Keitha Ann Covalla, O.D.
Optometrist · New Bern, NC
Keitha Ann Covalla, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in New Bern, North Carolina, and NPI 1124023221, issued on Jun 15, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1829, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Keitha Ann Covalla
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1829 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 S Glenburnie RD, New Bern, NC 28562
- Phone
- (252) 633-6900
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 633-6754
- Medicaid ID
- 89093HK NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100514000288); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2001 S Glenburnie RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nirvighna Kanjiya, O.D.Optometrist1376876227
Verify Keitha Ann Covalla 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 1829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
122 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis25 claims
- Latanoprost21 claims
- Vyzulta16 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): 90.6 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: $90.42
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 2 group practices
- C And S Optometric Services PLLCNew Bern, NC
- Lane Optometry PLLCJacksonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Keitha Ann Covalla among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Keitha Ann Covalla, O.D. is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in New Bern → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Baxter, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621386681724
- Duane Binkley, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621467415885
- Joseph Christensen, ODNew Bern, NC 285621376876631
- Shawn Doty, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621578604245
- Cathy Doty, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621770624405
- Cara Hamm, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621710172507
- Samuel Hobbs, ODTrent Woods, NC 285621922011980
- Nirvighna Kanjiya, O.D.New Bern, NC 285621376876227
Common questions
What is Keitha Ann Covalla, O.D.'s NPI number?
Keitha Ann Covalla, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124023221, issued on Jun 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Keitha Ann Covalla, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 S Glenburnie RD, New Bern, NC, 28562. Phone: (252) 633-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Keitha Ann Covalla, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1829, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Keitha Ann Covalla, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Keitha Ann Covalla, O.D. had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Keitha Ann Covalla, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.6 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.