NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas E. Covaleski, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · State College, PA

Thomas E. Covaleski, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in State College, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1336193846, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD053098L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336193846
Name
Thomas E. Covaleski
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
MD053098L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 E Park Ave, State College, PA 16803
Phone
(814) 278-4818
Enumerated
May 20, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(814) 234-6150
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041115000453); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1992
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 1800 E Park Ave

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

  1. Cara Albarano, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528097300
  2. Patrick Allen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1427743269
  3. Bryson Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1760954093
  4. Jonathan Ashley, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1275919672
  5. Joseph Basedow, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1922532852
  6. Ross Bellinger, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1992042345

Verify Thomas E. Covaleski in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

658 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Covaleski658
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate38 claims
  2. Eliquis37 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate31 claims
  4. Furosemide30 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium29 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium20 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score55.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%55.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncState College, PA
  2. Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services IncBellefonte, PA

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

Thomas E. Covaleski among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania

Thomas E. Covaleski, M.D. is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 36% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in State College

They are 24 of the 1,543 NPPES records with a practice address in State College, and 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Coll, M.D.State College, PA 168031588634422
  2. Manabendra Datta, M.D.State College, PA 168031902872138
  3. Roy Kedem, MDState College, PA 168031164449153
  4. Elizabeth Martin, D.O.State College, PA 168031891921276
  5. Weldon Miller, M.D.State College, PA 168031760800304
  6. Joseph Noel Oconer, MDState College, PA 168031265672422
  7. Rajendra Palepu, M.D.,State College, PA 168031154561314
  8. Robin Panlilio, M.D.State College, PA 168031194024661

Common questions

What is Thomas E. Covaleski, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas E. Covaleski, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336193846, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas E. Covaleski, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 E Park Ave, State College, PA, 16803. Phone: (814) 278-4818. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas E. Covaleski, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD053098L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Thomas E. Covaleski, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas E. Covaleski, M.D. had 658 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas E. Covaleski, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.6 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.

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