Luke Lester Couch, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Luke Lester Couch, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1073967410, issued on Apr 22, 2016. Check the license on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luke Lester Couch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 89255 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 960 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (800) 947-7823
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230714002112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 960 E 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Luke Lester Couch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,186.80
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 2 group practices
- Emory Specialty Associates, LLCAtlanta, GA
- Houston Physician Specialists, LLCWarner Robins, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luke Lester Couch among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
Luke Lester Couch, M.D. is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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 74% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
112 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 112 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Luke Lester Couch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Luke Lester Couch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073967410, issued on Apr 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luke Lester Couch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 960 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (800) 947-7823. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luke Lester Couch, M.D.'s license?
Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Luke Lester Couch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luke Lester Couch, M.D. had 78 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.