Dr. Richard Charles Kovach, MD

Dr. Kovach practices at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey, part of Deborah Heart and Lung Center.

Dr. Kovach's NPI, 1144209891, was assigned on January 11, 2006. Dr. Kovach graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1982. Dr. Kovach holds New Jersey license 25MA05149000.

Dr. Kovach's primary practice is Deborah Heart and Lung Center, at 200 Trenton Road, Browns Mills, NJ 08015 in Burlington County. The practice phone is (609) 893-6611.

Dr. Kovach's primary practice is Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey, part of Deborah Heart and Lung Center. Dr. Kovach is also affiliated with Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell. The medical group on file is Deborah Heart and Lung Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kovach to 3 more medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kovach practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Kovach's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kovach's licenses on file in 2 states: New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 489 Medicare services from Dr. Kovach across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 225 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $86,055 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 225 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kovach in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 104 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.03, 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. Kovach's median patient age at 74, with 34% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kovach wrote 105 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 57 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $16,761 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 28 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Kovach accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 60 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Kovach, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Kovach, published from 2014 to 2024. 2014 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Peripheral Arterial Disease, Alloys and Endovascular Procedures. Dr. Kovach has published most often in JACC Cardiovasc Interv. Dr. Kovach's most frequent co-authors are Robert E. Beasley, MD, Sean Janzer, MD and Raghotham Reddy Patlola, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Kovach to 9 clinical trials. 4 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Peripheral Arterial Disease, Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia and Acute Coronary Syndrome. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Kovach that name 1 trial.

CMS Open Payments shows 840 general payments to Dr. Kovach from 45 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Acquisitions make up the largest share, 34% of the total. C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries paid the most, $163,660. It also lists 7 research payments totaling $5,888 from 2017 to 2020, naming 1 clinical trial.

Dr. Kovach graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1982.