Jos A. Cove, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Jos A. Cove, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1578613998, issued on Jan 10, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD00040590, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jos A. Cove
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- MD00040590 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 403-2263
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1115534 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070220000008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records → All 64 in Washington → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1515 Martin Luther King JR Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tarah DjoboFamily Nurse Practitioner1023970282
- Jon Geffen, D.O.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1205908340
- Teryl Loendorf, M.S., WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1497726467
- Milo Moss, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1700635166
Verify Jos A. Cove in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00040590Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
207 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl34 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate32 claims
- Meloxicam30 claims
- Gabapentin20 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: $198.49
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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 one group practice
- Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jos A. Cove among 64 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Washington
Jos A. Cove, MD is one of 64 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 83% 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 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 45 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207XS0117X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Washington
There are 64 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Washington.
All 64 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Blair, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051700985611
- Ari Holtzman, MDTacoma, WA 984051427580760
- Michael Martin, MDTacoma, WA 984051790726768
- Omar Abdul-Hadi, MDSilverdale, WA 983831073715546
- Daniel Kang, MDTacoma, WA 984311659532364
- Neal Shonnard, MDPuyallup, WA 983741932135795
- Richard Gray, MDLakewood, WA 984991851352710
- Clyde Carpenter, M.D.Olympia, WA 985021205906294
Common questions
What is Jos A. Cove, MD's NPI number?
Jos A. Cove, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578613998, issued on Jan 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jos A. Cove, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 403-2263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jos A. Cove, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00040590, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jos A. Cove, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jos A. Cove, MD had 207 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.