Jose Steve Covarrubias, MD

NPI 1750842449ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Chico, CA

Surgery (MD) in Chico, California, trained at University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine (class of 2019). 72 Medicare patients in 2024, $9,498 paid; nearly all of their 79 Part D prescriptions were generic (94%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $4,420 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI	1750842449
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	Yes
NPI issued	Mar 26, 2019
Last updated in NPPES	Aug 25, 2025
Certified by provider	Aug 25, 2025

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Surgery Primary	208600000X	A182198	CA

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	72
Services billed	105 across 18 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$9,498

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	79 · 105 30-day fills
Patients	38
Total drug cost	$4,753
Generic share	94% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine
Graduation year	2019
Medicare specialty	General Surgery
Telehealth	Offers telehealth