Rudy Kovachevich, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Englewood, CO
Rudy Kovachevich, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Englewood, Colorado, and NPI 1801915350, issued on Mar 28, 2007. Check the license (Colorado DR51415, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rudy Kovachevich
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- DR51415 CO
01069735A IN
49777 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 E Hampden Ave, Englewood, CO 80113
- Phone
- (303) 744-7078
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 744-0248
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130221000373); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 77 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 601 E Hampden Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Eric Britton, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1477599405
- Judy Chiang, MDSpecialist1083727523
- Carlton Clinkscales, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1699713081
Verify Rudy Kovachevich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR51415Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
243 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 211 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen110 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl85 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $869.30
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Community HospitalTorrington, WY · Critical Access Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Orthopedic Centers OF Colorado LLCParker, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Rudy Kovachevich among 77 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Colorado
Rudy Kovachevich, M.D. is one of 77 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2007 among the 61 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 77 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 77 in Colorado → Every provider in Englewood → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Britton, M.D.Englewood, CO 801131477599405
- Carlton Clinkscales, MDEnglewood, CO 801131699713081
- Philip Heyman, MDEnglewood, CO 801131194765008
- Jason Rovak, MDEnglewood, CO 801131306925482
- Kulvinder Sachar, M.D.Englewood, CO 801131649218116
- Matthew Delarosa, MDEnglewood, CO 801121659613420
- Jennifer Kummer, MDEnglewood, CO 801121265690531
- Rajshri Bolson, MDCastle Rock, CO 801091588772610
Common questions
What is Rudy Kovachevich, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rudy Kovachevich, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801915350, issued on Mar 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rudy Kovachevich, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 E Hampden Ave, Englewood, CO, 80113. Phone: (303) 744-7078. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rudy Kovachevich, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR51415, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rudy Kovachevich, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rudy Kovachevich, M.D. had 243 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rudy Kovachevich, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.