued on May 15, 2013. Check the license (Maryland D0089710, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah A. Couture
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- D0089710 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 E University Pkwy Bldg 460C, Baltimore, MD 21218
- Phone
- (804) 828-9726
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200618002352); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leah A. Couture in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0089710Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
317 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 201 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl60 claims
- Methadone Hcl36 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er34 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl27 claims
- Oxycontin20 claims
- Olanzapine16 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): 100 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: $193.13
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Daiichi Sankyo Inc. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 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
- University OF Maryland Physicians PABaltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leah A. Couture among 53 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Maryland
Leah A. Couture, MD is one of 53 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 58% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2012 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Maryland
There are 53 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nahar Saleh, MDBaltimore, MD 212181457884736
- Babatunde Ajani, M.DBaltimore, MD 212151649367632
- Lauren Berninger, D.O.Baltimore, MD 212151346697612
- Ilene Browner, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212241598723074
- Ambereen Mehta, MD, MPHBaltimore, MD 212241508125105
- Erin Reeve, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212241962721118
- David Wu, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212241659360774
- Paul Noufi, MDBaltimore, MD 212251891348843
Common questions
What is Leah A. Couture, MD's NPI number?
Leah A. Couture, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801232046, issued on May 15, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah A. Couture, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E University Pkwy Bldg 460C, Baltimore, MD, 21218. Phone: (804) 828-9726. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leah A. Couture, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0089710, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leah A. Couture, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leah A. Couture, MD had 317 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leah A. Couture, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.