NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steve Nicholas Kovacs, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · New Port Richey, FL

Steve Nicholas Kovacs, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New Port Richey, Florida, and NPI 1871030486, issued on Jan 21, 2017. Check the license (Florida ME136402, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1871030486
Name
Steve Nicholas Kovacs
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
ME136402 FL
#TRN24062 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6600 Madison St FL 2, New Port Richey, FL 34652
Phone
(727) 815-7208
Enumerated
Jan 21, 2017
Record last updated
Apr 4, 2022
Fax
(727) 266-4951
Medicaid ID
100706500 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181024002604); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2015
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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Also registered at 6600 Madison St FL 2

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Maria Theresa Belicena, MDFamily Medicine Physician1063644797
  2. Lawandy Bolis, MDFamily Medicine Physician1679722839
  3. Tiffany Chomko, MDHospitalist Physician1861996779
  4. Aaron Dennis, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1760177661
  5. Gregory Dungan, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1144671710
  6. Amir Fahmi, D.OHospitalist Physician1073903456

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

635 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Steve Kovacs635
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone32 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
  3. Cefuroxime23 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium18 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium17 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

  1. Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Clearwater, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Steve Nicholas Kovacs among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida

Steve Nicholas Kovacs, M.D. is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tiffany Chomko, MDNew Port Richey, FL 346521861996779
  2. Gregory Dungan, D.O.New Port Richey, FL 346521144671710
  3. Amir Fahmi, D.ONew Port Richey, FL 346521073903456
  4. Ingy Hanna, DONew Port Richey, FL 346521518379973
  5. Duy Nguyen, M.D.New Port Richey, FL 346521538515143
  6. Jayashree Payappagoudar, M.D.New Port Richey, FL 346521558650325
  7. Mark Sawh, DONew Port Richey, FL 346521023515855
  8. Mohin Shah, M.D.New Port Richey, FL 346521760758700

Common questions

What is Steve Nicholas Kovacs, M.D.'s NPI number?

Steve Nicholas Kovacs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871030486, issued on Jan 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steve Nicholas Kovacs, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6600 Madison St FL 2, New Port Richey, FL, 34652. Phone: (727) 815-7208. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steve Nicholas Kovacs, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME136402, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Steve Nicholas Kovacs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steve Nicholas Kovacs, M.D. had 635 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.