Total Payments
$90,946
2024 Payments
$3,711
Companies
23
Transactions
313
Medicare Patients
3,643
Medicare Billing
$365,109
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$57,128 (62.8%)
Travel$18,207 (20.0%)
Food & Beverage$11,032 (12.1%)
Consulting$3,500 (3.8%)
Research$1,000 (1.1%)
Education$79.69 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria | $46,478 | 14 | 51.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $18,207 | 64 | 20.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $11,032 | 220 | 12.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $10,650 | 8 | 11.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $3,500 | 2 | 3.8% |
| Unspecified | $1,000 | 1 | 1.1% |
| Education | $79.69 | 4 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
General
$89,946
312 transactions
Research
$1,000
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avanos Medical | $34,128 | 35 | $0 (2019) |
| Halyard Health, Inc. | $24,544 | 38 | $0 (2017) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $13,416 | 23 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $4,541 | 98 | $0 (2024) |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | $3,500 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,039 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,808 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $1,502 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Nevro Corp. | $1,344 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| TissueTech, Inc. | $1,000 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,711 | 85 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($1,189) |
| 2023 | $3,632 | 54 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($2,204) |
| 2022 | $4,061 | 30 | GRT US Holding, Inc. ($1,500) |
| 2021 | $3,307 | 11 | GRT US Holding, Inc. ($2,000) |
| 2020 | $1,713 | 9 | TissueTech, Inc. ($1,000) |
| 2019 | $17,115 | 20 | Avanos Medical ($15,603) |
| 2018 | $19,335 | 37 | Avanos Medical ($18,525) |
| 2017 | $38,074 | 67 | Halyard Health, Inc. ($24,544) |
All Payment Transactions
313 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.12 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.66 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.52 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | TerSera Therapeutics LLC | Prialt (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.59 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.22 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.41 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.37 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MILD DEVICE KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.20 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.89 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.05 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MILD DEVICE KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.69 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.25 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.12 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.20 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MILD DEVICE KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.48 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.50 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | TerSera Therapeutics LLC | Prialt (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.94 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.63 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.20 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.62 | General |
| 10/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.09 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.10 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.72 | General |
| 10/03/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.29 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.45 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTAX03-CR006 | TissueTech, Inc. | $1,000 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 741 | 937 | $595,821 | $65,393 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1,073 | 1,513 | $1.4M | $116,415 |
| 2021 | 24 | 989 | 1,339 | $1.2M | $107,639 |
| 2020 | 23 | 840 | 1,102 | $775,453 | $75,661 |
Total Patients
3,643
Total Services
4,891
Medicare Billing
$365,109
Procedure Codes
94
All Medicare Procedures & Services
94 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 115 | 129 | $30,702 | $9,966 | 32.5% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 88 | 123 | $72,745 | $9,881 | 13.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 98 | 127 | $23,749 | $6,797 | 28.6% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 63 | $133,044 | $6,081 | 4.6% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $88,664 | $4,067 | 4.6% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 40 | $24,840 | $3,354 | 13.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 72 | $35,400 | $2,966 | 8.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $7,705 | $2,723 | 35.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $9,269 | $2,565 | 27.7% |
| 64633 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $35,530 | $2,191 | 6.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $5,760 | $2,137 | 37.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 30 | $5,250 | $2,023 | 38.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 23 | $5,713 | $1,962 | 34.3% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $22,638 | $1,587 | 7.0% |
| 20553 | Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 50 | $15,500 | $1,479 | 9.5% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $37,916 | $1,315 | 3.5% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 48 | $6,528 | $1,109 | 17.0% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $19,132 | $916.81 | 4.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 30 | $2,880 | $915.60 | 31.8% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $9,774 | $840.99 | 8.6% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 46 | $3,082 | $515.66 | 16.7% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 130 | 231 | $130,053 | $19,561 | 15.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 147 | 181 | $43,078 | $14,356 | 33.3% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 44 | $443,476 | $11,724 | 2.6% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 64 | 111 | $245,488 | $11,106 | 4.5% |
About Dr. David Walega, MD
Dr. David Walega, MD is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Columbus, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/09/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1346273562.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Walega, MD has received a total of $90,946 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,711 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 313 transactions from 23 companies. The most common payment nature is "Honoraria" ($46,478).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Walega has provided services to 3,643 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,891 services with total Medicare billing of $365,109. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 94 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Interventional Pain Medicine
- Location Columbus, OH
- Active Since 07/09/2006
- Last Updated 11/18/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207LP2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1346273562
Products in Payments
- COOLIEF (Device) $31,166
- COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) $25,599
- Xtampza ER (Drug) $13,364
- Qutenza (Drug) $3,500
- Intracept (Device) $1,603
- COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) $1,559
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $1,314
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $836.49
- WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) $755.50
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $644.47
- VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $626.40
- PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) $576.08
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $438.36
- PROCLAIM (Device) $368.06
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $352.12
- mild Device Kit (Device) $346.86
- Prospera (Device) $335.58
- Evoke SCS (Device) $324.53
- Prialt (Drug) $248.82
- Evoke (Device) $238.83
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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