David Ernest Dahl, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · La Crosse, WI
David Ernest Dahl, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and NPI 1841516937, issued on Apr 14, 2010. Check the license (Wisconsin 73388, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Ernest Dahl
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License numbers
- 73388 WI
67512 MN
MD0000052702 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601
- Phone
- (608) 782-7300
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150914001882); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Ernest Dahl in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 73388Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
823 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 450 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen131 claims
- Gabapentin95 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen95 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl83 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl48 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er38 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,033.92
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Interventional Pain ConsultantsKnoxville, TN
- University Anesthesiologists, PLLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Ernest Dahl among 23 pain medicine physician records in Wisconsin
David Ernest Dahl, MD is one of 23 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2009 among the 18 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 23 pain medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
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The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Siegfried, M.D.La Crosse, WI 546011366522682
- Melissa Kenevan, MDEau Claire, WI 547031114314838
- Qasim Raza, MDEau Claire, WI 547031386041069
- Justin Schappell, MDEau Claire, WI 547031750842464
- Brett Malo, M.D.Green Bay, WI 543111578706255
- Brenton Meier, M.D.Appleton, WI 549111801026596
- Alaa Abd-ElsayedMadison, WI 537921194967703
- Keth Pride, M.DMadison, WI 537921851528624
Common questions
What is David Ernest Dahl, MD's NPI number?
David Ernest Dahl, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841516937, issued on Apr 14, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Ernest Dahl, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI, 54601. Phone: (608) 782-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Ernest Dahl, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 73388, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Ernest Dahl, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Ernest Dahl, MD had 823 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.