Rafael F. Coutin, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Rafael F. Coutin, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1679574230, issued on Aug 4, 2005. Check the license (Texas F3865, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael F. Coutin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- F3865 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1521 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
- Phone
- (361) 888-8271
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2023
- Fax
- (361) 885-3699
- Medicaid ID
- 136711204 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100430000267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 1,603 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1521 S Staples St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Milton Beato, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1770577439
- Frank Bonikowski, M.D.Neurology Physician1700870508
- Jacqueline Cohn, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1851378863
- Jack Cortese, M.D.Nephrology Physician1659374577
- Monica Deitz, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1356902837
- Allen Ford, MSN FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1720270010
Verify Rafael F. Coutin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F3865Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,135 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis387 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate360 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium331 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl313 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate253 claims
- Losartan Potassium245 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $102.25
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 one group practice
- Christus Trinity ClinicKingsville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rafael F. Coutin among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Rafael F. Coutin, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
All 1,603 in Texas → Every provider in Corpus Christi → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Alexander, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041033191838
- Milton Beato, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041770577439
- Lawrence Brenner, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041225010317
- Kasi Chekuri, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041093797193
- Paul Heath, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041497737597
- Carlos Martinez-Quinonez, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041568463941
- Scott McKinstry, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041740281302
- Jackson Ormand, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041790786168
Common questions
What is Rafael F. Coutin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rafael F. Coutin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679574230, issued on Aug 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael F. Coutin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1521 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 888-8271. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael F. Coutin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F3865, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rafael F. Coutin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael F. Coutin, M.D. had 4,135 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rafael F. Coutin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.