Alexandra Faye Kovar, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Alexandra Faye Kovar, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1942663216, issued on Apr 3, 2016. Check the license (California A187141, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexandra Faye Kovar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A187141 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94305
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240819000049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Florida International Univ, College Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexandra Faye Kovar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A187141Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
97 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,406.72
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Aspen Valley Hospital Clinics, PLLCAspen, CO
- Aspen Valley Hospital DistrictAspen, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexandra Faye Kovar among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Alexandra Faye Kovar, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Alexandra Faye Kovar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexandra Faye Kovar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942663216, issued on Apr 3, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexandra Faye Kovar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94305. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexandra Faye Kovar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A187141, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexandra Faye Kovar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexandra Faye Kovar, M.D. had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexandra Faye Kovar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.