George K. Covert, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Ashdown, AR
George K. Covert, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ashdown, Arkansas, and NPI 1922090836, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas E0730, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George K. Covert
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E0730 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 122 Southern Dr, Ashdown, AR 71822
- Phone
- (870) 898-6940
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (870) 898-4191
- Medicaid IDs
- 203282301 TX
128201001 AR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031205000741); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 122 Southern Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Claire Russell, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1821301466
- Shalese Walker, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1295348027
- Daniel Young, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1760433882
Verify George K. Covert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E0730Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
226 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin24 claims
- Prednisone24 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl23 claims
- Potassium Chloride23 claims
- Clonidine17 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dewitt Hospital And Nursing Home IncDe Witt, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George K. Covert among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
George K. Covert, MD is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ashdown
They are 4 of the 63 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashdown, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is George K. Covert, MD's NPI number?
George K. Covert, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922090836, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George K. Covert, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 122 Southern Dr, Ashdown, AR, 71822. Phone: (870) 898-6940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George K. Covert, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E0730, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George K. Covert, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George K. Covert, MD had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.