Richard David Kovar, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Seattle, WA
Richard David Kovar, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1538146832, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license (Washington MD00021679, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard David Kovar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD00021679 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 19TH Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112
- Phone
- (206) 299-1600
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (206) 299-1608
- Medicaid ID
- 8105769 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110609000771); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard David Kovar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00021679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
255 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Lisinopril14 claims
- Gabapentin11 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 2 group practices
- Seattle Indian Health BoardSeattle, WA
- Seattle Roots Community HealthSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard David Kovar among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Richard David Kovar, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% 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, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
871 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Seattle
They are 871 of the 41,956 NPPES records with a practice address in Seattle, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Richard David Kovar, MD's NPI number?
Richard David Kovar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538146832, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard David Kovar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 19TH Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98112. Phone: (206) 299-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard David Kovar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00021679, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard David Kovar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard David Kovar, MD had 255 Medicare Part D claims for 90 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.