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2026 NPPES data Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician NPI 1427058130 MD
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Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician in Jacksonville, Florida.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 243 in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
158
Medicare Part D claims · 64 beneficiaries · Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician avg: 522
MIPS score
75/100
▼ 8 pts below national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$1.8K
10 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Donald Covington, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 158 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75/100
- MIPS score · -8 vs avg
- 158
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Donald Covington, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
75 15th percentile higher than 15% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Donald Covington, MD sits
This provider among undersea and hyperbaric medicine (preventive medicine) physician peers
Across the 49 undersea and hyperbaric medicine (preventive medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Donald Covington, MD writes more Part D claims than 49% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 16% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one undersea and hyperbaric medicine (preventive medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 48; the gold marker is Donald Covington, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Donald Covington, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Donald Covington, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
158 70% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100 8.1 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Florida
How Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Donald Covington, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 75/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician) - 75/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Donald Covington, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as an Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1 SHIRCLIFF WAY, Jacksonville, FL, 32204, with a listed phone of (352) 250-2650. NPI 1427058130 was issued on 07/22/2005.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 158 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 64 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $3K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 27.8%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75/100 for the 2023 performance year, compared with the national average of 83.1.
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 243 enrolled providers across 42 states and an average of 522 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1427058130 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/22/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Donald Covington, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Halifax Healthcare Systems Inc
Daytona Beach, FL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Donald Covington, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.8K
Largest payer
Alphatec Spine, Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Donald Covington, MD. To verify Donald Covington, MD's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
480
Total board actions, Florida 2023
Across 467 cases
6.40
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Florida statewide rate
monetary fine
Most common action type
138 cases
FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
158
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
64
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 158
- Total Day Supply
- 1,876
- Generic Drug Cost
- $2K
- Opioid Claims
- 44 (27.8% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 43
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.99
- Gender Split
- 41% female / 59% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Donald Covington, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
31 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate
Doxycycline Hyclate
29 claims
- Triamcinolone Acet…
Triamcinolone Acetonide
20 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate
Gentamicin Sulfate
16 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 11
Tramadol Hcl
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 31 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 29 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 20 |
| Gentamicin Sulfate | 16 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Overview
How Donald Covington, MD fits within the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
243
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Providers in US
42
States with Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
522
Avg Claims per Provider
Donald Covington, MD's 158 claims are below the specialty average of 522.
Nearby Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Providers in Florida
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Covington.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Donald Covington, MD's specialty? ▼
Donald Covington, MD specializes in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician and practices in Jacksonville, Florida. Credentials: MD.
How much does Donald Covington, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Donald Covington, MD wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for 64 beneficiaries.
What is Donald Covington, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Donald Covington, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Donald Covington, MD located? ▼
Donald Covington, MD is located at 1 SHIRCLIFF WAY, Jacksonville, FL, 32204. Phone: (352) 250-2650.
What is Donald Covington, MD's NPI number? ▼
Donald Covington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427058130, issued on 07/22/2005.
Does Donald Covington, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Donald Covington, MD had 44 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 27.8%.
How many Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 243 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers across 42 states in the US. The average Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician provider writes 522 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Donald Covington, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Donald Covington, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Doxycycline Hyclate, Triamcinolone Acetonide. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Donald Covington, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Donald Covington, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 158 Part D claims and 64 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Donald Covington, MD's credentials? ▼
Donald Covington, MD's NPI is 1427058130 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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