NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald Bernard Coutu, O.D.

Optometrist · Manchester, NH

Ronald Bernard Coutu, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Manchester, New Hampshire, and NPI 1194720193, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (New Hampshire 0588, as entered in NPPES) with the New Hampshire board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194720193
Name
Ronald Bernard Coutu
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
0588 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
87 Elm St, Manchester, NH 03101
Phone
(603) 935-5966
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 18, 2023
Fax
(603) 935-5968
Medicaid ID
30005460 NH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051109000283); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New England College Of Optometry, 1991
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 87 Elm St

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

  1. Adarsh Patel, ODOptometrist1427897651

Verify Ronald Bernard Coutu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Hampshire board licenses this profession
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  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
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ronald Coutu14
  2. Specialty average277

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): 95.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%84.4
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $559.24

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ronald Coutu$559.24
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Helfman Lasky And Associates P AMilford, NH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ronald Bernard Coutu among 293 optometrist records in New Hampshire

Ronald Bernard Coutu, O.D. is one of 293 optometrist records with a practice address in New Hampshire. 74% 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, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2007 among the 202 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 152W00000X and a New Hampshire practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in New Hampshire

There are 293 optometrist records in New Hampshire.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Blair, ODManchester, NH 031011730261769
  2. Karl Cunningham, ODManchester, NH 031011740700913
  3. Clarissa Lewis, ODManchester, NH 031011558845669
  4. Thomas Lubelczyk, ODManchester, NH 031011194796045
  5. Adarsh Patel, ODManchester, NH 031011427897651
  6. Jillian PeabodyManchester, NH 031011891471413
  7. Ariadne Rowe, ODManchester, NH 031011245983550
  8. Roger Collins, ODManchester, NH 031021245395045

Common questions

What is Ronald Bernard Coutu, O.D.'s NPI number?

Ronald Bernard Coutu, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194720193, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald Bernard Coutu, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 87 Elm St, Manchester, NH, 03101. Phone: (603) 935-5966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald Bernard Coutu, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Hampshire license number 0588, as entered by the provider. Search the New Hampshire board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ronald Bernard Coutu, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald Bernard Coutu, O.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ronald Bernard Coutu, O.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 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.