Christopher M. Covert, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
Christopher M. Covert, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1891772968, issued on Dec 29, 2005. Check the license (Iowa DO-02731, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher M. Covert
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- DO-02731 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1221 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 241-8221
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2025
- Fax
- (515) 241-4001
- Medicaid IDs
- 1085720 IA
1891772968 IA
0085720 IA - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher M. Covert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-02731Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone29 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): 88.3 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: $52.63
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Christopher M. Covert among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa
Christopher M. Covert, DO is one of 871 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 44% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christopher M. Covert, DO's NPI number?
Christopher M. Covert, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891772968, issued on Dec 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher M. Covert, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 241-8221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher M. Covert, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-02731, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher M. Covert, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher M. Covert, DO had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher M. Covert, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.3 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.