David Ian Covington, MD FACEP
Emergency Medicine Physician · Fargo, ND
David Ian Covington, MD FACEP is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1083689046, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Ian Covington
- Credential
- MD FACEP
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 31443 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104
- Phone
- (701) 417-2575
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Ian Covington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl29 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Cephalexin14 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.
David Ian Covington among 126 emergency medicine physician records in North Dakota
David Ian Covington, MD FACEP is one of 126 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 87% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 126 emergency medicine physician records in North Dakota.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Danny ChoyFargo, ND 581041902300882
- Mathias Christianson, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041528296258
- Todd DuppongFargo, ND 581041083078281
- Zachary ElliottFargo, ND 581041376101501
- Daniel Falvey, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041003194085
- Kyle GronbeckFargo, ND 581041790278638
- Stephen Jameson, MDFargo, ND 581041174598825
- Benjamin Knutson, MDFargo, ND 581041114248192
Common questions
What is David Ian Covington, MD FACEP's NPI number?
David Ian Covington, MD FACEP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083689046, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Ian Covington, MD FACEP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (701) 417-2575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Ian Covington, MD FACEP's license?
Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Ian Covington, MD FACEP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Ian Covington, MD FACEP had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.