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Joseph A. Polio, MD

NPI 1437577590ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Owensboro, KY

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) in Owensboro, Kentucky, trained at University of Louisville School of Medicine (class of 2014). 443 Medicare patients in 2024, $109,214 paid; all of their 276 Part D prescriptions were generic. Medline Industries LP was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $4,973 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1437577590
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 4, 2014
Last updated in NPPESOct 24, 2024
Certified by providerOct 24, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X54088KY
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X162981CA
Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery207XX0004X54088KY

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (IN); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (KY)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients443
Services billed2,133 across 133 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$109,214

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)276 · 278 30-day fills
Patients143
Total drug cost$4,408
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine
Graduation year2014
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$4,973 · 10 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$1,942 · 12 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Medline Industries LP$4,8917
Medacta USA, Inc.$34.191
Mf Med$24.531
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$23.291

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$4,500 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$325.37 · 7 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$148.00 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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