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Dr. David Richard Walega, MD

(Dr. David Walega, MD)

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

Wayne State University School of Medicine (1993)

Professional interests include: anesthesia, pain management

1117 E Home Road
Springfield, OH 45503

(317) 706-3415

Dr. David Richard Walega, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. David Richard Walega, MD is affiliated with Mount Carmel Health System, Ohio Health, American Pain Consortium and Integrated Pain Solutions - Columbus.

Office Locations

1117 E Home Road
Springfield, OH 45503

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Ohio Health

1210 Gemini Place Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43240

(614) 383-6450

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6397 Emerald Parkway Suite 100
Dublin, OH 43016

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“According to David Walega, chief of the pain division at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, "you should be offered alternatives more" than opioids, "even though there are times...”—"How To Talk To Your Doctor If You're Experiencing Chronic Pain", Huff Post, February 2020

“"It's not just feeling sweaty for a few minutes," said Dr. David Walega, chief of pain medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.”—"What would it take to cure your hot flashes?", Reading Eagle, June 2019

“"It s not just feeling sweaty for a few minutes," says Dr. David Walega, chief of pain medicine in anesthesiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.”—"What would it take to cure your hot flashes? One shot in the neck might do the trick", Chicago Tribune, May 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

injections

In 2023, Dr. David Richard Walega, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

nerve block injection

In 2012, Dr. David Richard Walega, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and nerve block injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	367
hospital care	13
injections	306
inpatient care	13
nerve block	237
pain management	283
spinal procedures	259

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
doctor visit	377
injections	323
nerve block	254
pain management	295
spinal procedures	278

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	52
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	39
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
doctor visit	339
injections	398
nerve block	282
pain management	358
spinal procedures	311

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	44
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	47
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH during 2015 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
doctor visit	394
injections	542
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve block	579
nerve procedures	11
pain management	516
spinal procedures	340

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	98
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	84
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH during 2016 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
doctor visit	373
injections	485
nerve block	488
pain management	450
spinal procedures	343

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	44
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	32
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH during 2017 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
doctor visit	353
injections	234
nerve block	170
pain management	185
spinal procedures	96

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	40
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	39
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH during 2018 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	59
doctor visit	451
injections	310
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve block	215
nerve procedures	11
pain management	262
spinal procedures	101

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	41
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH during 2019 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	71
doctor visit	403
implant surgery	11
injections	338
minimally invasive procedures	80
nerve block	207
nerve procedures	32
neurostimulator lead placement	48
neurostimulator replacement	11
pain management	299
spinal procedures	146

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	37
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH during 2020 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	72
doctor visit	276
injections	218
minimally invasive procedures	32
nerve block	67
nerve procedures	32
pain management	178
spinal procedures	92

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	29
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH during 2021 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	457
injections	279
minimally invasive procedures	61
nerve block	84
nerve procedures	21
neurostimulator lead placement	40
pain management	209
spinal procedures	153

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	33
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	93
doctor visit	494
injections	372
minimally invasive procedures	87
nerve block	143
nerve procedures	43
neurostimulator lead placement	44
pain management	322
spinal procedures	176

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	51
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Springfield, OH were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

aspiration	54
doctor visit	389
hospital care	13
implant surgery	11
injections	345
inpatient care	13
minimally invasive procedures	47
nerve block	247
nerve procedures	25
neurostimulator lead placement	44
neurostimulator replacement	11
pain management	305
spinal procedures	208

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	40
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	271
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	108
85 and over	39
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	147

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Richard Walega, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. David Richard Walega, MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1993. He completed residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He is certified by the Board Certification: Am Bd Anesthesiology and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine (1993)

Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (1997)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Am Bd Anesthesiology

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Richard Walega, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mount Carmel Health System

Ohio Health

American Pain Consortium

Integrated Pain Solutions - Columbus

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David Richard Walega, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Avanos Medical	$34,128 COOLIEF $31,166	COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY $1,559	COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY $1,252	GENERATOR $152
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$27,435 Xtampza ER $27,378	XTAMPZA $35	BELBUCA $17	$5
Halyard Health, Inc.	$24,244 COOLIEF $18,235	PAIN MANAGEMENT $2,450	CHRONIC PAIN RADIOFREQ PRODUCTS $868	$2,691
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$4,785 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $3,086	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $878	OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $237	RESTORE $196	ADAPTIVESTIM $147	Other $241
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3,690 WAVEWRITER ALPHA $756	PAIN MANAGEMENT $188	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $169	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $158	SPECTRA SYSTEM $151	Other $2,269
Other	$14,380 QUTENZA $3,500	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $2,780	Intracept $1,502	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $1,314	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $644	Other $4,639

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$42,878
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$28,650
Travel and Lodging	$18,300
Food and Beverage	$12,226
Consulting Fee	$6,484
Other	$124

Research Payments

Dr. David Richard Walega, MD has received 35 research payments totaling $160,080.

Biography

Dr. David Walega is an anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine specialist in Columbus, OH, Springfield, OH, and Dublin, OH. Dr. Walega attended medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He trained at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University for his residency. His areas of expertise include pain management and anesthesia. Dr. Walega is professionally affiliated with Mount Carmel Health System, Dublin Methodist Hospital, and American Pain Consortium. He has a closed panel according to Mount Carmel Health System.