Frank Edward Covington, O.D.
Optometrist · Beaufort, NC
Frank Edward Covington, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Beaufort, North Carolina, and NPI 1497851091, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1245, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank Edward Covington
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1245 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1620 Live Oak St Ste A, Beaufort, NC 28516
- Phone
- (252) 728-6611
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 728-6038
- Medicaid ID
- 8909206 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080429000085); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Frank Edward Covington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1245Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone17 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: $41.33
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Beaufort
They are 3 of the 72 NPPES records with a practice address in Beaufort, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 3 in Beaufort → All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Beaufort →
Other optometrist records in North Carolina
- Charlotte Ablott, ODSalisbury, NC1316382773
- Eric Ablott, ODRandleman, NC1356629026
- John Adams, ODLumberton, NC1528131943
- Rick Adams, ODRocky Mount, NC1649241753
- William Adams, O.D.Benson, NC1821056052
- William Adams, ODKill Devil Hills, NC1497826986
- Joyce Adeleke, O.D.Concord, NC1700892031
- Allan Adkins, O.D.High Point, NC1285686857
- Barry Adler, O.D.Chapel Hill, NC1871548677
- Ji Young Ahn, ODBurlington, NC1215713466
Common questions
What is Frank Edward Covington, O.D.'s NPI number?
Frank Edward Covington, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497851091, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank Edward Covington, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1620 Live Oak St Ste A, Beaufort, NC, 28516. Phone: (252) 728-6611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank Edward Covington, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1245, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Frank Edward Covington, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank Edward Covington, O.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.