Dr. Barry J. Pollack, MD

Dr. Pollack practices at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Pollack's NPI, 1053374835, was assigned on April 11, 2006. Dr. Pollack holds Missouri license 2017000597.

Dr. Pollack's primary practice is Centerpoint Medical Center, at 19600 East 39th Street, Independence, MO 64057 in Jackson County. The practice phone is (816) 698-7000.

Dr. Pollack's primary practice is Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri, part of HCA Healthcare. The medical group on file is Centerpoint Medical Specialists LLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pollack to 1 more breast imaging center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pollack practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Pollack's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Pollack is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Pollack's licenses on file in 2 states: Missouri and New York.

CMS data shows 155 Medicare services from Dr. Pollack across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 139 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,322 for them.

CMS counts 139 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pollack in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 51 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.12, 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. Pollack's median patient age at 74, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pollack wrote 342 Medicare Part D claims for 51 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 283 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,185 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 196 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Pollack accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Pollack, more than 32% 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)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 67 general payments to Dr. Pollack from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $1,969.