Individual provider Active NPI

Luke Lester Couch III, M.D.

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
National Provider Identifier
1073967410
Registry record updated Jul 6, 2021
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X
License
89255 Issued in GA
Practice address
960 E 3Rd St
Suite 100
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2104
Phone
(800) 947-7823
NPI assigned
Apr 22, 2016
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 6, 2021

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X 89255 GA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

960 E 3Rd St
Suite 100
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2104

Mailing address

960 E 3Rd St
Suite 100
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2104
Phone (800) 947-7823

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TN, GA2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20210719000809 TN Practitioner - Emergency Medicine 0547559106 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization
I20230714002112 GA Practitioner - General Surgery 0547559106 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
General Surgery
Education
Other, 2016
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Emory Specialty Associates, LLCGroup PAC ID 3476559782, 706 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1364 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30322-1059
Phone (404) 778-3900

1601 Watson Blvd
Warner Robins, GA 31093-3431
Phone (478) 352-4306

1701 Watson Blvd
Warner Robins, GA 31093-3633
Phone (478) 923-0144

233 N Houston Rd
Suite 171
Warner Robins, GA 31093-8841
Phone (478) 352-7050

233 N Houston Rd
Suite 173
Warner Robins, GA 31093-8845
Phone (478) 352-7040

Hospital & facility affiliations

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Colonoscopy42
Hernia repair (minimally invasive)1-10
Mastectomy1-10
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux12
Removal of tissue1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
89255GAMDEmergency Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Tennessee River Physicians, PLLC Emergency Medicine CurrentSince Jun 15, 2021 Accepting new patients
Houston Physician Specialists, LLC. Current Accepting new patients
Houston Physician Specialists, LLC CurrentSince Aug 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
Emory Specialty Associates, LLC Emergency Medicine CurrentSince Oct 6, 2025 Accepting new patients
Houston Physician Specialists, LLC CurrentSince Aug 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
Tennessee River Physicians, PLLC Emergency Medicine CurrentSince Jun 15, 2021 Accepting new patients

Locations

1364 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone (404) 712-7100

1821 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone (404) 728-6812

233 N Houston Rd
Ste 173
Warner Robins, GA 31093
Phone (478) 352-7040

1701 Watson Blvd
Warner Robins, GA 31093
Phone (478) 352-5900

1601 Watson Blvd
Warner Robins, GA 31093
Phone (478) 322-5155

233 N Houston Rd
Ste 171
Warner Robins, GA 31093
Phone (478) 352-7050

975 E 3rd St
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone (423) 266-1499

16931 Rankin Ave
Dunlap, TN 37327
Phone (423) 949-5100

71 Wheelertown Ave
Pikeville, TN 37367
Phone (423) 447-2112

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/14272/brand/70/csg/1/fhir/r4

Organizations & group practices 6

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 3

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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