Dr. Melissa Ann Covington, MD

  • Santa Fe, NM
  • Pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician
NPI1851457394PAC ID5597838292
Medicare services, 2024
1,008
Medicare patients, 2024
315
Part D claims, 2024
412
MIPS score, 2024
89
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
4801 Beckner Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Practice phone
Call (505) 772-6216
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Primary practice

Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center

Hospital · Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Dr. Melissa Ann Covington is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Dr. Covington practices at Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, part of Presbyterian Healthcare Services.

Dr. Covington's NPI, 1851457394, was assigned on December 29, 2006. Dr. Covington graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center in 2004. Dr. Covington's Vermont license number on file is 042.0011771.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5597838292
NPI enumeration date
December 29, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(505) 772-6216
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
43
Medical school graduation
2004

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Melissa Ann Covington practices at Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Dr. Covington's primary practice is Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center, at 4801 Beckner Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507 in Santa Fe County. The practice phone is (505) 772-6216.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Melissa Ann Covington is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Covington's primary practice is Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, part of Presbyterian Healthcare Services. Dr. Covington is also affiliated with CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Nexus Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Covington to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Melissa Ann Covington's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Covington practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Melissa Ann Covington is one of 34 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians in New Mexico

Pain medicine is Dr. Covington's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207LP2900X. Dr. Covington is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Covington's licenses on file in 3 states: Vermont, New Mexico and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pain medicine (anesthesiology), VermontPrimaryLicense 042.0011771 · 2009 to 2020 · taxonomy 207LP2900X
  • New Mexico license2019 to 2026
  • Massachusetts license2008 to 2010

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back pain injection, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal stenosis and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Covington treats.

Pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians near Dr. Covington

Counts of pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Melissa Ann Covington billed Medicare for 1,008 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,008 Medicare services from Dr. Covington across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 315 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $75,526 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,008
Medicare patients315
Paid by Medicare$75,526
Procedure codes16

Dr. Covington's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3642024: 56154%
Surgery
2023: 3202024: 40828%
Imaging
2023: 242024: 228%
Tests and treatments
2023: 142024: 1721%

Where Dr. Covington's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office20520%
  • In a facility80380%

Dr. Covington compared with the New Mexico median for pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Covington
  • New Mexico median
Medicare services
1,008vs 4542.2 times
Medicare patients
315vs 18570% above
Part D claims
322vs 20359% above

Medians across 33 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physicians in New Mexico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Covington's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Melissa Ann Covington treated 315 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 315 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Covington in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 143 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Covington's median patient age at 75, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024315
Average age76
Average risk score1.02
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Covington's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Covington's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women22170%
  • Men9430%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Covington's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. High blood pressure65%
  4. Osteoporosis34%
  5. Mood disorders28%
  6. Anxiety26%
  7. Depression25%
  8. Diabetes24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Covington's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Melissa Ann Covington wrote 412 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Covington wrote 412 Medicare Part D claims for 112 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 322 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,731 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 134 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024412
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$4,731
Part D patients112

Dr. Covington's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic397 claims96%
  • Brand-name15 claims4%

Dr. Covington'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Covington's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids26%107 of 412 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1342024: 322140%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 3 in 2023.

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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. Melissa Ann Covington scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Covington for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Covington accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Covington's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 82.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 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. Melissa Ann Covington received $1,386 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Covington from 16 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $346.

General payments to Dr. Covington by program year, 2020 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Covington by kind, 2020 to 2025

$1.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,16084%
  • Travel and lodging$22616%

Companies that paid Dr. Covington the most, 2020 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Melissa Ann Covington graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center

Dr. Covington graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center in 2004.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Rochester Medical Center
  2. Board certified in anesthesiologyAmerican Board of Anesthesiology
  3. Board certified in pain medicineAmerican Board of Anesthesiology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Melissa Ann Covington accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Covington is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Covington accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO8
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Melissa Ann Covington's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Melissa Ann Covington's NPI number?

Dr. Melissa Ann Covington's NPI number is 1851457394. It was assigned on December 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Melissa Ann Covington?

Dr. Melissa Ann Covington is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (taxonomy code 207LP2900X).

Where does Dr. Melissa Ann Covington practice?

Dr. Covington practices at 4801 Beckner Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507. Dr. Covington's primary practice is Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, part of Presbyterian Healthcare Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Covington to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Melissa Ann Covington's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Covington is (505) 772-6216.

What is Dr. Melissa Ann Covington's medical license number?

Dr. Covington's Vermont license number on file is 042.0011771, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Melissa Ann Covington been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Covington in Vermont (2009 to 2020), New Mexico (2019 to 2026) and Massachusetts (2008 to 2010).

Which hospitals is Dr. Melissa Ann Covington affiliated with?

Dr. Covington practices at Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Covington is also affiliated with CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Melissa Ann Covington part of?

Dr. Covington is linked to Nexus Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Covington to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Melissa Ann Covington accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Covington billed Medicare for 1,008 services in 2024, and Dr. Covington accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Melissa Ann Covington's MIPS score?

Dr. Covington's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Melissa Ann Covington see?

CMS counts 315 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Covington in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Melissa Ann Covington board certified?

Yes. Dr. Covington is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

What services does Dr. Melissa Ann Covington bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Covington's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Melissa Ann Covington go to medical school?

Dr. Covington graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center in 2004.

What drugs does Dr. Melissa Ann Covington prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Covington's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Methylprednisolone and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Melissa Ann Covington received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,386 in general payments to Dr. Covington from 16 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Melissa Ann Covington been practicing?

Dr. Covington graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Melissa Ann Covington accept?

Dr. Covington is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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