James Albert Kovach, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Wilson, NC
James Albert Kovach, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Wilson, North Carolina, and NPI 1588700165, issued on Jan 30, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 000102556, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Albert Kovach
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 000102556 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1803 Forest Hills RD W, Wilson, NC 27893
- Phone
- (252) 243-9629
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (252) 243-0915
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040624000404); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1803 Forest Hills RD W
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Verify James Albert Kovach 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 000102556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
875 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 245 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl186 claims
- Methylprednisolone152 claims
- Meloxicam127 claims
- Gabapentin99 claims
- Baclofen86 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen50 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): 88.4 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: $27.24
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Comprehensive Rehab OF Wilson, Inc.Wilson, NC
- Emergeortho PAWilson, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncWilson, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Albert Kovach among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
James Albert Kovach, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 20% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
51 physician assistant records list a practice address in Wilson
They are 51 of the 835 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilson, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James Albert Kovach, PA-C's NPI number?
James Albert Kovach, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588700165, issued on Jan 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Albert Kovach, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1803 Forest Hills RD W, Wilson, NC, 27893. Phone: (252) 243-9629. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Albert Kovach, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 000102556, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Albert Kovach, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Albert Kovach, PA-C had 875 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Albert Kovach, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.