Mark A. Covington, DMD
Dentist · Hickory, NC
Mark A. Covington, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1740502319, issued on Feb 23, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 8830, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark A. Covington
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 8830 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 360 9TH Avenue Dr NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 322-4258
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 360 9TH Avenue Dr NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gina Covington, DMDDentist1477876548
- Donald Culbreth, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1508961665
Verify Mark A. Covington 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 8830Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin57 claims
- Clindamycin 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.
Mark A. Covington among 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina
Mark A. Covington, DMD is one of 2,332 dentist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 41% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 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 122300000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 dentist records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 25 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samantha Aiezza, DMDHickory, NC 286011861133001
- Cooper Aiken, DDSHickory, NC 286011275227340
- Gina Covington, DMDHickory, NC 286011477876548
- Steven Frye, DDSHickory, NC 286011639270127
- Charles Goodwin, DDSHickory, NC 286011124180344
- Bryan Graham, D.D.S.Hickory, NC 286011780892133
- John Helton, DDSHickory, NC 286011770703530
- Larry Holt, D.D.SHickory, NC 286011013930551
Common questions
What is Mark A. Covington, DMD's NPI number?
Mark A. Covington, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740502319, issued on Feb 23, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark A. Covington, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 360 9TH Avenue Dr NE, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 322-4258. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark A. Covington, DMD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 8830, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mark A. Covington, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark A. Covington, DMD had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.