Lori Walker Couch, OD
Optometrist · Laurinburg, NC
Lori Walker Couch, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and NPI 1265438816, issued on Jun 27, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1930, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lori Walker Couch
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1930 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 215 Lauchwood Dr Ste A, Laurinburg, NC 28352
- Phone
- (910) 276-1993
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2023
- Fax
- (910) 277-7364
- Medicaid ID
- 89093R7 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041118001045); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 215 Lauchwood Dr Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Blackburn, O.D.Optometrist1255687554
- Naomi Chun, ODOptometrist1205380243
- David Fitzgerald, ODOptometrist1144267105
- Nisma Gabr, ODOptometrist1437762176
- Harleen Kaur, ODOptometrist1407314800
- Sukhvir Kaur, ODOptometrist1083283105
Verify Lori Walker Couch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1930Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 85.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Myeyedr Optometry OF North Carolina PLLCGarner, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lori Walker Couch among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Lori Walker Couch, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 optometrist records list a practice address in Laurinburg
They are 10 of the 396 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurinburg, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Laurinburg → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Blackburn, O.D.Laurinburg, NC 283521255687554
- Naomi Chun, ODLaurinburg, NC 283521205380243
- David Fitzgerald, ODLaurinburg, NC 283521144267105
- Nisma Gabr, ODLaurinburg, NC 283521437762176
- Harleen Kaur, ODLaurinburg, NC 283521407314800
- Sukhvir Kaur, ODLaurinburg, NC 283521083283105
- Frank Roofe, O.D.Laurinburg, NC 283521427057868
- Jannifer Shin, O.D.Laurinburg, NC 283521376012534
Common questions
What is Lori Walker Couch, OD's NPI number?
Lori Walker Couch, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265438816, issued on Jun 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lori Walker Couch, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 Lauchwood Dr Ste A, Laurinburg, NC, 28352. Phone: (910) 276-1993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lori Walker Couch, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1930, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lori Walker Couch, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lori Walker Couch, OD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lori Walker Couch, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.