NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald Jeff Covell, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Danville, KY

Donald Jeff Covell, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Danville, Kentucky, and NPI 1124346002, issued on May 17, 2010. Check the license (Kentucky R2444, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124346002
Name
Donald Jeff Covell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
R2444 KY
2015-00799 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
333 S 3RD St, Danville, KY 40422
Phone
(859) 236-8730
Enumerated
May 17, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(859) 236-4468
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160915002574); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 333 S 3RD St

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  4. Jeremy Caudill, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205189404
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  6. James Hourigan, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1215026505

Verify Donald Jeff Covell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

385 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 159 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donald Covell385
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen103 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl88 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone34 claims
  5. Gabapentin28 claims
  6. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim21 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: $13,920.74

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was MedShape, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donald Covell$13,921
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Danville Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine PscDanville, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Donald Jeff Covell among 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky

Donald Jeff Covell, M.D. is one of 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 260 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky.

All 364 in Kentucky → Every provider in Danville → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Key, M.D.Danville, KY 404221336398734
  2. Jeremy Tarter, M.D.Danville, KY 404221801899844
  3. Shelby White, M.D.Danville, KY 404221306849344
  4. Mark Secor, M.D.Berea, KY 404031124042999
  5. Gregory Grau, MDWinchester, KY 403911922051051
  6. James Rice, MDWinchester, KY 403911265509285
  7. Jon Sanchez, M.D.Versailles, KY 403831861442923
  8. Thomas Cervoni, M.D.Richmond, KY 404751407946403

Common questions

What is Donald Jeff Covell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Donald Jeff Covell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124346002, issued on May 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Jeff Covell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 S 3RD St, Danville, KY, 40422. Phone: (859) 236-8730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Jeff Covell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number R2444, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Donald Jeff Covell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald Jeff Covell, M.D. had 385 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.