Summer Elizabeth Couto, PA-C
Family Medicine Physician · Midland, NC
Summer Elizabeth Couto, PA-C is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Midland, North Carolina, and NPI 1427780691, issued on Jun 27, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina 001012990, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Summer Elizabeth Couto
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 001012990 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12925 Highway 601 Ste 300, Midland, NC 28107
- Phone
- (704) 888-3702
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231102002665); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 12925 Highway 601 Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Neha Patil, DOFamily Medicine Physician1477297646
Verify Summer Elizabeth Couto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 001012990Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
820 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin39 claims
- Prednisone28 claims
- Cephalexin27 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone26 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere25 claims
- Ozempic25 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: $291.92
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncMidland, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Midland
They are 4 of the 43 NPPES records with a practice address in Midland, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4 in Midland → All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Midland →
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- David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
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- Seymore Abrons, M.D.Wilmington, NC1942205307
Common questions
What is Summer Elizabeth Couto, PA-C's NPI number?
Summer Elizabeth Couto, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427780691, issued on Jun 27, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Summer Elizabeth Couto, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12925 Highway 601 Ste 300, Midland, NC, 28107. Phone: (704) 888-3702. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Summer Elizabeth Couto, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 001012990, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Summer Elizabeth Couto, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Summer Elizabeth Couto, PA-C had 820 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.