NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Tupper Couldwell, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Salt Lake City, UT

William Tupper Couldwell, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1265522858, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Utah 5022518-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; 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
1265522858
Name
William Tupper Couldwell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
5022518-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
175 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone
(801) 585-6065
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 7, 2025
Fax
(801) 585-6087
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050318000877); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 175 N Medical Dr

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

  1. Abiodun Azeez, MDNeurocritical Care Physician1891480687
  2. Roxana Bahani, DONeurology Physician1336834142
  3. Daniel Bastian, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437098811
  4. Brandon Brown, MDNeurology Physician1518660331
  5. Karol BudohoskiNeurological Surgery Physician1679162408
  6. Connie Chung, MD, MSNeurocritical Care Physician1427611789

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
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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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Couldwell20
  2. Specialty average172

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: $150.93

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Couldwell$151
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. University OF Utah Surgical ServicesSalt Lake City, UT

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

William Tupper Couldwell among 87 neurological surgery physician records in Utah

William Tupper Couldwell, MD is one of 87 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Utah. 79% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2007 among the 42 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Utah

There are 87 neurological surgery physician records in Utah.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Botros, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121265079925
  2. Karol BudohoskiSalt Lake City, UT 841121679162408
  3. Katherine Callahan, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121164009221
  4. Ramesh Grandhi, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841121316179195
  5. Madeline Greil, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121245764984
  6. Mohammed Hasen, MBBS, MSC, MSCSalt Lake City, UT 841121821787995
  7. Natasha Hongsermeier-Graves, MD, MPHSalt Lake City, UT 841121881389286
  8. Craig Kilburg, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841121154611697

Common questions

What is William Tupper Couldwell, MD's NPI number?

William Tupper Couldwell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265522858, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Tupper Couldwell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 175 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112. Phone: (801) 585-6065. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Tupper Couldwell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 5022518-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Tupper Couldwell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Tupper Couldwell, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.