Melody Covington, MD
Obesity Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Charlotte, NC
Melody Covington, MD is an obesity medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1063774461, issued on Jun 12, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-00838, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody Covington
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obesity Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RB0002X
- License numbers
- 2015-00838 NC
MD40316 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5970 Fairview RD Ste 700, Charlotte, NC 28210
- Phone
- (704) 997-9661
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250429000485); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melody Covington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2015-00838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obesity medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 742 among the 106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 87% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic20 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: $326.08
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 80 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,310.67 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.
Obesity Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 5 obesity medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina.
All 5 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Obesity Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 4 obesity medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Firas GhomraouiAsheville, NC 288011649831181
- Sriram Machineni, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171750350666
- Alex Tse, MDCary, NC 275131255385068
- Kristina Lewis, MD MPH SMWinston Salem, NC 271041467657999
Common questions
What is Melody Covington, MD's NPI number?
Melody Covington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063774461, issued on Jun 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody Covington, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5970 Fairview RD Ste 700, Charlotte, NC, 28210. Phone: (704) 997-9661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody Covington, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-00838, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melody Covington, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody Covington, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among obesity medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 742. 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.