Christopher Evan Couch , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Durham, NC
1821 Hillandale Rd Ste 24a
Durham, NC 277052671
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Christopher Couch is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on September 18, 2017; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 255 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 174 service units.
- U0002 — 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc: 20 service units.
- 81003 — Automated urinalysis test: 19 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 145 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Prednisone — 45 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav) — 28 prescription fills, including refills.
- Doxycycline Hyclate — 20 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Medicare Part B services went from 601 in 2019 to 255 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019–2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1821 Hillandale Rd Ste 24a
Durham, NC 277052671
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Pembroke, NC. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Fastmed Pc; Unc Physicians Network Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2017
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $20,350 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $13,914 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
30-day fills
146 standardized 30-day fills in 2023
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,085 in 2023
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2023, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
Years since graduation
9 years (graduated 2017)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2017 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2017
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Christopher Couch has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Christopher Couch as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Durham and North Carolina
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Christopher Couch are from 2023.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Christopher Couch are from 2023.
512 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Durham, NC (9,288 in North Carolina).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Durham
21.7% of these 512 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
58% of these 512 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 58% from 601 in 2019 to 255 in 2023.
- 2019: 601
- 2020: 369
- 2021: 383
- 2022: 319
- 2023: 255
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 41% from $34,747 in 2019 to $20,350 in 2023.
- 2019: $34,747
- 2020: $20,550
- 2021: $24,935
- 2022: $24,589
- 2023: $20,350
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 42% from $23,932 in 2019 to $13,914 in 2023.
- 2019: $23,932
- 2020: $12,091
- 2021: $18,211
- 2022: $17,556
- 2023: $13,914
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 53% from 311 in 2019 to 145 in 2023.
- 2019: 311
- 2020: 125
- 2021: 158
- 2022: 215
- 2023: 145
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 53% from 311 in 2019 to 146 in 2023.
- 2019: 311
- 2020: 125
- 2021: 158
- 2022: 215
- 2023: 146
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 66% from $3,151 in 2019 to $1,085 in 2023.
- 2019: $3,151
- 2020: $1,239
- 2021: $1,620
- 2022: $2,388
- 2023: $1,085
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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174 | 167 | $318.00 | $102.96 |
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U0002
2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc
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20 | 20 | $140.00 | $50.28 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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19 | 19 | $18.50 | $2.20 |
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71046
X-ray of chest, 2 views
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15 | 14 | $60.00 | $21.58 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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14 | 14 | $20.00 | $8.40 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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13 | 13 | $207.00 | $72.76 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2023.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Prednisone | Prednisone | 45 | 345 | $204.70 | 43 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 28 | 272 | $371.44 | 27 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 20 | 161 | $242.10 | 19 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 18 | 164 | $119.03 | 18 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 17 | 174 | $90.41 | 17 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 17 | 153 | $57.64 | 17 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2023; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-04-02NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20171219002801
NC
9436417557
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Fastmed Pc
3420 Ten Ten Rd, Cary, NC 275186101
Phone: 9193625871
Unc Physicians Network Llc
6701b Nc Hwy 135, Mayodan, NC 270278487
Phone: 3366356816
Fastmed Pc
100 Cornerstone Dr, Cary, NC 275198453
Phone: 9196503660
Fastmed Pc
7010 Nc Hwy 751, Durham, NC 277075733
Phone: 9193133900
Unc Physicians Network Llc
940 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 275142601
Phone: 9199425123
Fastmed Pc
910 N Madison Blvd, Roxboro, NC 275734573
Phone: 3365922230
Unc Physicians Network Llc
6013 Farrington Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 275178173
Phone: 9199576610
Fastmed Pc
1407 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 275142886
Phone: 9199130996
Fastmed Pc
903 S Beckford Dr, Henderson, NC 275365908
Phone: 2526541020
Unc Physicians Network Llc
2800 Old Nc, Hillsborough, NC 272788788
Secondary Practice Locations
923 W 3rd St Ste C
Pembroke, NC 283729629
Phone: 9105210564
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1821 HILLANDALE RD, DURHAM, NC 277053549 (Tel: 3609153353)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1821 HILLANDALE RD STE 24A, DURHAM, NC 277052671 (Tel: 9193834355)
Registered at 1006 PARK AVE, DURHAM, NC 277013549 (Tel: 3609153353)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER COUCH, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: NC 0010-07570)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Alicia Brown
- Mark Johnson, PA
- Kelly Ogawa, PA-C
- Samuel Dyer, PA-C
- Bradley Henningsgaard, PA-C
- Bryan Stanislaus, PA-C
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Mailing Address
1821 Hillandale Rd
Durham, NC 277053549
Phone: 3609153353