Physician

David Allan Couch, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, David Couch, M.D. (NPI: 1659377679) practices ophthalmology in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Sullivan, TN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SOUTHEASTERN RETINA ASSOCIATES, P.C. (NPI: 1932370145; TIN: 621094813) and primary practice location at 37660-4772.

Couch's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 378 traditional Medicare patients, billed 13,346 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,618,163 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was Q5128 (Injection, ranibizumab-eqrn (cimerli), biosimilar, 0.1 mg). Part D data shows 381 prescription claims across 131 beneficiaries totaling $5,539 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $15,246 and ending at $5,539. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	660	12,211	$1,806,443
2016	711	14,965	$2,034,500
2017	696	11,129	$1,755,038
2018	614	12,781	$2,141,763
2019	625	12,156	$1,825,182
2020	536	10,302	$1,714,180
2021	482	9,715	$1,626,506
2022	443	9,256	$1,507,120
2023	408	9,845	$1,361,309
2024	378	13,346	$1,618,163

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	105	345	$15,246
2016	82	247	$6,791
2017	112	349	$10,043
2018	122	331	$11,529
2019	106	294	$8,833
2020	103	275	$10,611
2021	96	317	$12,154
2022	130	370	$9,027
2023	139	402	$10,775
2024	131	381	$5,539

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
Q5128	Injection, ranibizumab-eqrn (cimerli), biosimilar, 0.1 mg	108	3,536	$180
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	170	195	$91
67028	Injection of drug into eye	197	1,337	$84
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	179	210	$70
92134	Imaging of retina	365	1,342	$30

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	27	1,074	$1,455
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth	Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha	92	1,477	$1,182
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	93	286	$389
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	11	320	$322
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	38	2,772	$251

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for David Allan Couch, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for David Allan Couch, M.D. (NPI 1659377679), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does David Allan Couch, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to David Allan Couch, M.D.?

David Allan Couch, M.D. is linked to SOUTHEASTERN RETINA ASSOCIATES, P.C. (billing NPI 1932370145) in the available physician profile data.

Does David Allan Couch, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.