Christopher A. Kovell, D. O.
Psychiatry Physician · Columbus, OH
Christopher A. Kovell, D. O. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1215948336, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 34-005152, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher A. Kovell
- Credential
- D. O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 34-005152 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16 W Long St, Columbus, OH 43215
- Phone
- (614) 225-0980
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0834977 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060213000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio University, College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16 W Long St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bridget AbediCase Manager/Care Coordinator1730030529
- Bethanee AbramHealth Information Technician1447092119
- Brittany AbshirePeer Specialist1093523201
- Theresia Achuo Epse EnoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1043071996
- Carmella AdamsLicensed Practical Nurse1124328984
- Ayomiotan AdebariCase Manager/Care Coordinator1891537023
Verify Christopher A. Kovell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 34-005152Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
510 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl57 claims
- Invega Sustenna41 claims
- Olanzapine39 claims
- Lamotrigine36 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate36 claims
- Sertraline Hcl27 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $337.44
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 one group practice
- Southeast IncColumbus, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher A. Kovell among 1,587 psychiatry physician records in Ohio
Christopher A. Kovell, D. O. is one of 1,587 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 775 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Ohio
There are 1,587 psychiatry physician records in Ohio.
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- Mark Blair, MDColumbus, OH 432151194755504
- Sara Dadashzadeh, MD, MPHColumbus, OH 432151578189072
- Patricia Forman, M.D.Columbus, OH 432151710077664
- Abul Hasan, MDColumbus, OH 432151093034019
- Kurt Heintzelman, M.D.Columbus, OH 432151598096950
- John Kennedy, MDColumbus, OH 432151700943545
Common questions
What is Christopher A. Kovell, D. O.'s NPI number?
Christopher A. Kovell, D. O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215948336, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher A. Kovell, D. O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16 W Long St, Columbus, OH, 43215. Phone: (614) 225-0980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher A. Kovell, D. O.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 34-005152, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher A. Kovell, D. O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher A. Kovell, D. O. had 510 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.