Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. David Joseph Wallace, MD

Individual provider Neurological Surgery Physician · NPI 1487918322

Dr. David Joseph Wallace, MD practises Neurosurgery in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University in 2012, 14 years ago. Practices with Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority, a 169-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Illinois, Tennessee and Texas.

Years since qualifying
14
Trained at
Rush Medical College of Rush University
Licensed in
IL, TN, TX
In the registry since
2012
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

979 E 3rd St Ste C-290
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2136
Phone: (423) 265-2233
Fax: (423) 756-8265
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229-3901 — (210) 567-5625

Specialties & licences

Neurological Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence 61102 (TN)
Neurological Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence 125062133 (IL)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Taxonomy 390200000X · Licence BP10054957 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1487918322
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 26, 2012
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 12, 2021
Certification dateDecember 18, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNEUROSURGERY
Medical schoolRUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE OF RUSH UNIVERSITY
Graduated 2012 (14 years in practice)
Group practice Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority — 169 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Spinal fusion 72 times · 65th percentile
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 22 times · 51st percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients235
Services billed 516 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $79 2 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 169 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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