Dr. Ryan W. Couchman, MD
Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)
12855 North Forty Drive, Suite 125
St Louis, MO 63141
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St. Louis County includes dental (1% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons (1987)
- Years since graduation
- 39
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 313
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1987Medical school: St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
MO license R1P03
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO
- Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO
Medical groups
- Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists LLC (182 clinicians)
- Physical Therapy Spine and Sports Medicine LLC (129 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
- 313
- Services billed
- 9,010
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 424 | 62 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 320 | 161 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 261 | 102 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 257 | 188 |
| X-ray of knee, 3 views | 163 | 141 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 150 | 116 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 81 | 20 |
| X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | 65 | 59 |
| X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | 62 | 53 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 40 | 40 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in St Louis, MO | 134 |
| Meloxicam Other prescribers in St Louis, MO | 61 |
| Amoxicillin Other prescribers in St Louis, MO | 59 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in St Louis, MO | 43 |
| Clindamycin Hcl Other prescribers in St Louis, MO | 33 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (oxycodone hcl/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in St Louis, MO | 33 |
| Cefadroxil Other prescribers in St Louis, MO | 12 |
| Tramadol Hcl Other prescribers in St Louis, MO | 12 |
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, 3 companies reported 21 payments worth $506 in total to this clinician.
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $346 |
|---|---|
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $143 |
| Davol Inc. | $17.22 |
| Food and Beverage | $372 |
|---|---|
| Education | $134 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jun 21, 2025 | Education OXFORD PARTIAL KNEE · Knees · in-kind Company’s descriptionOxford Partial Knee Instructional Course (FDA Required) Dallas 06.20.25 (EID78219) | $67.22 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Jun 20, 2025 | Education Oxford · Knees · in-kind Company’s descriptionOxford Partial Knee Instructional Course (FDA Required) Dallas 06.20.25 (EID78219) | $67.22 |
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.