Dr. Stephen B. Pollack, MD

  • Buffalo, NY
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1760468409PAC ID6800858044
Medicare services, 2024
2,181
Medicare patients, 2024
754
Part D claims, 2024
4,577
MIPS score, 2024
23
Industry payments
$8,914
Practice address
945 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, NY 14226
Practice phone
Call (716) 831-9435
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Primary practice

Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Amherst, New York

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Dr. Stephen B. Pollack is an ophthalmologist in Buffalo, New York

Dr. Pollack practices at Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York in Amherst, New York.

Dr. Pollack's NPI, 1760468409, was assigned on December 15, 2005. Dr. Pollack graduated from University at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Pollack holds New York license 1542811.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6800858044
NPI enumeration date
December 15, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(716) 831-9435
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
70
Medical school graduation
1982

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Stephen B. Pollack practices at Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York in Amherst, New York

Dr. Pollack's primary practice is Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York, at 945 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, NY 14226. The practice phone is (716) 831-9435.

  • Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York
    945 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, NY 14226Phone(716) 831-9435

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Dr. Stephen B. Pollack is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Pollack's primary practice is Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York in Amherst, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pollack to 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Stephen B. Pollack's practice

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.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New YorkAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Stephen B. Pollack is one of 1,467 ophthalmologists in New York

Ophthalmology is Dr. Pollack's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Pollack is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, New YorkPrimaryLicense 1542811 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Pollack

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Dr. Stephen B. Pollack billed Medicare for 2,181 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,181 Medicare services from Dr. Pollack across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 754 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $173,472 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,181
Medicare patients754
Paid by Medicare$173,472
Procedure codes15

Dr. Pollack's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,8002024: 1,8513%
Surgery
2023: 1082024: 302180%
Imaging
2023: 212024: 2833%

Where Dr. Pollack's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office2,05894%
  • In a facility1236%

Dr. Pollack compared with the New York median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Pollack
  • New York median
Medicare services
2,181vs 1,25873% above
Medicare patients
754vs 43673% above
Part D claims
4,519vs 6477.0 times

Medians across 1,557 ophthalmologists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Pollack's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Stephen B. Pollack treated 754 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 754 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pollack in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 299 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pollack's median patient age at 74, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024754
Average age75
Average risk score1.15
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Pollack's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Pollack's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women42056%
  • Men33444%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Pollack's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure73%
  3. Arthritis41%
  4. Chronic kidney disease31%
  5. Diabetes30%
  6. Ischemic heart disease27%
  7. Anxiety23%
  8. Cancer21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Pollack's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Stephen B. Pollack wrote 4,577 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Pollack wrote 4,577 Medicare Part D claims for 1,170 patients. 54% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,519 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $459,786 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,007 claims across 27 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,577
Drugs named by CMS26
Total drug cost$459,786
Part D patients1,170

Dr. Pollack's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,472 claims54%
  • Brand-name2,105 claims46%

Dr. Pollack's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Pollack's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics0%17 of 4,577 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4,0072024: 4,51913%

Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 27 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Stephen B. Pollack scored 23 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 23 out of 100 for Dr. Pollack for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Pollack accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 379 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Pollack, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Pollack's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 23of 100Final score
  • 0of 100Quality
  • 0of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Pollack ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
92nd percentile379 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Stephen B. Pollack received $8,914 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 398 general payments to Dr. Pollack from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $2,553.

General payments to Dr. Pollack by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Pollack by kind, 2016 to 2025

$8.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$8,876100%
  • Education$380%

Companies that paid Dr. Pollack the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Stephen B. Pollack graduated from University at Buffalo School of Medicine

Dr. Pollack graduated from University at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1982.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity at Buffalo School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Stephen B. Pollack's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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Frequently asked questions about Dr. Stephen B. Pollack

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What is Dr. Stephen B. Pollack's NPI number?

Dr. Stephen B. Pollack's NPI number is 1760468409. It was assigned on December 15, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Stephen B. Pollack?

Dr. Stephen B. Pollack is an ophthalmologist in Buffalo, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Stephen B. Pollack practice?

Dr. Pollack practices at 945 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, NY 14226. Dr. Pollack's primary practice is Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York in Amherst, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pollack to 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Stephen B. Pollack's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Pollack is (716) 831-9435.

What is Dr. Stephen B. Pollack's medical license number?

Dr. Pollack holds New York license 1542811.

Does Dr. Stephen B. Pollack accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pollack billed Medicare for 2,181 services in 2024, and Dr. Pollack accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Stephen B. Pollack's MIPS score?

Dr. Pollack's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 23 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stephen B. Pollack see?

CMS counts 754 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pollack in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Stephen B. Pollack bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Pollack's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92012) and eye exam or test (92083).

Where did Dr. Stephen B. Pollack go to medical school?

Dr. Pollack graduated from University at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1982.

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What drugs does Dr. Stephen B. Pollack prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pollack's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Prednisolone Acetate and Ketorolac Tromethamine.

Has Dr. Stephen B. Pollack received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $8,914 in general payments to Dr. Pollack from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Stephen B. Pollack been practicing?

Dr. Pollack graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.

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