NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald Scott Covington, MD

Surgery Physician · Jacksonville, FL

Donald Scott Covington, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1427058130, issued on Jul 22, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME114887, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427058130
Name
Donald Scott Covington
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
ME114887 FL
ME 114887 FL
ME14887 FL
95-00541 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Shircliff Way, Jacksonville, FL 32204
Phone
(352) 250-2650
Enumerated
Jul 22, 2005
Record last updated
May 16, 2022
Fax
(904) 281-9806
Medicaid ID
009556500 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130923000601); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1989
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 1 Shircliff Way

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mario Agrait Bertran, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1497131734
  2. James Aiello, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1124093257
  3. Jennifer Allen, NPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1003748054
  4. Kaitlyn AllenFamily Nurse Practitioner1851075915
  5. Andrew Anderson, CAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1316457484
  6. Tina Anderson, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1679237333

Verify Donald Scott Covington in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

148 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donald Covington148
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate25 claims
  2. Triamcinolone Acetonide17 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
  4. Levofloxacin12 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl12 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,826.40

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donald Covington$1,826.40
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Halifax Healthcare Systems IncDaytona Beach, FL

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

Donald Scott Covington among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida

Donald Scott Covington, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Chappano, M. D.Jacksonville, FL 322041801854674
  2. Nicholas Georgalas, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322041770010597
  3. David Johnston, M. D.Jacksonville, FL 322041548228133
  4. Kristen Trinca, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322041881855583
  5. Miroslav Uchal, MDJacksonville, FL 322041225238892
  6. Lenka Zachar, MDJacksonville, FL 322041902833569
  7. Gary Bowers, M. D.Jacksonville, FL 322071801844030
  8. John Crump, M. D.Jacksonville, FL 322071407814189

Common questions

What is Donald Scott Covington, MD's NPI number?

Donald Scott Covington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427058130, issued on Jul 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Scott Covington, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Shircliff Way, Jacksonville, FL, 32204. Phone: (352) 250-2650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Scott Covington, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME114887, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Donald Scott Covington, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald Scott Covington, MD had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Donald Scott Covington, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.