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Joseph Claude Wallace, M.D.

NPI 1104850957ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Tuscaloosa, AL

Surgery (M.D.) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, trained at University of Alabama School of Medicine (class of 1982). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $125,797 for 206 claims, against $29,728 paid for services in 2024. Davol Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $172.08 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1104850957
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 10, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 9, 2019

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X10987AL

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (AL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients96
Services billed367 across 27 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$29,728

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)206 · 223 30-day fills
Patients70
Total drug cost$125,797
Generic share70% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine
Graduation year1982
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$172.08 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Davol Inc.$150.411
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$21.671

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$172.08 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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