Dr. David Michael Weingarten, MD

Dr. Weingarten practices at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Weingarten's NPI, 1639336472, was assigned on May 20, 2008. Dr. Weingarten graduated from OHSU School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Weingarten's California license number on file is A110152.

Dr. Weingarten's primary practice is St. Joseph Medical Center, at 1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA 98405 in Pierce County. The practice phone is (253) 627-4101.

Dr. Weingarten's primary practice is St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Weingarten is also affiliated with St. Michael Medical Center. The medical group on file is Franciscan Orthopedics - Silverdale. Dmand AI also links Dr. Weingarten to 3 more hospitals and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Weingarten practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Weingarten's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Weingarten is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Weingarten's licenses on file in 8 states: California, Guam, Texas, Washington, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, District of Columbia and Virginia.

CMS data shows 124 Medicare services from Dr. Weingarten across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 114 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,400 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 114 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Weingarten in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 48 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Weingarten's median patient age at 68, with 40% women.

Dr. Weingarten accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Weingarten, more than 35% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Weingarten in 2012. Dr. Weingarten's most frequent co-authors are Ashok R. Asthagiri, MD, Justin B. Brown, MD and Mark Alexander Mahan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Weingarten from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Debt forgiveness make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. paid the most, $2,991.

Dr. Weingarten graduated from OHSU School of Medicine in 2007.

Dr. Weingarten is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.