Active NPI 1891772968 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher M Covert , DO

Internal Medicine • Des Moines, IA

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Covert, DO is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Internal Medicine in Des Moines, IA. Practice services are available at 1221 PLEASANT ST under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1221 Pleasant St
Suite 200

Des Moines, IA 503091423

Telephone 5152418221

Fax 5152414001

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Pet Co Llc Facility NPI 1285627943

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Des Moines, IA

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 16.6 Yrs

State Avg: 25.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

229 Specialists

Practicing in Des Moines, IA (907 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

5.7% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

55.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2022)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	62	57	$244.00	$120.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	58	55	$172.00	$84.70
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	54	50	$8.00	$3.00
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	51	51	$311.00	$124.54
G0446 Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes	49	49	$62.00	$24.94
G0447 Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes	23	23	$62.00	$24.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	412	245	$8.00	$2.99
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	279	191	$228.00	$121.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	236	184	$160.00	$86.40
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	208	208	$290.00	$125.26
G0446 Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes	196	196	$58.00	$25.16
G0447 Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes	72	72	$58.00	$25.16
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	58	12	$44.95	$13.36
0003A Adm sarscov2 30mcg/0.3ml 3rd	54	54	$80.00	$37.36
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	51	51	$49.00	$15.88
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	44	44	$78.00	$65.16
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	33	30	$318.00	$162.67
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	20	20	$43.00	$13.82
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	19	19	$370.00	$159.41
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	14	14	$49.00	$15.89
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	13	13	$615.00	$263.83
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	13	13	$116.00	$49.75
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	12	12	$150.00	$125.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	411	255	$8.00	$2.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	270	206	$140.70	$70.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	269	188	$207.00	$101.47
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	203	203	$276.00	$109.43
G0446 Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes	200	200	$63.00	$25.00
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	170	136	$28.00	$9.66
G0447 Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes	88	86	$63.00	$25.11
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	47	47	$48.00	$15.73
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	46	46	$86.00	$58.99
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	43	35	$277.00	$136.04
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	19	19	$405.00	$162.34
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	18	18	$48.00	$15.76
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	16	15	$42.00	$15.91
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	15	13	$550.00	$230.73
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	13	11	$141.00	$70.23
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	13	12	$207.00	$102.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	486	299	$8.00	$2.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	393	257	$207.00	$100.90
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	243	193	$141.00	$69.49
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	220	220	$276.00	$108.29
G0446 Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes	181	181	$63.00	$24.53
G0447 Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes	117	106	$62.00	$24.35
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	107	90	$277.00	$135.43
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	105	87	$30.00	$10.57
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	40	40	$48.00	$15.44
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	37	37	$550.00	$216.44
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	35	34	$42.00	$15.23
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	34	34	$86.00	$54.81
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	18	18	$48.00	$15.44
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	17	17	$390.00	$153.42
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	14	14	$397.00	$155.65
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	12	12	$409.00	$160.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	497	307	$10.51	$2.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	420	281	$199.20	$98.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	326	258	$133.64	$67.91
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	234	234	$212.27	$109.13
G0446 Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes	229	229	$61.00	$24.32
G0447 Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes	114	112	$61.00	$24.32
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	93	76	$272.77	$135.14
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	59	17	$50.02	$18.03
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	55	54	$46.84	$18.94
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	50	49	$82.88	$51.80
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	42	40	$52.07	$15.29
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	36	35	$521.47	$214.26
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	21	21	$321.33	$153.40
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	14	14	$45.71	$18.94
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	11	11	$370.55	$156.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	525	315	$20.00	$2.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	355	228	$190.00	$98.82
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	316	233	$125.00	$67.20
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	228	228	$184.00	$107.19
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	87	80	$275.00	$128.02
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	63	63	$32.00	$23.27
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	58	58	$47.00	$46.06
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	48	23	$55.00	$22.39
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	44	11	$12.00	$1.81
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	38	37	$468.00	$210.37
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	31	31	$32.00	$23.27
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	30	30	$89.00	$15.60
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	22	22	$316.00	$159.57
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	18	18	$274.00	$155.13
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	17	17	$308.00	$186.79
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	14	14	$95.00	$91.69
81003 Automated urinalysis test	12	11	$22.00	$3.02

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-08-13

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License IA DO-02731

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

1085720 (IA)

Medicaid State Provider ID

1891772968 (IA)

Medicaid State Provider ID

0085720 (IA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Rr Medicare

110073403 (IA)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

11 Associated Practitioners

Claire Maxey , CNP

Nurse Practitioner

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Certified Nurse Practitioner

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active March 11, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 11, 2015

Registered at 1221 PLEASANT ST, SUITE 200, DES MOINES, IA 503091423 (Tel: 5152418221)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 11, 2015

Registered at 1221 PLEASANT ST, SUITE 200, DES MOINES, IA 503091423 (Tel: 5152418221)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 11, 2015

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER COVERT, DO

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 11, 2015

Internal Medicine (License #DO-02731 in IA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration December 29, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1891772968

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: December 29, 2005

Last Update: August 13, 2025

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1221 Pleasant St, Suite 200

Des Moines, IA 503091423

Phone: 5152418221

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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