Dr. Fisher Alan Covin, MD

Dr. Covin practices at Wesley Physician Services in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Dr. Covin's NPI, 1184665580, was assigned on June 9, 2006. Dr. Covin graduated from Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Covin holds Mississippi license 15293.

Dr. Covin's primary practice is Wesley Physician Services, at 5003 Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS 39402 in Forrest County. The practice phone is (601) 261-5700.

Dr. Covin's primary practice is Wesley Physician Services in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dr. Covin is also affiliated with Merit Health Wesley. The medical group on file is Merit Health Medical Group - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Covin to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Covin practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Covin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Covin is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Covin's licenses on file in 4 states: Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, aortic atherosclerois, arterial blot clot /embolism, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia and cardiac catheterization among the conditions Dr. Covin treats.

CMS data shows 3,948 Medicare services from Dr. Covin across 37 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,006 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $207,076 for them.

CMS counts 1,006 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Covin in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 400 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.54, 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. Covin's median patient age at 73, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Covin wrote 14,906 Medicare Part D claims for 1,331 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14,518 of them, across 88 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,282,341 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 14,188 claims across 88 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Covin for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Covin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 14 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Covin, more than 65% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Covin.

CMS Open Payments shows 543 general payments to Dr. Covin from 58 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $2,213.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Covin.

Dr. Covin graduated from Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Covin is a member of ACC.

Dr. Covin is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.