Physician profile
Michael E Pollack
NPI 1205832037
$24,995.95
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
16 companies · $22K in 2025
The $22K reported for 2025 was more than what 92% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,021 · 2020: $111 · 2021: $155 · 2022: $194 · 2023: $41.57 · 2024: $1,858 · 2025: $22K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $16K · Travel and Lodging: $2,922 · Consulting Fee: $2,500 · Food and Beverage: $2,446.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $15,647.50 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,921.53 |
| Consulting Fee | $2,500.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,446.24 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $16,958.71 | 2025 | |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $4,112.09 | 2022-2025 | Primary Shoulder, Gmk Sphere, Reverse Shoulder |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,680.10 | 2023-2025 | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Mako, Gamma |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $814.27 | 2019-2025 | Lens 4k, Dyonics Power II, Goflo Pump |
| Arthrex, INC. | $774.05 | 2019 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $170.68 | 2019-2021 | |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $123.67 | 2024 | Attune |
| Seapearl East, INC | $114.51 | 2020-2023 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $89.60 | 2025 | Zynrelef |
| Terumo Bct, INC. | $40.35 | 2019 | |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $28.28 | 2019 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $20.45 | 2024 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $20.36 | 2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $18.46 | 2024 | Attune, Velys |
| Bioventus LLC | $17.33 | 2019 |
Show all 16 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Medical Technology INC | $13.04 | 2020 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.