Dr. John Patrick Couch, MD

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Specializes in: General Practice

2001 Springhill Avenue
Mobile, AL 36607

(251) 478-4900

Dr. John Patrick Couch, MD is a general practitioner in Mobile, AL specializing in general practice.

Office Locations

Address:

2001 Springhill Avenue
Mobile, AL 36607

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. John Patrick Couch and Dr. Xiulu Ruan, sentenced in 2017 by a federal court in Alabama for running what the court called a "pill mill" involving Subsys.”—"Insys kickback scheme: The guilty", Republican American, March 2022

“In this role, she oversaw and facilitated the payment for speaking programs to certain doctors, including Dr. Xiulu Ruan and Dr. John Patrick Couch.”—"Insys Regional Manager Pleads Guilty to Kickback Conspiracy", U.S. Department of Justice, July 2017

“Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama, announces that Dr. John Patrick Couch has been sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for running a massive pill...”—"Dr. John Patrick Couch Sentenced to 240 Months", U.S. Department of Justice, May 2017

aspiration	69
doctor visit	2934
hip imaging	40
injections	347
lab tests	609
minimally invasive procedures	90
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	272
musculoskeletal imaging	62
nerve block	235
pain management	218
removal of internal scar tissue	46
spinal procedures	463

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	130
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	11
Less than 65	458

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

aspiration	107
doctor visit	3514
hip imaging	55
injections	414
lab tests	1268
minimally invasive procedures	98
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	293
musculoskeletal imaging	71
nerve block	210
pain management	214
removal of internal scar tissue	27
spinal procedures	464

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	181
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	575

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

aspiration	29
doctor visit	1611
injections	136
lab tests	1107
minimally invasive procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	41
nerve block	95
pain management	95
spinal procedures	138

**Gender**
Male	634
Female	734

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1026
Black	306
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	980

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2015

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Patrick Couch, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Patrick Couch, MD treated as a general practitioner in Mobile, AL were lab tests, spinal procedures, injections and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

aspiration	68
doctor visit	2689
hip imaging	47
injections	303
lab tests	1000
minimally invasive procedures	68
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	203
musculoskeletal imaging	66
nerve block	181
pain management	177
removal of internal scar tissue	36
spinal procedures	357

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2015

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Couch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	61
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	211
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	3
85 and over	1
Less than 65	201
65 to 74	59

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Patrick Couch, MD From 2013 - 2015

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Patrick Couch, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	18
High Cholesterol	10
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	9
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	6
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	9
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Cancer	1
Dementia	2

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$105,688 BOTOX THERAPEUTIC - HH $105,495	BOTOX $193
INSYS Therapeutics Inc	$99,918 SUBSYS $99,918
Galena Biopharma, Inc.	$8,583 ABSTRAL $8,325	Zuplenz $257
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$664 Neuro-Chronic Pain $664
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd	$482 Relistor $466	XIFAXAN 550 MG TABLETS $16
Other	$2,518 MYOBLOC $408	Nucynta $195	Gralise and Zipsor $169	Osseoflex $149	Osseoflex SN $140	Other $1,456

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$189,245
Food and Beverage	$8,727
Consulting Fee	$7,500
Travel and Lodging	$6,972
Honoraria	$5,000
Other	$408