Merline Covington, NP - Medicare Nurse Practitioner in Sacramento, CA

Merline Covington, NP is a medicare enrolled "Pain Medicine - Interventional Pain Medicine" physician in Sacramento, California. She graduated from medical school in 2013 and has 11 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Nurse Practitioner. She is a member of the group practice Dignity Health Medical Foundation and her current practice location is 3000 Q St Fl 3, Sacramento, California. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (916) 733-5844.

Merline Covington is licensed to practice in California (license number 95012118) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1104460930.

Contact Information

Merline Covington, NP
3000 Q St Fl 3,
Sacramento, CA 95816-7058
(916) 733-5844
(916) 733-3320

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Physician's Profile

Full NameMerline Covington
GenderFemale
SpecialityNurse Practitioner
Experience11 Years
Location3000 Q St Fl 3, Sacramento, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Merline Covington graduated from medical school in 2013
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1104460930
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 11/05/2019
  • Last Update Date: 01/23/2020
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 1658707559
  • Enrollment ID: I20200213001355

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Merline Covington such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1104460930NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208VP0014XPain Medicine - Interventional Pain Medicine 95012118 (California)Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Dignity Health Medical Foundation78108006611199

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Merline Covington allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameDignity Health Medical Foundation
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1700803418
PECOS PAC ID: 7810800661
Enrollment ID: O20031107000709

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Merline Covington is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Merline Covington, NP
3400 Data Dr,
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-7956

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Merline Covington, NP
3000 Q St Fl 3,
Sacramento, CA 95816-7058

Ph: (916) 733-5844

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