Tamar S. Polonsky

Tamar Polonsky practices at The University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Tamar Polonsky's NPI, 1942597984, was assigned on June 28, 2011. Tamar Polonsky graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 2002. Tamar Polonsky holds Illinois license 036114353.

Tamar Polonsky's primary practice is The University of Chicago Medical Center, at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 in Cook County. The practice phone is (773) 702-1530.

Tamar Polonsky's primary practice is The University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Tamar Polonsky is also affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. The medical group on file is UChicago Medicine Physicians. Dmand AI also links Tamar Polonsky to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Tamar Polonsky practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Tamar Polonsky's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Tamar Polonsky is licensed in Illinois.

CMS data shows 1,279 Medicare services from Tamar Polonsky across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 765 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $75,114 for them.

CMS counts 765 Medicare patients who saw Tamar Polonsky in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 293 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 43% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Tamar Polonsky's median patient age at 72, with 59% women.

In 2024, Tamar Polonsky wrote 3,209 Medicare Part D claims for 497 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,006 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $611,351 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,151 claims across 39 drugs.

Tamar Polonsky accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Tamar Polonsky as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 106 papers to Tamar Polonsky, published from 2011 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 16. The most frequent topics are Peripheral Arterial Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases and Walking. Tamar Polonsky has published most often in J Am Heart Assoc. Tamar Polonsky's most frequent co-authors are Jack Michael Guralnik, MD, Melina Kibbe, MD and Luigi Ferrucci, MD.

Dmand AI links Tamar Polonsky to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Peripheral Arterial Disease and Peripheral Vascular Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Tamar Polonsky from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $97.

Tamar Polonsky graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 2002.