Phillip J. Cover, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Shelbyville, TN
Phillip J. Cover, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and NPI 1639156060, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 64183, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Phillip J. Cover
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 64183 TN
35051844 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2835 US-231, Shelbyville, TN 37160
- Phone
- (931) 685-5433
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0648455 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211001002236); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Phillip J. Cover in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 64183Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
799 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium64 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa45 claims
- Furosemide36 claims
- Famotidine33 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate29 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cookeville Hospitalist Group PLLCCookeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Phillip J. Cover among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
Phillip J. Cover, MD is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 1,174 in Tennessee → Every provider in Shelbyville → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Caleb Cantrell, MDSmithville, TN 371661205413051
- Alexander Luizzi, MDSmithville, TN 371661548903362
- Robert Pitts, MDSmithville, TN 371661386349157
- Prashanth Swamy, M.D.Smithville, TN 371661851779177
- Michael Anderson, M.D.Smyrna, TN 371671396788931
- Angeline Brunetto, M.D.Smyrna, TN 371671760425300
- Ogonna Felton, M.D.Smyrna, TN 371671942647144
- Sarah Graham, MDSmyrna, TN 371671083028286
Common questions
What is Phillip J. Cover, MD's NPI number?
Phillip J. Cover, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639156060, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Phillip J. Cover, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2835 US-231, Shelbyville, TN, 37160. Phone: (931) 685-5433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Phillip J. Cover, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 64183, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Phillip J. Cover, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Phillip J. Cover, MD had 799 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.