Jeffrey Hovater, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Florence, AL
Jeffrey Hovater, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Florence, Alabama, and NPI 1639378540, issued on Jul 12, 2007. Check the license (Alabama DO.971, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey Hovater
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- DO.971 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1751 Veterans Dr Ste 300, Florence, AL 35630
- Phone
- (256) 718-3200
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1751 Veterans Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Clayton Austin, DPTPhysical Therapist1104486513
- James Branham, OTOccupational Therapist1528173820
- Amy Downey, P.T.Orthopedic Physical Therapist1255419693
- Charles Farquhar, PTPhysical Therapist1487979902
- Matthew Gallien, DPTPhysical Therapist1043746175
- Jeffrey Goodman, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1700846037
Verify Jeffrey Hovater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO.971Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,526 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 388 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam387 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen308 claims
- Cephalexin110 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl106 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim103 claims
- Gabapentin87 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 73.8 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: $55.48
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- North Alabama Bone And Joint Clinic P CMuscle Shoals, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 357 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
- David Adkison, MDBirmingham, AL1396743779
- Abhinav Agarwal, M.B.B.S.Birmingham, AL1043461445
- Carl Albertson, M.D.Fairhope, AL1134127046
- Howard Alexander, M.D.Huntsville, AL1376598458
- David Alford, M.D.Dothan, AL1982605366
- Andrew Allen, MDBirmingham, AL1568084960
- William Allen, MDBirmingham, AL1215506464
- Jorge Alonso, MDMobile, AL1710931688
- Landon Anderson, MDAndalusia, AL1508891516
- Matthew Anderson, MDBirmingham, AL1093338618
Common questions
What is Jeffrey Hovater, D.O.'s NPI number?
Jeffrey Hovater, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639378540, issued on Jul 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey Hovater, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1751 Veterans Dr Ste 300, Florence, AL, 35630. Phone: (256) 718-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey Hovater, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number DO.971, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jeffrey Hovater, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeffrey Hovater, D.O. had 1,526 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jeffrey Hovater, D.O.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.8 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.