Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $20.3M | 7 | 99.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $22,130 | 10 | 0.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $480.16 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Education | $2.66 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $20.3M | 31 | $0 (2023) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $4,500 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $61.55 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $39.01 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.66 | 1 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. ($2.66) |
| 2023 | $2,557 | 4 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($2,521) |
| 2022 | $1,845 | 2 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($1,845) |
| 2021 | $18.8M | 3 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($18.8M) |
| 2020 | $4,920 | 3 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED ($4,920) |
| 2019 | $1.0M | 8 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED ($1.0M) |
| 2018 | $507,799 | 14 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($503,237) |
All Payment Transactions
35 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/15/2024 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $2.66 | General |
| 11/03/2023 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.50 | General |
| 07/19/2023 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,460.00 | General |
| 06/01/2023 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.64 | General |
| 05/27/2023 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.35 | General |
| 04/20/2022 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $820.00 | General |
| 03/02/2022 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,025.00 | General |
| 12/20/2021 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,000,000.00 | General |
| 12/20/2021 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750,000.00 | General |
| 06/09/2021 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,435.00 | General |
| 12/18/2020 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,230.00 | General |
| 09/02/2020 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,230.00 | General |
| 06/10/2020 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,460.00 | General |
| 11/06/2019 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,895.00 | General |
| 09/18/2019 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $500,000.00 | General |
| 06/24/2019 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.00 | General |
| 06/24/2019 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.00 | General |
| 06/24/2019 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.00 | General |
| 06/24/2019 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.00 | General |
| 05/15/2019 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $500,000.00 | General |
| 03/28/2019 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.67 | General |
| 12/08/2018 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $125,000.00 | General |
| 11/14/2018 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.36 | General |
| 11/01/2018 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.08 | General |
| 11/01/2018 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.34 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 50 | 70 | $17,686 | $4,934 |
| 2022 | 3 | 44 | 57 | $15,182 | $3,987 |
| 2021 | 3 | 44 | 60 | $13,939 | $3,761 |
| 2020 | 5 | 133 | 243 | $61,990 | $16,334 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
14 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 39 | $9,087 | $2,613 | 28.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $6,615 | $1,651 | 25.0% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $1,984 | $669.92 | 33.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $7,497 | $1,965 | 26.2% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 25 | $5,825 | $1,526 | 26.2% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 15 | $1,860 | $495.74 | 26.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $6,615 | $1,779 | 26.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 16 | $3,728 | $1,008 | 27.0% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 29 | $3,596 | $974.40 | 27.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 44 | 86 | $20,468 | $5,391 | 26.3% |
| 90945 | Dialysis procedure including one evaluation | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 62 | $17,794 | $4,704 | 26.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 27 | 28 | $12,712 | $3,338 | 26.3% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 32 | 46 | $5,934 | $1,565 | 26.4% |
| 90935 | Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 21 | $5,082 | $1,336 | 26.3% |
About Dr. Martin Pollak, MD
Dr. Martin Pollak, MD is a Nephrology healthcare provider based in Boston, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/04/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1720096738.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Martin Pollak, MD has received a total of $20.3M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2.66 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 35 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($20.3M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pollak has provided services to 271 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 430 services with total Medicare billing of $29,016. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 14 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Nephrology
- Location Boston, MA
- Active Since 08/04/2006
- Last Updated 09/29/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207RN0300X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1720096738
Products in Payments
- INVOKANA (Drug) $61.55
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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