Physician profile
Christopher Couch
NPI 1831488352
$30,295.22
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
19 companies · $873 in 2025
The $873 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Surgical Critical Care provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $234).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $18K · 2020: $81.48 · 2021: $211 · 2022: $5,753 · 2023: $4,759 · 2024: $179 · 2025: $873.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Honoraria: $3,009 · Food and Beverage: $1,559 · Travel and Lodging: $1,244.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Honoraria | $3,008.75 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,558.52 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,243.51 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avanos Medical | $28,026.40 | 2019-2023 | On-Q, On-Q* Pump and Accessories |
| Abiomed | $790.53 | 2022-2025 | Impella |
| Abbott Laboratories | $742.02 | 2020-2025 | 2nd Gen Centrimag Primary Console |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $135.69 | 2023 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $115.32 | 2019-2020 | |
| Teleflex LLC | $96.85 | 2025 | Vsi |
| Allergan, INC. | $80.67 | 2019 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $53.13 | 2019 | |
| Kci USA, INC. | $40.86 | 2019-2020 | |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $29.49 | 2025 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Csl Behring | $29.18 | 2019-2020 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $25.95 | 2025 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $23.70 | 2019 | |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $23.59 | 2019 | |
| Octapharma USA, INC. | $22.36 | 2025 | Fibryga |
Show all 19 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Medical LLC | $17.52 | 2019 | |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $15.45 | 2019 | |
| Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC | $15.32 | 2019 | |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $11.19 | 2019 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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- "I saw Christopher Couch listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.