Not Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Richard Pollak, DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · San Antonio, TX
8042 WURZBACH RD, San Antonio, TX 78229
2108991026
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1912923731 verify on NPPES ↗
Moderate
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 2 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Pollak from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Pollak

Dr. Richard Pollak is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in San Antonio, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Pollak received a total of $45,671 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 184 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Pollak is Moderate — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration $45,671 industry payments

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$45,671
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $6,524/year across 7 years
Top 5% in TX for foot & ankle surgery podiatrist
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
29
Companies
184
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$797
2023
$3,115
2022
$3,660
2021
$13,415
2020
$1,033
2019
$9,927
2018
$13,723

Payments by company (2024)

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$780
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Top 3 companies account for 100.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
$31,783
Stryker Corporation
$2,483
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$2,370
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$2,325
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
$1,719
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$1,395
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$780
Trilliant Surgical LLC.
$480
Organogenesis Inc.
$398
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$279
ORGANOGENESIS INC.
$238
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
$224
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$146
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$142
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$138
Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$135
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$116
Sandoz Inc.
$107
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$96
Kerecis Limited
$53
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$53
Medartis Inc.
$52
Acera Surgical, Inc.
$34
Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$33
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.
$29
Horizon Pharma plc
$22
Avanos Medical
$16
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$15
Arthrosurface Incorporated
$11
Top 3 companies account for 80.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
4.5 and 5.5mm Knotless Anchor · ALLOGRAFT · ALLOWRAP · ANCHORAGE · APTUS · ASNIS · AUGMENT · AXSOS · Actishield · Apligraf · Arsenal · BILAYER WOUND MATRIX BWM · BIO4 · BIOskin · BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS · Baxdela · CARTIVA · CHARLOTTE · COLLAGENASE SANTYL · DART-FIRE · EASY CLIP · EXPAREL · Footprint Ultra PK. SL · GRAFIX PL · GRAFTJACKET · Grafix PL PRIME · HOFFMANN · HTX-011 · HYDROSET · HemiCAP MTP Resurfacing · INFINITY · JUBLIA · JUBLIA EFINACONAZOLE · KERYDIN · KRYSTEXXA · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · MIB · MICA · NAFTIN · NONE · NUZYRA · OMEGA · OMNIGRAFT · ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES · ORTHOLOC · ORTHOLOC 2 LAPIFUSE · OSTEOSET · PHALINX · PROLAYER · Puraply · Regranex · Restrata Wound Matrix · SIVEXTRO · SONICANCHOR · STAR · Santyl · Seglentis · Tiger Cannulated Screw · Tiger Cannulated Screws · VARIAX · VITOSS · Viaflow · XIAFLEX · Zynrelef
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

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70
County median income
$70,571
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry ✓ NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment — Not enrolled N/A
Practice Data — No data N/A
Industry Payments ✓ Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 2 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Moderate. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Pollak is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Dr. Pollak receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Pollak received a total of $45,671 from 29 companies across 184 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Moderate for Dr. Pollak) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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