Dr. Philip Kovoor, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Kovoor
Dr. Philip Kovoor is an internal medicine specialist in Plano, TX, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kovoor performed 46,034 Medicare services across 3,923 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kovoor received a total of $2,308 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 111 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kovoor is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filgrastim injection (Zarxio) for white blood cells | 19,680 | $0 | $2 |
| Darbepoetin injection (Aranesp) for anemia | 12,230 | $2 | $20 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 2,387 | $0 | $3 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 1,680 | $19 | $67 |
| Injection, fulvestrant, 25 mg | 1,640 | $8 | $244 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,121 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,090 | $8 | $36 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 999 | $10 | $64 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 578 | $88 | $368 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 521 | $6 | $431 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 307 | $10 | $96 |
| Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 15-3 | 238 | $20 | $128 |
| Piflufolastat f-18, diagnostic, 1 millicurie | 233 | $566 | $1,642 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 225 | $1,120 | $4,802 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 225 | $26 | $145 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 221 | $0 | $1 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 209 | $90 | $657 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 203 | $2 | $19 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 193 | $132 | $496 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 189 | $134 | $3,675 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 177 | $6 | $31 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 169 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 168 | $6 | $27 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 168 | $25 | $256 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 167 | $9 | $35 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 164 | $48 | $313 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 86 | $19 | $99 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 68 | $35 | $143 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 66 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 66 | $6 | $34 |
| Magnesium level test | 61 | $7 | $29 |
| Phosphate level test | 60 | $5 | $24 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 60 | $123 | $565 |
| Enhancing oncology model (eom) monthly enhanced oncology services (meos) payment for eom enhanced services | 55 | $69 | $70 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 49 | $160 | $709 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 41 | $10 | $75 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 39 | $19 | $114 |
| Nuclear medicine study whole body with ct scan | 35 | $1,107 | $4,929 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 33 | $61 | $247 |
| Red blood count automated, with additional calculations | 32 | $5 | $26 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit) | 27 | $1 | $19 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 23 | $37 | $821 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 22 | $134 | $1,067 |
| CT scan of chest, without contrast | 15 | $43 | $686 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 14 | $91 | $357 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (77%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Kovoor is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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