Eric Covert, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Kalkaska, MI
Eric Covert, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Kalkaska, Michigan, and NPI 1902320732, issued on Aug 2, 2017. Check the license with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Covert
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- Practice location
- 419 S Coral St, Kalkaska, MI 49646
- Phone
- (231) 258-7777
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201028000614); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric Covert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
409 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin47 claims
- Methylprednisolone43 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro33 claims
- Prednisone31 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass29 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate20 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $23.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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.
2 hospital affiliations
- Munson Medical CenterTraverse City, MI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Kalkaska Memorial Health CenterKalkaska, MI · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Eric Covert among 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan
Eric Covert, PA-C is one of 1,140 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 613 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Kalkaska
They are 2 of the 130 NPPES records with a practice address in Kalkaska, and 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Eric Covert, PA-C's NPI number?
Eric Covert, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902320732, issued on Aug 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Covert, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 419 S Coral St, Kalkaska, MI, 49646. Phone: (231) 258-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Covert, PA-C's license?
Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Eric Covert, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Covert, PA-C had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric Covert, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.