Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 7,490
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 201
- Part D claims, 2024
- 426
- Publications
- 3
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 300 Polaris Pkwy, Westerville, OH 43082
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Polaris Surgery Center - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Westerville, Ohio
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Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack is an orthopedic surgeon in Westerville, Ohio
Dr. Kovack practices at Polaris Surgery Center - HOPD in Westerville, Ohio.
Dr. Kovack's NPI, 1558303305, was assigned on June 12, 2006. Dr. Kovack holds Ohio license 34008324.
- NPI
- 1558303305NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8426057332
- NPI enumeration date
- June 12, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack practices at Polaris Surgery Center - HOPD in Westerville, Ohio
Dr. Kovack's primary practice is Polaris Surgery Center - HOPD, at 300 Polaris Pkwy, Westerville, OH 43082.
- Polaris Surgery Center - HOPD300 Polaris Pkwy, Westerville, OH 43082
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Kovack's primary practice is Polaris Surgery Center - HOPD in Westerville, Ohio. Dr. Kovack is also affiliated with OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Advantage Orthopedics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kovack to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 ambulatory surgery centers, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kovack practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Polaris Surgery Center - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +9 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack is one of 828 orthopedic surgeons in Ohio
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Kovack's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Kovack is licensed in Ohio.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, OhioPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack billed Medicare for 7,490 services in 2024
CMS data shows 7,490 Medicare services from Dr. Kovack across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 201 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $133,462 for them.
Dr. Kovack's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2162024: 6,3042819%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2742024: 51488%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3042024: 39329%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2792024: 279No change
Where Dr. Kovack's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office7,30398%
- In a facility1872%
Dr. Kovack compared with the Ohio median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Kovack
- Ohio median
- Medicare services
- 7,490vs 8049.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 201vs 23615% below
- Part D claims
- 360vs 1232.9 times
Medians across 822 orthopedic surgeons in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kovack'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. Thomas Joseph Kovack treated 201 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 201 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kovack in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 117 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 73% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kovack's median patient age at 60, with 44% women.
Dr. Kovack's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Kovack's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11155%
- Men9045%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kovack's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol73%
- High blood pressure67%
- Anxiety31%
- Diabetes27%
- Mood disorders27%
- Depression25%
- Ischemic heart disease23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kovack's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 60
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men55%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack wrote 426 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kovack wrote 426 Medicare Part D claims for 155 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 360 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,629 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 317 claims across 8 drugs.
Dr. Kovack's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic420 claims99%
- Brand-name and other6 claims1%
Dr. Kovack'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. Kovack's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids37%156 of 426 claims
- Antibiotics42%181 of 426 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: 3172024: 36014%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 8 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. Thomas Joseph Kovack ranks in the 98th percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare
Dr. Kovack accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 145 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Kovack, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Kovack ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 98th percentile145 procedures
- Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 97th percentile34 procedures
- Knee replacement
- 43rd percentile14 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Kovack in 2014. Dr. Kovack's most frequent co-author is Gerard M. Papp, DO.
Dr. Kovack's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Kovack
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack received $203,648 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 427 general payments to Dr. Kovack from 37 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $103,333. It also lists 25 research payments totaling $28,021 from 2017 to 2020.
General payments to Dr. Kovack by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kovack by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$73,68538%
- Royalties and licenses$41,31721%
- Food and beverage$24,93713%
- Speaker and faculty fees$24,10012%
- Other$31,26516%
Companies that paid Dr. Kovack the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack'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 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Thomas Joseph Kovack's NPI number?
Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack's NPI number is 1558303305. It was assigned on June 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack?
Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack is an orthopedic surgeon in Westerville, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack practice?
Dr. Kovack practices at 300 Polaris Pkwy, Westerville, OH 43082. Dr. Kovack's primary practice is Polaris Surgery Center - HOPD in Westerville, Ohio. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kovack to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 ambulatory surgery centers, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack's medical license number?
Dr. Kovack holds Ohio license 34008324.
Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack affiliated with?
Dr. Kovack is affiliated with OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kovack to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack part of?
Dr. Kovack is linked to Advantage Orthopedics. Dmand AI links Dr. Kovack to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kovack billed Medicare for 7,490 services in 2024, and Dr. Kovack accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack see?
CMS counts 201 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kovack in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kovack's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), diagnostic imaging (73030) and office visit, established patient (99213).
What drugs does Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kovack's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Doxycycline Hyclate and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
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Has Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $203,648 in general payments to Dr. Kovack from 37 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack been practicing?
Dr. Kovack graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
Does Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Kovack.
Who does Dr. Thomas Joseph Kovack publish with?
Dr. Kovack's most frequent co-authors are Gerard M. Papp, DO (1 shared paper).
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