NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kimberly C. Covington Tarver, MD

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Jackson, MS

Kimberly C. Covington Tarver, MD is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Jackson, Mississippi, and NPI 1013942895, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 14422, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013942895
Name
Kimberly C. Covington Tarver
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
License number
14422 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216
Phone
(601) 984-6426
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(601) 984-6439
Medicaid ID
07483295 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040817000755); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 2500 North State Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Emmanuel Agbeti, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1124815352
  2. Svenja Albrecht, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1962539577
  3. Myrna Alexander, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1285648063
  4. Zahrah Ali, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134819014
  5. Josephine Alston, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1912233222
  6. Iram Aman, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336660356

Verify Kimberly C. Covington Tarver in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

1,344 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kimberly Covington Tarver1,344
  2. Specialty average4,246

Most prescribed

  1. Donepezil Hcl207 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl98 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl67 claims
  4. Memantine Hcl45 claims
  5. Gabapentin43 claims
  6. Rivastigmine43 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): 69.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score56.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%48.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%83.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $64.76

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 1,004 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,720.82 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kimberly Covington Tarver$64.76
  2. Specialty average$1,720.82

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. State OF Mississippi-University OF Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS

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

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Mississippi

There are 18 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Mississippi.

Other geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Mississippi

  1. Holland Addison, M.D.Jackson, MS1396816989
  2. Kurt Bruckmeier, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS1083610117
  3. Amanda Cooley, MDMagee, MS1841723251
  4. Katie Cowan, M.D.Biloxi, MS1174548994
  5. Jamie Floyd, M.D.Jackson, MS1790981520
  6. Wendell Glover, M.D.Ridgeland, MS1336535053
  7. Katharine Gregg, MDJackson, MS1194758854
  8. Mohamed Jah, M.D.Meridian, MS1477564110
  9. Rola Karam, M.DJackson, MS1891194635
  10. Vicky McLean, M.D.Jackson, MS1528221009

Common questions

What is Kimberly C. Covington Tarver, MD's NPI number?

Kimberly C. Covington Tarver, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013942895, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kimberly C. Covington Tarver, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39216. Phone: (601) 984-6426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kimberly C. Covington Tarver, MD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 14422, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kimberly C. Covington Tarver, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kimberly C. Covington Tarver, MD had 1,344 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kimberly C. Covington Tarver, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.8 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.