Dr. Mervin Wallace, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Wallace
Dr. Mervin Wallace is a family medicine specialist in Tallahassee, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Wallace performed 7,887 Medicare services across 5,397 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Wallace received a total of $296 from 4 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 5 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Wallace is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 95779 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 899 | $8 | $15 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 767 | $10 | $48 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 718 | $13 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 649 | $83 | $186 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 599 | $8 | $35 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 504 | $16 | $76 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 422 | $10 | $44 |
| Vitamin D level test | 402 | $29 | $134 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 375 | $55 | $130 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 361 | $127 | $182 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 331 | $15 | $68 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 142 | $5 | $23 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 125 | $30 | $34 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 119 | $6 | $8 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 111 | $9 | $41 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 95 | $16 | $35 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 91 | $22 | $34 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 89 | $39 | $114 |
| Iron level test | 83 | $6 | $29 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 82 | $9 | $39 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 82 | $46 | $110 |
| Uric acid level test | 75 | $4 | $20 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 70 | $3 | $14 |
| Administration of vaccine | 45 | $9 | $41 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 40 | $10 | $41 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 38 | $3 | $12 |
| Automated urinalysis | 38 | $2 | $10 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 38 | $72 | $108 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 37 | $29 | $88 |
| Liver enzyme (sgot), level | 35 | $5 | $23 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 34 | $9 | $80 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 34 | $64 | $176 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 34 | $19 | $77 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 31 | $30 | $34 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 30 | $13 | $61 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 30 | $281 | $345 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | 26 | $9 | $21 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 26 | $17 | $71 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 25 | $8 | $38 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 23 | $18 | $83 |
| Total protein level, urine | 22 | $4 | $38 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 19 | $6 | $29 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 19 | $5 | $23 |
| Folic acid level test | 18 | $14 | $66 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 15 | $98 | $267 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 14 | $4 | $16 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 13 | $3 | $9 |
| Respiratory infectious agent detection by rna for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid 19), influenza a, influenza b, and respiratory syncytial virus, upper respiratory specimen, each reported as detected or not detected | 12 | $140 | $150 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2023)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
8.6 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2023 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Wallace is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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