Dr. Cody J. Covington, MD

Dr. Covington practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Clinic Services - Douglas - HOPD in Tyler, Texas.

Dr. Covington's NPI, 1265810725, was assigned on May 15, 2015. Dr. Covington graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Covington holds Texas license R5711.

Dr. Covington's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Clinic Services - Douglas - HOPD, at 520 Douglas Blvd, Tyler, TX 75702.

Dr. Covington's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Clinic Services - Douglas - HOPD in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Covington is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Covington to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency, 1 skilled nursing facility, 1 urgent care center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Covington's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Covington practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Covington's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Covington is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Covington is licensed in Texas.

CMS data shows 1,491 Medicare services from Dr. Covington across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 374 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $132,188 for them.

CMS counts 374 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Covington in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 176 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Covington's median patient age at 68, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Covington wrote 636 Medicare Part D claims for 141 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 599 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,767 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 476 claims across 9 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 44 out of 100 for Dr. Covington for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Covington accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 17 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Covington, more than 62% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 64 general payments to Dr. Covington from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Pylant Medical paid the most, $2,263.

Dr. Covington graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2015.

Dr. Covington is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.