Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,436 | 5 | 91.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $126.62 | 6 | 8.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $975.06 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $545.23 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Atos Medical Inc | $24.78 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $17.89 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $61.35 | 3 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ($43.46) |
| 2023 | $48.28 | 2 | Atos Medical Inc ($24.78) |
| 2022 | $1,453 | 6 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($975.06) |
All Payment Transactions
11 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/09/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.89 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.96 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 03/02/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.50 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.50 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 01/24/2023 | Atos Medical Inc | Provox Life Home HME (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.78 | General |
| Category: Tracheostomy | ||||||
| 08/10/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $242.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/10/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $209.06 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/09/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/03/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $488.01 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/03/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/01/2022 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $478.27 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 294 | 348 | $190,836 | $21,301 |
| 2022 | 8 | 218 | 291 | $124,348 | $19,450 |
| 2021 | 3 | 49 | 49 | $19,251 | $3,723 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
19 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 61 | 81 | $24,510 | $5,477 | 22.3% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 82 | 106 | $38,432 | $4,465 | 11.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 44 | $18,473 | $4,278 | 23.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $14,125 | $2,680 | 19.0% |
| 10005 | Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 31 | $82,080 | $1,622 | 2.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $6,536 | $1,101 | 16.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $2,410 | $850.36 | 35.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $4,270 | $828.16 | 19.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 64 | $18,530 | $4,804 | 25.9% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 62 | 88 | $36,152 | $3,821 | 10.6% |
| 31615 | Exam of windpipe and lung airways through permanent windpipe opening using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 29 | $31,536 | $2,550 | 8.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $10,360 | $2,449 | 23.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $6,552 | $1,833 | 28.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 29 | $5,640 | $1,534 | 27.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $7,122 | $1,494 | 21.0% |
| 10005 | Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 18 | $8,456 | $964.04 | 11.4% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $6,186 | $1,499 | 24.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $4,496 | $1,257 | 28.0% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic examination of voice box using flexible endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 19 | $8,569 | $966.82 | 11.3% |
About Dr. Kevin Kovatch, MD
Dr. Kevin Kovatch, MD is a Otolaryngology healthcare provider based in Farmington, Connecticut. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/05/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1962815191.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kevin Kovatch, MD has received a total of $1,563 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $61.35 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 11 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($1,436).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kovatch has provided services to 561 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 688 services with total Medicare billing of $44,475. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 19 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Otolaryngology
- Other Specialties Otolaryngology, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Farmington, CT
- Active Since 06/05/2014
- Last Updated 06/17/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1962815191
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $975.06
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System (Device) $478.27
- INSPIRE (Device) $66.96
- Provox Life Home HME (Device) $24.78
- KEYTRUDA (Biological) $17.89
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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