Valerie L. Covington
Family Nurse Practitioner · Minneapolis, MN
Valerie L. Covington is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1235848581, issued on Nov 15, 2022. Check the license with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie L. Covington
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 0024185004 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 5TH Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401
- Phone
- (612) 333-2819
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2022
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250909001716); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie L. Covington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
2,447 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 259 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen165 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa133 claims
- Gabapentin109 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide88 claims
- Furosemide84 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate83 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,469.32
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Valerie L. Covington among 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota
Valerie L. Covington is one of 3,335 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Minnesota. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 77% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 1,909 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
623 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Minneapolis
They are 623 of the 22,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Minneapolis, and 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Valerie L. Covington's NPI number?
Valerie L. Covington's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235848581, issued on Nov 15, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie L. Covington located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 5TH Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55401. Phone: (612) 333-2819. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie L. Covington's license?
Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie L. Covington prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie L. Covington had 2,447 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.