NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth L. Kovach, M.D.

Specialist · Wichita, KS

Kenneth L. Kovach, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1881691186, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 0425946, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881691186
Name
Kenneth L. Kovach
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
0425946 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1035 N Emporia St, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone
(316) 263-7285
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(316) 266-4682
Medicaid ID
100180670B KS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050516000495); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  6. Cheryl Miescher, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1871678896

Verify Kenneth L. Kovach in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

860 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kenneth Kovach860
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Sevelamer Carbonate73 claims
  2. Furosemide53 claims
  3. Prednisone49 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl46 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate37 claims
  6. Carvedilol36 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: $476.12

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kenneth Kovach$476.12
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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

  1. Kansas Nephrology Physicians PAWichita, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kenneth L. Kovach among 230 specialist records in Kansas

Kenneth L. Kovach, M.D. is one of 230 specialist records with a practice address in Kansas. 26% 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, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 17% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1990 among the 40 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 83% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in Kansas

There are 230 specialist records in Kansas.

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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Fargo, MS,LAT,ATCWichita, KS 672141952708018
  2. Beth Miranda, ATC, LATWichita, KS 672141891100061
  3. Parula Raghavan, MDWichita, KS 672141992707434
  4. Yeai Roan, M.D.Wichita, KS 672141982661369
  5. Dennis Ross, M.D.Wichita, KS 672141073510376
  6. Lisa Weber, M.D.Wichita, KS 672141134126436
  7. Andrea Bodwell, RDHWichita, KS 672121861114654
  8. Shawky Habashy, MDWichita, KS 672121306899984

Common questions

What is Kenneth L. Kovach, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth L. Kovach, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881691186, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth L. Kovach, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1035 N Emporia St, Wichita, KS, 67214. Phone: (316) 263-7285. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth L. Kovach, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 0425946, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kenneth L. Kovach, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth L. Kovach, M.D. had 860 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.

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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.