Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 453
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 302
- Part D claims, 2024
- 187
- Publications
- 5
- MIPS score, 2024
- 83
- Practice address
- 1200 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Practice phone
- Call (515) 343-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi is a neurologist in Des Moines, Iowa
Dr. Kovi practices at UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, part of UnityPoint Health.
Dr. Kovi's NPI, 1821483843, was assigned on April 6, 2015. Dr. Kovi holds Iowa license MD46818.
- NPI
- 1821483843NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2567767189
- NPI enumeration date
- April 6, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (515) 343-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 44
- Medical school graduation
- 2008
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi practices at UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa
Dr. Kovi's primary practice is UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center, at 1200 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA 50309 in Polk County. The practice phone is (515) 343-1000.
- UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center1200 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA 50309 · Polk CountyPhone(515) 343-1000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Kovi's primary practice is UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, part of UnityPoint Health. Dr. Kovi is also affiliated with Northside Hospital Gwinnett. The medical group on file is East Des Moines Family Care Center (currently publicly listed as UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine - East Des Moines). Dmand AI also links Dr. Kovi to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kovi practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi is one of 136 neurologists in Iowa
Neurology is Dr. Kovi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Kovi is licensed in Iowa.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, IowaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi billed Medicare for 453 services in 2024
CMS data shows 453 Medicare services from Dr. Kovi across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 302 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,320 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Kovi's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3922024: 45316%
Dr. Kovi compared with the Iowa median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Kovi
- Iowa median
- Medicare services
- 453vs 29852% above
- Medicare patients
- 302vs 19853% above
- Part D claims
- 165vs 24132% below
Medians across 133 neurologists in Iowa with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kovi's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi treated 302 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 302 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kovi in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 118 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.71, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kovi's median patient age at 74, with 56% women.
Dr. Kovi's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kovi's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16555%
- Men13745%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kovi's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Stroke or TIA70%
- Arthritis48%
- Mood disorders46%
- Ischemic heart disease45%
- Depression43%
- Chronic kidney disease38%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kovi's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi wrote 187 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kovi wrote 187 Medicare Part D claims for 45 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 165 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,954 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 93 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Kovi's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic171 claims91%
- Brand-name16 claims9%
Dr. Kovi's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 932024: 16577%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 3 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Kovi for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kovi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Kovi's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 83of 100Final score
- 83.7of 100Quality
- 78of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Kovi, published from 2020 to 2023. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Stroke, COVID-19 and Pandemics. Dr. Kovi's most frequent co-authors are Ken Uchino, MD, Andrew Blake Buletko and Murali Krishnan Kolikonda, MBBS.
Dr. Kovi's papers by year, 2020 to 2023
Topics Dr. Kovi writes about most
- Stroke
- COVID-19
- Pandemics
Dr. Kovi's most frequent co-authors
- Ken Uchino, MD4 shared papers
- Andrew Blake Buletko2 shared papers
- Murali Krishnan Kolikonda, MBBS2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Kovi
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
Semin Neurol
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi received $308 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Kovi from 4 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $105.
General payments to Dr. Kovi by program year, 2021 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Kovi the most, 2021 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi's NPI number?
Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi's NPI number is 1821483843. It was assigned on April 6, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi?
Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi is a neurologist in Des Moines, Iowa. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi practice?
Dr. Kovi practices at 1200 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA 50309. Dr. Kovi's primary practice is UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, part of UnityPoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kovi to 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kovi is (515) 343-1000.
What is Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi's medical license number?
Dr. Kovi holds Iowa license MD46818.
Which hospitals is Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi affiliated with?
Dr. Kovi practices at UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Kovi is also affiliated with Northside Hospital Gwinnett.
What medical group is Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi part of?
Dr. Kovi is linked to East Des Moines Family Care Center (currently publicly listed as UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine - East Des Moines). Dmand AI links Dr. Kovi to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kovi billed Medicare for 453 services in 2024, and Dr. Kovi accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi's MIPS score?
Dr. Kovi's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi see?
CMS counts 302 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kovi in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kovi's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99222), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
What drugs does Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kovi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levetiracetam, Atorvastatin Calcium and Donepezil HCl.
Has Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $308 in general payments to Dr. Kovi from 4 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.
How long has Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi been practicing?
Dr. Kovi graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.
Does Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Kovi, published from 2020 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Shivakrishna Kovi publish with?
Dr. Kovi's most frequent co-authors are Ken Uchino, MD (4 shared papers), Andrew Blake Buletko (2 shared papers) and Murali Krishnan Kolikonda, MBBS (2 shared papers).
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