Christopher Cove, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Rochester, NY
Christopher Cove, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1588606388, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (New York 171744, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Cove
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 171744 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642
- Phone
- (585) 275-4751
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 01132829 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070922000055); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1985
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Cove in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 171744Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
4,318 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium503 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate494 claims
- Eliquis311 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate277 claims
- Losartan Potassium241 claims
- Lisinopril227 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): 90.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cardiology Clinical GroupRochester, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Cove among 404 interventional cardiology physician records in New York
Christopher Cove, MD is one of 404 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 349 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in New York
There are 404 interventional cardiology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Cove, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Cove, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588606388, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Cove, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY, 14642. Phone: (585) 275-4751. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Cove, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 171744, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Cove, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Cove, MD had 4,318 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Cove, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.2 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.