Stephen D. Covington, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Ventura, CA
Stephen D. Covington, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1154353456, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (California G25356, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen D. Covington
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- G25356 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 168 N Brent St, Ventura, CA 93003
- Phone
- (805) 641-6525
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 641-6530
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100817000331); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen D. Covington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G25356Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
146 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Loperamide15 claims
- Famotidine14 claims
- Xifaxan13 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
- Community Memorial Health SystemVentura, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen D. Covington among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Stephen D. Covington, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bruce Greenwald, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031619908829
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- Kip Lyche, MDVentura, CA 930031811927981
- Charles Menz, MDVentura, CA 930031447286141
- Benito PedrazaVentura, CA 930031851323026
- Dipti Sagar, MDVentura, CA 930031558642751
- Laya NasrollahCamarillo, CA 930121558673566
- Constante Abaya, MDOxnard, CA 930301003918459
Common questions
What is Stephen D. Covington, MD's NPI number?
Stephen D. Covington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154353456, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen D. Covington, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 168 N Brent St, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 641-6525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen D. Covington, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G25356, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen D. Covington, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen D. Covington, MD had 146 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.