David Walega, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Columbus, OH
David Walega, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1346273562, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35.147931, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Walega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 35.147931 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1210 Gemini PL Ste 300, Columbus, OH 43240
- Phone
- (614) 383-6450
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 0017272 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230512002044); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1210 Gemini PL Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anita Hamlin, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1275936015
- Stephanie Matacia, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1649942715
- Matthew Shirzadian, NPNurse Practitioner1760038483
- Cody Yerger, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1023451580
Verify David Walega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.147931Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
912 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 501 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl113 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen111 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen98 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl73 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Pregabalin40 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,710.79
85 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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 one group practice
- Integrated Pain Solutions IncorporatedColumbus, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Walega among 79 interventional pain medicine physician records in Ohio
David Walega, MD is one of 79 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2001 among the 62 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Ohio
There are 79 interventional pain medicine physician records in Ohio.
All 79 in Ohio → Every provider in Columbus → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gladstone McDowell, M.D.Columbus, OH 432401346296621
- Steven Bhutra, M.D.Columbus, OH 432191346696853
- Benjamin Contreras, MDColumbus, OH 432191295788412
- Bruce Massau, DO A PROFColumbus, OH 432151083719504
- Jayesh Vallabh, MD, MBAColumbus, OH 432101942566690
- Lisa Kellogg, FNP-CMarion, OH 433021174164180
- Ron Linehan, MDLancaster, OH 431301013917426
- Martin Andrews, MDCanal Winchester, OH 431101033119607
Common questions
What is David Walega, MD's NPI number?
David Walega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346273562, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Walega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1210 Gemini PL Ste 300, Columbus, OH, 43240. Phone: (614) 383-6450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Walega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.147931, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Walega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Walega, MD had 912 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Walega, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.