Active NPI 1497740021 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Ryan W. Couchman , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • St Louis, MO

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Ryan Couchman, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in St Louis, MO. With approximately 39 years of clinical experience since graduating from St. Louis College Of Physicians And Surgeons in 1987, Dr. Couchman delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 12855 NORTH FORTY DRIVE.

Dr. Couchman maintains professional affiliations with Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists Llc, Physical Therapy Spine And Sports Medicine Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

12855 North Forty Drive
Suite 125

St Louis, MO 63141

Telephone 3149660111

Fax 3149661023

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 St Louis Orthopedic Institute Inc Facility NPI 1881707644

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

St. Louis College Of Physicians And Surgeons

Graduation Year

1987

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in St Louis, MO

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

39 Yrs +11.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 27.5 Yrs

State Avg: 25.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

18 Specialists

Practicing in St Louis, MO (550 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

60.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Couchman (39 Years) 39 Yrs

St Louis Specialty Average (27.5 Years) 27.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1010 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	7,202	73	$0.35	$0.13
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	336	35	$5.00	$0.98
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	310	126	$200.06	$75.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	223	149	$131.00	$87.17
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	188	152	$87.00	$46.92
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	188	142	$195.00	$122.18
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	117	18	$448.00	$120.42
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	58	47	$97.03	$43.54
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	58	55	$121.00	$51.08
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	54	39	$14.00	$6.36
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	50	50	$302.00	$160.76
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	49	36	$84.37	$35.67
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	25	24	$3210.00	$1214.49
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	13	13	$3210.00	$1237.78
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	12	12	$3212.00	$1237.72
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	11	11	$79.00	$53.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	424	62	$5.00	$1.08
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	320	161	$196.88	$75.98
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	261	102	$14.00	$7.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	257	188	$131.00	$88.90
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	163	141	$87.68	$49.55
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	150	116	$195.00	$125.45
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	81	20	$448.00	$127.58
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	65	59	$96.92	$44.97
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	62	53	$85.89	$37.71
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$302.00	$161.98
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	28	28	$3210.00	$1238.14
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	28	25	$79.00	$54.54
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$189.00	$110.79
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	12	12	$3212.00	$1277.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	500	73	$5.00	$1.15
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	370	241	$131.00	$90.19
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	368	186	$185.33	$75.08
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	265	111	$14.00	$6.38
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	199	166	$87.06	$50.45
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	113	103	$195.00	$128.18
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	86	68	$99.16	$47.08
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	82	18	$448.00	$131.06
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	79	61	$81.95	$36.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	76	$187.14	$112.30
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$302.00	$167.34
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	30	30	$3178.50	$1254.58
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	18	18	$3176.44	$1243.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	508	76	$4.43	$1.28
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	356	244	$131.00	$91.59
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	346	187	$176.93	$72.82
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	212	112	$13.30	$5.59
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	173	149	$83.89	$48.18
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	162	130	$195.00	$128.28
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	74	21	$448.00	$133.78
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	73	63	$72.49	$36.90
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	69	56	$98.96	$45.88
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	51	51	$302.00	$169.20
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	41	$186.00	$111.87
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	30	28	$3147.00	$1306.75
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	11	11	$3151.27	$1311.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	551	80	$4.00	$1.45
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	331	164	$175.63	$70.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	250	169	$131.00	$75.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	215	163	$195.00	$108.59
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	161	88	$12.00	$6.06
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	153	129	$89.10	$48.70
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	88	69	$64.77	$35.53
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	72	19	$448.00	$143.40
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	71	59	$100.00	$45.06
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	68	68	$302.00	$163.97
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$186.00	$108.68
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	19	19	$3121.21	$1402.79
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	13	13	$121.00	$53.62
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	11	11	$3116.18	$1404.75

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	510	89	$4.00	$1.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	291	219	$131.00	$73.08
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	275	184	$164.88	$69.11
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	205	164	$195.00	$107.37
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	171	140	$76.80	$41.26
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	164	97	$10.87	$6.25
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	94	84	$67.88	$33.26
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	79	78	$302.00	$159.51
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	70	59	$98.97	$41.66
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	49	11	$448.00	$141.61
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	42	42	$186.00	$107.70
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	28	28	$3033.57	$1390.48
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	11	11	$3004.91	$1391.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	623	116	$4.00	$1.80
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	429	286	$131.00	$71.65
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	342	214	$139.92	$64.50
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	223	157	$62.06	$33.85
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	170	106	$9.00	$6.68
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	168	141	$195.00	$105.48
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	127	127	$186.00	$105.59
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	89	62	$79.78	$32.08
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	85	60	$53.40	$25.44
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	50	50	$302.00	$162.43
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	43	13	$448.00	$143.81
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	40	39	$3001.00	$1312.57
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	20	19	$2810.00	$1374.01
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	17	13	$57.41	$35.45
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	12	11	$2916.00	$1473.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	449	79	$4.00	$1.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	348	247	$128.99	$69.07
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	294	170	$150.43	$65.30
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	144	92	$9.00	$5.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	132	132	$186.00	$100.55
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	127	117	$80.78	$42.59
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	103	24	$448.00	$152.15
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	83	70	$195.00	$100.38
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	63	54	$96.57	$37.50
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	59	51	$63.05	$28.25
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	29	27	$3001.00	$1321.08
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$302.00	$156.14
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	18	18	$2810.00	$1259.42

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License MO R1P03

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists Llc

621 S New Ballas Rd, Saint Louis, MO 631418266

Phone: 3145675850

Physical Therapy Spine And Sports Medicine Llc

15425 Manchester Rd, Ballwin, MO 630113077

Phone: 6362206969

Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists Llc

10777 Sunset Office Dr, Saint Louis, MO 631271019

Phone: 3149660111

Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists Llc

851 E 5th St, Washington, MO 630903128

Phone: 6368617870

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

17 Associated Practitioners

Hailey Schlesinger , CPNP-PC

Nurse Practitioner - Pediatrics

NPI 1003479122

CPNPPC

Sarah Kessen , MSN, ANP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1063466910

Master of Science in Nursing, Adult Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Keith Odegard , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1083609614

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Spencer Cotterell , DO

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

NPI 1104182831

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Dr. James Strickland , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1104812510

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Husam Nawas , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1134319510

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active October 21, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 21, 2011

Registered at 12855 NORTH FORTY DRIVE, SUITE 125, ST LOUIS, MO 63141 (Tel: 3149660111)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 21, 2011

Registered at 12813 FLUSHING MEADOWS DRIVE, SUITE 210, ST. LOUIS, MO 63131 (Tel: 3149660111)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 21, 2011

Recorded as RYAN COUCHMAN, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 21, 2011

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #R1P03 in MO)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 20, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1497740021

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: September 20, 2005

Last Update: October 21, 2011

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

12813 Flushing Meadows Drive, Suite 210

St. Louis, MO 63131

Phone: 3149660111

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