Sara M. Couch, NP
Nurse Practitioner · San Diego, CA
Sara M. Couch, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1851633507, issued on Mar 20, 2013. Check the license (California NP20894, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara M. Couch
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- NP20894 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 543-7200
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150508001038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara M. Couch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license NP20894Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
113 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $26.52
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara M. Couch among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California
Sara M. Couch, NP is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 39% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2017 among the 3,425 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X 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 Sara M. Couch, NP's NPI number?
Sara M. Couch, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851633507, issued on Mar 20, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara M. Couch, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 543-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara M. Couch, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number NP20894, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sara M. Couch, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara M. Couch, NP had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.