Jose Steve Covarrubias, MD
Surgery Physician · Chico, CA
Jose Steve Covarrubias, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1750842449, issued on Mar 26, 2019. Check the license (California A182198, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Steve Covarrubias
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A182198 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 251 Cohasset RD Ste 240, Chico, CA 95926
- Phone
- (530) 332-5350
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240919002965); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 251 Cohasset RD Ste 240
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Renee Christenson, MPAS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578514493
- Shauna Price, NURSE PRACTITIONERAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1356789879
Verify Jose Steve Covarrubias in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A182198Check 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 surgery physician in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl12 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 2 group practices
- Community Health PartnersFresno, CA
- Enloe Medical CenterChico, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Steve Covarrubias among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Jose Steve Covarrubias, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Merino, MDChico, CA 959261720511355
- Steven Perrins, MDChico, CA 959261053601633
- Scott Schneider, MDChico, CA 959261659395051
- Lydia Schrader, M.D.Chico, CA 959261760494975
- Erik Simchuk, MDChico, CA 959261831158799
- Marcella McLarty, M.D.Chico, CA 959281841295706
- Federico Gregorio, M.D.Colusa, CA 959321437184876
- Lawrence Highman, MDColusa, CA 959321316992068
Common questions
What is Jose Steve Covarrubias, MD's NPI number?
Jose Steve Covarrubias, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750842449, issued on Mar 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Steve Covarrubias, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 251 Cohasset RD Ste 240, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 332-5350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Steve Covarrubias, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A182198, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jose Steve Covarrubias, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Steve Covarrubias, MD had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.