Dr. Derek Brady Covington, MD

Dr. Covington practices at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System.

Dr. Covington's NPI, 1649562091, was assigned on May 4, 2011. Dr. Covington graduated from UNR Med in 2011. Dr. Covington's Florida license number on file is ME123807.

Dr. Covington's primary practice is Watauga Medical Center, at 336 Deerfield Road, Boone, NC 28607 in Watauga County. The practice phone is (828) 262-4100.

Dr. Covington's primary practice is Watauga Medical Center in Boone, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System. Dr. Covington is also affiliated with UF Health Shands Hospital. The medical group on file is Providence Anesthesiology Associates (PAA). Dmand AI also links Dr. Covington to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Covington practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anesthesiology is Dr. Covington's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Covington is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Covington's licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, California, Michigan and North Carolina.

CMS data shows 222 Medicare services from Dr. Covington across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 274 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,027 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 274 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Covington in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 127 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.13, 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. Covington's median patient age at 73, with 59% women.

Dr. Covington accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 21 papers to Dr. Covington, published from 2010 to 2023. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Diving, Hyperbaric Oxygenation and Barotrauma. Dr. Covington has published most often in Undersea Hyperb Med. Dr. Covington's most frequent co-authors are Andrew David Pitkin, MD, Anat Galor, MD and Roy Clifford Levitt, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Covington from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merz North America, Inc. paid the most, $88.

Dr. Covington graduated from UNR Med in 2011.

Dr. Covington is in network with 6 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, HCSC and Amerihealth Caritas. Medicaid plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.