Michael T. Couris, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Diego, CA
Michael T. Couris, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1063638682, issued on Apr 18, 2007. Check the license (California A53265, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael T. Couris
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A53265 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3969 4TH Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 291-6191
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 291-0049
- Medicaid ID
- 00A532650 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060329000316); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael T. Couris in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A53265Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,765 Medicare Part D claims for 649 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost706 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate315 claims
- Ofloxacin293 claims
- Timolol Maleate235 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol160 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth138 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 17.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,558.13
99 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Michael T. Couris among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Michael T. Couris, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Michael T. Couris, MD's NPI number?
Michael T. Couris, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063638682, issued on Apr 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael T. Couris, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3969 4TH Ave, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 291-6191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael T. Couris, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A53265, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael T. Couris, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael T. Couris, MD had 2,765 Medicare Part D claims for 649 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael T. Couris, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 17.1 of 100. 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.