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Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

112 Piper Hill Drive Suite 12
Saint Peters, MO 63376

1-888-828-8608

Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD is a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO specializing in neurosurgery. Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD is affiliated with UROLOGY OF ST LOUIS INC and ARNOLD PHYSICAL THERAPY AND SPORTS MEDICINE LLC.

Office Locations

112 Piper Hill Drive Suite 12
Saint Peters, MO 63376

1-888-828-8608

(314) 558-9017

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3 Saint Elizabeth Boulevard Suite 3900
O'Fallon, IL 62269

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5301 Veterans Memorial Parkway Suite 105
Saint Peters, MO 63376

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2024

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Top 10%

By Volume:

spinal procedures

In 2024, Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD performed more spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 25%

By Volume:

360-degree lumbar fusion

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

spine X-ray

In 2012, Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD performed more 360-degree lumbar fusion, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, and spine X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	440
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	420
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	54
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	62
doctor visit	474
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
nerve procedures	62
spinal procedures	92

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	40
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	68
doctor visit	522
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
nerve procedures	68
spinal procedures	68

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	894
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	412
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	106
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	630
hospital care	79
inpatient care	79
nerve procedures	47
spinal procedures	47

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	66
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	654
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
nerve procedures	69
spinal procedures	82

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	51
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	627
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
nerve procedures	63
spinal procedures	88

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	525
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	72
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2019 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	572
hospital care	70
inpatient care	70
nerve procedures	58
spinal procedures	112

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	43
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2020 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	558
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	58

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	42
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	672
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	84

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	58
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	453
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	22
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2023 were spinal procedures, X-rays, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	410
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
nerve procedures	24
spinal procedures	126
X-rays	48

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	198

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	27
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO during 2024 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	20
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	337
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
nerve procedures	26
spinal procedures	136
X-rays	78

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	25
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Saint Peters, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	520
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
nerve procedures	41
spinal procedures	74
X-rays	63

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD.

**Gender**
Female	246
Male	214

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	424
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	6

**Age**
85 and over	46
75 to 84	174
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	208

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.92 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael N. Polinsky, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Saint Peters, MO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$802 Image Guided Surgery Products $469	Intra-Operative Imaging Products $333
ACCORD HEALTHCARE, INC.	$304 CAMCEVI $304
Zap Surgical Systems, Inc.	$194 Zap-X $194
NeuroPace, Inc.	$143 RNS System $143
ZIMVIE INC.	$139 Mobi-C $139
Other	$711 CARVYKTI $136	iTIND System $129	CODMAN HAKIM Precision Valve $65	BOTOX $45	FLOSEAL $29	Other $306

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,369
Travel and Lodging	$822
Gift	$100

Biography

Dr. Michael Polinsky practices spine surgery and neurosurgery. He is rated highly by his patients. Dr. Polinsky's clinical interests include kyphoplasty (vertebral augmentation), meningioma, and spine reconstruction. He is professionally affiliated with St. Luke's. Anthem, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Coventry appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Polinsky takes. He welcomes new patients at his office inSaint Louis, MO as reported by St. Luke's. He studied medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Polinsky trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan.

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