Michael J. Couse, DO
Psychiatry Physician · Sylmar, CA
Michael J. Couse, DO is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Sylmar, California, and NPI 1558856625, issued on Jun 29, 2018. Check the license (California 18020, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael J. Couse
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 18020 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14445 Olive View Dr, Sylmar, CA 91342
- Phone
- (747) 210-4341
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael J. Couse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 18020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Michael J. Couse among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Michael J. Couse, DO is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
65 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Sylmar
They are 65 of the 1,454 NPPES records with a practice address in Sylmar, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michael J. Couse, DO's NPI number?
Michael J. Couse, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558856625, issued on Jun 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael J. Couse, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14445 Olive View Dr, Sylmar, CA, 91342. Phone: (747) 210-4341. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael J. Couse, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 18020, 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 J. Couse, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael J. Couse, DO had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.