Sheri Couch
Family Nurse Practitioner · Forest City, NC
Sheri Couch is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Forest City, North Carolina, and NPI 1598209553, issued on Dec 10, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 5009150, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheri Couch
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 5009150 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 249 Oak St, Forest City, NC 28043
- Phone
- (828) 919-2393
- Enumerated
- Dec 10, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 249 Oak St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Bell, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1518961275
- Donna Hewitt, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1710404421
- Gabrielle Hope, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1275374134
Verify Sheri Couch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5009150Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
6,395 Medicare Part D claims for 430 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 3,496 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl1,363 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen1,250 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen606 claims
- Gabapentin497 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl364 claims
- Pregabalin267 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: $745.64
34 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Forte Bio-Pharma LLC. The 91,435 providers of this specialty with any payment received $675.31 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Pain Management Plus PLLCForest City, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
26 family nurse practitioner records list a Forest City practice address
They are 26 of the 253 NPPES records with a Forest City practice address, and 6,055 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 26 in Forest City → All 6,055 in North Carolina → Every provider in Forest City →
Other family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
- Aloysius Abaya, FNPWilson, NC1497031553
- Megan Abbott, FNP-CAsheville, NC1063889749
- Sude Abdulahi, NPWake Forest, NC1538673470
- Gwen Abdulhafid, NPSylva, NC1487046983
- Lea Abernathy, FNP-BCSpindale, NC1063582658
- Natalie Abernathy, FNP-CConnelly Springs, NC1477128486
- Cheryl Abersold, DNP, FNPElkin, NC1003457623
- Koffi AboagyeGreensboro, NC1043137714
- Achamma Abraham, FNPButner, NC1124289871
- Aruna Abraham, NURSE PRACTITIONERGarner, NC1043941933
Common questions
What is Sheri Couch's NPI number?
Sheri Couch's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598209553, issued on Dec 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheri Couch located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 249 Oak St, Forest City, NC, 28043. Phone: (828) 919-2393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheri Couch's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5009150, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sheri Couch prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheri Couch had 6,395 Medicare Part D claims for 430 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.