Kent James Covert, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Springdale, AR
Kent James Covert, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Springdale, Arkansas, and NPI 1568414415, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E-4144, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent James Covert
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E-4144 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4401 S Thompson St, Springdale, AR 72764
- Phone
- (479) 756-1300
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2024
- Fax
- (479) 751-7013
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051005000662); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4401 S Thompson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kent James Covert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-4144Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,389 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium221 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium173 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate125 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium123 claims
- Lisinopril113 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium107 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: $1,208.88
88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Medical Associates OF Northwest Arkansas, PASpringdale, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent James Covert among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Kent James Covert, MD is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
50 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Springdale
They are 50 of the 2,383 NPPES records with a practice address in Springdale, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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- Karl Haws, D.O.Springdale, AR 727641194767897
- O Kincannon Hood, MDSpringdale, AR 727641457399438
- William Kendrick, MDSpringdale, AR 727641346282290
- Martha Morgan, MDSpringdale, AR 727641992763734
Common questions
What is Kent James Covert, MD's NPI number?
Kent James Covert, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568414415, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent James Covert, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4401 S Thompson St, Springdale, AR, 72764. Phone: (479) 756-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent James Covert, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-4144, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kent James Covert, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent James Covert, MD had 3,389 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.