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Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD

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(Dr. J. Cummins Couch III, MD)

(25 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine (1993)

104 Glass Street
Mount Pleasant, TN 38474

(931) 379-7325

Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN specializing in family medicine. He graduated from East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience.

Office Locations

104 Glass Street
Mount Pleasant, TN 38474

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2024

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Top 10%

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nursing home care

In 2024, Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD performed more nursing home care procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

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flu shot

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In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD performed more flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2012 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	40
doctor visit	495
ear procedures	11
injections	20
lab tests	37
nursing home care	2312
preventive care	71
vaccines	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2013 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	40
doctor visit	448
injections	19
lab tests	39
nursing home care	2192
preventive care	86
vaccines	69

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	471
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	157
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	47
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2014 were nursing home care, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
blood draw	119
doctor visit	433
injections	21
lab tests	54
nursing home care	2096
preventive care	120
vaccines	82

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	150
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	44
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2015 were nursing home care, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	135
doctor visit	400
injections	19
lab tests	18
nursing home care	1444
preventive care	126
vaccines	126

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	560

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	798
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	258
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	43
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2016 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
blood draw	118
doctor visit	542
injections	29
lab tests	18
nursing home care	1083
preventive care	119
ultrasound (sonogram)	48
vaccines	119
vascular procedures	48

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	122
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	46
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2017 were nursing home care, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
blood draw	134
doctor visit	430
injections	17
lab tests	12
nursing home care	1815
preventive care	58
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
vaccines	58

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	676
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	269
85 and over	216
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	47
Dementia	46
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2018 were nursing home care, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
blood draw	121
doctor visit	367
injections	22
nursing home care	1944
preventive care	75
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
vaccines	75

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	185
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	47
Dementia	47
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2019 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
blood draw	31
doctor visit	381
injections	14
nursing home care	1742
preventive care	65
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	50
vaccines	65
vascular procedures	50

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	301
Female	477

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	649
Black	111
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	202
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	49
Dementia	48
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2020 were nursing home care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	266
nursing home care	2441
preventive care	72
vaccines	72

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	190
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	50
Dementia	56
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2021 were nursing home care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	310
nursing home care	1796
preventive care	63
vaccines	63

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	144
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	52
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2022 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	307
lab tests	24
nursing home care	1773
preventive care	63
ultrasound (sonogram)	23
vaccines	63
vascular procedures	23

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	150
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	49
Dementia	43
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2023 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	346
nursing home care	1529
preventive care	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	34
vaccines	61
vascular procedures	34

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	119
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	51
Dementia	44
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN during 2024 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	334
injections	17
nursing home care	1892
preventive care	55
vaccines	55

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	123
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	50
Dementia	42
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Pleasant, TN were nursing home care, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

aspiration	19
blood draw	92
doctor visit	389
ear procedures	11
injections	19
lab tests	28
nursing home care	1850
preventive care	79
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	38
vaccines	75
vascular procedures	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD.

**Gender**
Female	366
Male	219

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	46
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	505
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	155
75 to 84	203
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	176

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	11
Dementia	42

Education & Training

Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD graduated from East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine in 1993. He completed residency at ETSU-Bristol Family Practice Residency. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine (1993)

Residency: ETSU-Bristol Family Practice Residency (1996)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Tennessee

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 25 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Mount Pleasant, TN.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Cummins Couch III, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$218 APTIOM $157	Brovana $61
Novo Nordisk Inc	$211 Levemir $153	Victoza $58
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$203 XARELTO $203
Lundbeck LLC	$149 NORTHERA $115	XENAZINE $34
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$108 Brintellix $108
Other	$284 Pradaxa $79	BYDUREON $77	Nuedexta $64	NAMZARIC $16	LANTUS $13	Other $36

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,126
Travel and Lodging	$34
Education	$13

Biography

Dr. Couch offers a different approach to primary care with conveniences like same/next-day appointments that start on time and a focus on preventive medicine. His MDVIP-affiliated practice is open to new patients, including Medicare and commercially insured, in Mount Pleasant. Dr. Couch sees fewer patients, which means he has more time to offer. Similar to concierge medicine physicians, Dr. Couch is available 24/7 by phone. His practice offers the MDVIP Wellness Program, which includes advanced health screenings and diagnostic tests that have been shown to help detect issues earlier.

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