Dr. Christopher E. Couch, M.D.
Allergy & Immunology (Allergy & Immunology Physician)
300 W Clarendon Ave, Suite 120
Phoenix, AZ 85013
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Maricopa County includes primary care (13% of residents) and dental (0% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Arizona College of Medicine (2011)
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 482
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2011Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine
- 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Allergy & Immunology Physician primary
AZ license 51099
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Allergy Asthma Clinic LTD (4 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 482
- Services billed
- 27,541
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Test for allergy using allergenic extract | 9,773 | 111 |
| Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens | 9,515 | 309 |
| Professional service for multiple injections of allergen | 5,576 | 237 |
| Professional service for single injection of allergen | 2,164 | 121 |
| Test for allergy using skin patch | 864 | 11 |
| Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin | 647 | 93 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 426 | 341 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 121 | 99 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 88 | 88 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures | 39 | 39 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Montelukast Sodium Other prescribers in Phoenix, AZ | 178 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Phoenix, AZ | 140 |
| Ipratropium Bromide Other prescribers in Phoenix, AZ | 117 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Phoenix, AZ | 109 |
| Fluticasone Propionate Other prescribers in Phoenix, AZ | 97 |
| Azelastine Hcl Other prescribers in Phoenix, AZ | 83 |
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Phoenix, AZ | 79 |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) Other prescribers in Phoenix, AZ | 51 |
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Phoenix, AZ | 50 |
| Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) Other prescribers in Phoenix, AZ | 45 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 2 companies reported 2 payments worth $48.31 in total to this clinician.
| Amgen Inc. | $34.00 |
|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $14.31 |
| Education | $34.00 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $14.31 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. Aug 8, 2025 | Education in-kind | $34.00 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.