NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lucas Couch, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Frederick, MD

Lucas Couch, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Frederick, Maryland, and NPI 1881043016, issued on Jun 8, 2016. Check the license (Maryland H87705, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1881043016
Name
Lucas Couch
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
H87705 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7211 Bank CT, Frederick, MD 21703
Phone
(240) 215-6310
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2016
Record last updated
Oct 21, 2025
Fax
(240) 439-8913
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190802000544); accepts Medicare assignment
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 7211 Bank CT

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Lev Agarunov, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1316067929
  2. Erica Aikens, PA-CPhysician Assistant1538753082
  3. Melissa Asuncion, MDFamily Medicine Physician1396749834
  4. Kayur Bhavsar, DOEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1588062251
  5. Stephanie Buckley, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1457617664
  6. Jennifer Cancino, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780676353

Verify Lucas Couch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  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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9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,211 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lucas Couch3,211
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium264 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate109 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium103 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl99 claims
  5. Lisinopril97 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium94 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 2 group practices

  1. Frederick Health Hospital IncBrunswick, MD
  2. Frederick Health Medical Group LLCFrederick, MD

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

Lucas Couch among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland

Lucas Couch, D.O. is one of 1,912 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% 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 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 1,141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

65 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Frederick

They are 65 of the 3,981 NPPES records with a practice address in Frederick, and 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melissa Asuncion, MDFrederick, MD 217031396749834
  2. Stephanie Buckley, M.D.Frederick, MD 217031457617664
  3. Jennifer Cancino, MDFrederick, MD 217031780676353
  4. Vivian Dechosa, M.D.Frederick, MD 217031689604654
  5. Jill Durfee, M.D.Frederick, MD 217031710961768
  6. Dale Heitzig, M.D.Frederick, MD 217031548244056
  7. Muhammad Khilji, MDFrederick, MD 217031528379930
  8. Stephen Lee, M.D.Frederick, MD 217031063496107

Common questions

What is Lucas Couch, D.O.'s NPI number?

Lucas Couch, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881043016, issued on Jun 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lucas Couch, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7211 Bank CT, Frederick, MD, 21703. Phone: (240) 215-6310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lucas Couch, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number H87705, 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 Lucas Couch, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lucas Couch, D.O. had 3,211 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.