Steven Leslie Kovach, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Asheville, NC
Steven Leslie Kovach, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1689686479, issued on Aug 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 000027477, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Leslie Kovach
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 000027477 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 76 Peachtree RD, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 274-3477
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 274-7407
- Medicaid ID
- 89502955 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 76 Peachtree RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven Leslie Kovach in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 000027477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $113.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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.
Steven Leslie Kovach among 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina
Steven Leslie Kovach, MD is one of 1,482 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 72% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Paul Harris, MDAsheville, NC 288031134142359
- Andrew Hart, MDAsheville, NC 288031558385427
- Michael Hooker, MDAsheville, NC 288031588687537
- Keith Housman, MDAsheville, NC 288031164413217
- Frank Moretz, MDAsheville, NC 288031740220649
Common questions
What is Steven Leslie Kovach, MD's NPI number?
Steven Leslie Kovach, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689686479, issued on Aug 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Leslie Kovach, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 76 Peachtree RD, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 274-3477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Leslie Kovach, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 000027477, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Steven Leslie Kovach, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.