NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Douglas Covey, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Prescott, AZ

Richard Douglas Covey, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Prescott, Arizona, and NPI 1265421101, issued on Oct 13, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 28184, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265421101
Name
Richard Douglas Covey
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
28184 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3155 Stillwater Dr, Prescott, AZ 86305
Phone
(928) 777-8000
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 16, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(928) 777-8104
Medicaid ID
518029 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050804000495); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 1997
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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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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42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,043 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Covey5,043
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium455 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium299 claims
  3. Gabapentin194 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium149 claims
  5. Lisinopril137 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate133 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: $50.13

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.

  1. Richard Covey$50.13
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Richard Douglas Covey among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona

Richard Douglas Covey, M.D. is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 54% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Prescott

They are 39 of the 1,818 NPPES records with a practice address in Prescott, and 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nancy Blum, DOPrescott, AZ 863051346351616
  2. Ellen Bunch, MD, FIM, BSE, BAAPrescott, AZ 863051730289380
  3. Marc Darr, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863051982697637
  4. Keith Keating, D.O.Prescott, AZ 863051811029804
  5. Mark Kiffer, DO, MBAPrescott, AZ 863051144398355
  6. Carol Klein, MDPrescott, AZ 863051831184589
  7. Tiffany Lunt, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863051063492346
  8. Shirley Ohn, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863051831254499

Common questions

What is Richard Douglas Covey, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Douglas Covey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265421101, issued on Oct 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Douglas Covey, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3155 Stillwater Dr, Prescott, AZ, 86305. Phone: (928) 777-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Douglas Covey, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 28184, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Douglas Covey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Douglas Covey, M.D. had 5,043 Medicare Part D claims for 450 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.