NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Veronica Coutu, N.P.

Physician Assistant · Fall River, MA

Veronica Coutu, N.P. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fall River, Massachusetts, and NPI 1174581169, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 229411, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174581169
Name
Veronica Coutu
Credential
N.P.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
229411 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
235 Hanover St, Fall River, MA 02720
Phone
(508) 679-7764
Enumerated
May 2, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051214000562); accepts Medicare assignment
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 235 Hanover St

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

  1. Amy Anderson, DOEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1366603128
  2. Minni Shreya Arumugam, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1588197636
  3. David Boland, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1265531552
  4. Wendy Buja, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1497956882
  5. James Caron, PTPhysical Therapist1437234804
  6. Jessica Chapman, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1730569948

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts 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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4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

3,300 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.

  1. Veronica Coutu3,300
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium191 claims
  2. Omeprazole133 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium128 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate108 claims
  5. Prednisone102 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate94 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: $785.96

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Veronica Coutu$785.96
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Prima Care, PCFall River, MA

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

Veronica Coutu among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts

Veronica Coutu, N.P. is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2019 among the 3,217 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 physician assistant records list a practice address in Fall River

They are 54 of the 3,032 NPPES records with a practice address in Fall River, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erika Bloom, PA-CFall River, MA 027201437146545
  2. Christopher Chow, PAFall River, MA 027201659391225
  3. Kolleen Deandrade, PA-CFall River, MA 027201851596704
  4. Angela Freeman, PAFall River, MA 027201639304868
  5. Laurel Gay, P.A.Fall River, MA 027201063526986
  6. Nonna Khachiyan, PA-CFall River, MA 027201073677498
  7. James Lewis, PA-CFall River, MA 027201134135197
  8. Rebecca Martin, P.A.Fall River, MA 027201902964919

Common questions

What is Veronica Coutu, N.P.'s NPI number?

Veronica Coutu, N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174581169, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Veronica Coutu, N.P. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 235 Hanover St, Fall River, MA, 02720. Phone: (508) 679-7764. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Veronica Coutu, N.P.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 229411, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Veronica Coutu, N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Veronica Coutu, N.P. had 3,300 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.