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Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

6700 W 9th Avenue
Amarillo, TX 79106

(806) 358-0200

Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD is a pulmonologist in Amarillo, TX specializing in adult pulmonology and sleep medicine.

Office Locations

6700 W 9th Avenue
Amarillo, TX 79106

(806) 358-0200

(806) 356-5511

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Amarillo, TX during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	105
blood draw	220
CT scan	35
diabetes management	35
doctor visit	1415
hospital care	652
inpatient care	652
lab tests	594
preventive care	160
pulmonary testing	297
sleep study	236
thoracic (chest) imaging	212
thyroid function tests	102
vaccines	33
X-rays	177

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Amarillo, TX during 2013 were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	101
blood draw	169
CT scan	24
diabetes management	22
doctor visit	1348
hospital care	387
inpatient care	387
lab tests	481
preventive care	107
pulmonary testing	256
sleep study	211
thoracic (chest) imaging	172
thyroid function tests	103
vaccines	12
X-rays	148

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	795
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	311
85 and over	67
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Amarillo, TX during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	106
blood draw	167
diabetes management	29
doctor visit	1355
hospital care	294
inpatient care	294
lab tests	443
preventive care	82
pulmonary testing	288
sleep study	202
thoracic (chest) imaging	157
thyroid function tests	105
X-rays	157

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD.

**Gender**
Male	428
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	758
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	379
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	62
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Amarillo, TX during 2015 were lab tests, sleep study, pulmonary testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	132
blood draw	139
diabetes management	34
doctor visit	1330
hospital care	251
inpatient care	251
lab tests	459
preventive care	88
pulmonary testing	268
sleep study	272
thoracic (chest) imaging	134
thyroid function tests	104
X-rays	134

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD.

**Gender**
Male	868
Female	862

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1580
Black	28
Hispanic	94
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	760
From 75 to 84	624
85 and over	164
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Amarillo, TX during 2016 were lab tests, sleep study, pulmonary testing and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	156
blood draw	110
diabetes management	28
doctor visit	1426
lab tests	362
preventive care	72
pulmonary testing	175
sleep study	314
thoracic (chest) imaging	93
thyroid function tests	74
X-rays	93

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	767
Black	12
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	409
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	67
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Amarillo, TX during 2017 were sleep study, lab tests, pulmonary testing and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	166
blood draw	93
diabetes management	30
doctor visit	1428
lab tests	289
preventive care	62
pulmonary testing	172
sleep study	335
thoracic (chest) imaging	80
thyroid function tests	65
X-rays	80

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	767
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	423
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	70
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Amarillo, TX during 2018 were sleep study, lab tests, airway management and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	125
blood draw	62
diabetes management	16
doctor visit	1312
lab tests	190
preventive care	39
pulmonary testing	123
sleep study	270
thyroid function tests	44

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD.

**Gender**
Male	467
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	791
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	446
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	78
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Amarillo, TX during 2019 were lab tests, sleep study, pulmonary testing and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	30
blood draw	18
diabetes management	13
doctor visit	440
lab tests	98
preventive care	26
pulmonary testing	47
sleep study	48
thyroid function tests	27

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	42
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Amarillo, TX were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and sleep study.

airway management	115
blood draw	122
CT scan	29
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	1256
hospital care	396
inpatient care	396
lab tests	364
preventive care	79
pulmonary testing	203
sleep study	236
thoracic (chest) imaging	141
thyroid function tests	78
vaccines	22
X-rays	131

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD.

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	723
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	43
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	279
85 and over	68
Less than 65	66
65 to 74	376

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	7
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gary R. Polk, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$502 BREO $373	ANORO $87	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $31	INCRUSE $11
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$76 AmBisome $40	Cresemba $23	MYCAMINE $13
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$39 BELSOMRA $13	ZETIA $13	JANUVIA $12
Resmed Corp	$37 AirSense $37
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$24 OXTELLAR XR $24
Other	$82 DALIRESP $24	Xyrem $13	Vimpat $13	INVOKANA $12	GLASSIA $12	Other $8

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$760

Biography

Dr. Gary Polk's specialties are cardiology (heart disease), sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology. He practices in Amarillo, TX. Dr. Polk has obtained a license to practice in Texas.