NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rachel L. Couch, ARNP

Pediatrics Physician · Fort Walton Beach, FL

Rachel L. Couch, ARNP is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and NPI 1477034114, issued on Aug 21, 2018. Check the license (Florida APRN9439416, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477034114
Name
Rachel L. Couch
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
APRN9439416 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1005 Mar Walt Dr, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Phone
(850) 863-8203
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2025
Fax
(850) 863-8203
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 1005 Mar Walt Dr

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

  1. Lilian Alevato, M.D.Specialist1265427793
  2. Leslie Anderson, LDN RDRegistered Dietitian1114242781
  3. Margaret Avery, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1306422191
  4. Katrina Borner, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1467988220
  5. Vergil Brown, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1871578955
  6. Melissa ChritesInternal Medicine Physician1801216635

Verify Rachel L. Couch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
    Search for license APRN9439416
    Check the board
  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
Open the Florida license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Rachel L. Couch among 3,996 pediatrics physician records in Florida

Rachel L. Couch, ARNP is one of 3,996 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Florida. 51% 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 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatrics Physician providers in Florida

There are 3,996 pediatrics physician records in Florida.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Chiles, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471487620845
  2. David Erickson, MDFort Walton Beach, FL 325471942390232
  3. Lawrence King, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471275519886
  4. Keith Krist, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471790760841
  5. Jose Luis, MDFort Walton Beach, FL 325471730272410
  6. Carla Nelson, MDFort Walton Beach, FL 325471902065279
  7. Douglas Rigby, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471265417166
  8. Robert Shelton, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471871578781

Common questions

What is Rachel L. Couch, ARNP's NPI number?

Rachel L. Couch, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477034114, issued on Aug 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel L. Couch, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 Mar Walt Dr, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32547. Phone: (850) 863-8203. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel L. Couch, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number APRN9439416, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Rachel L. Couch, ARNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.