Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Michael Barry Couser, DO

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1891316451

Michael Barry Couser, DO is registered under Family Practice in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Graduated from Lake Erie Col of Osteo Med at Seton Hill Univ in 2020, 6 years ago. Practices with Dlp Rutherford Physician Practices LLC, a 38-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Years since qualifying
6
Trained at
Lake Erie Col of Osteo Med at Seton Hill Univ
Licensed in
NC, PA
In the registry since
2020
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

444 Nc 108 Hwy
Rutherfordton, NC 28139-7871
Phone: (828) 287-7846
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 605 Nc 120 Hwy, Mooresboro, NC 28114-6713 — (828) 453-0703

Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence 2023-02376 (NC)
Family Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence OS022425 (PA)

Record details

NPI number1891316451
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 5, 2020
Last updated in NPPESAugust 21, 2024
Certification dateAugust 21, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolLAKE ERIE COL OF OSTEO MED AT SETON HILL UNIV
Graduated 2020 (6 years in practice)
Group practice Dlp Rutherford Physician Practices Llc — 38 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients154
Services billed 1,131 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $527 27 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Atrium Health Cleveland Hospital · Shelby, NC · listed as Cleveland County Healthcare System
  • Rutherford Regional Medical Center Hospital · Rutherfordton, NC
  • Carolina Home Care Home health agency · Spindale, NC
  • Centerwell Home Health Home health agency · Shelby, NC

Colleagues at Dlp Rutherford Physician Practices LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 38 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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