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Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD

(31 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Professional interests include: chronic pain

55 Fruit Street Gray Bigelow Building, Suite 444
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 726-3030

Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Boston, MA specializing in pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.

Office Locations

15 Parkman Street Wac 340 Anesthesia Pain Management
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 726-3512

(617) 726-3519

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Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit Street Gray Bigelow Building, Suite 444
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 726-3030

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

sacroiliac joint injection

spinal joint injection

In 2023, Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD had a list price for sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, and spinal joint injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2012 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	298
injections	39
nerve block	24
pain management	24
spinal procedures	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2013 were injections, aspiration, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
doctor visit	294
injections	35
nerve block	14
pain management	14
spinal procedures	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2014 were injections, aspiration, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	306
injections	30
nerve block	14
pain management	14
spinal procedures	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	11
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2015 were injections, aspiration, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
doctor visit	249
injections	35
nerve block	15
pain management	15
spinal procedures	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	30
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	58
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2016 were injections, pain management, aspiration and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	210
injections	50
nerve block	17
pain management	31
spinal procedures	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	63
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	206

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	12
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	27
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, nerve procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	213
injections	23
minimally invasive procedures	17
nerve procedures	17
pain management	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	11
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	265

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	11
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	129

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	162

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	11
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2022 were pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	242
injections	12
pain management	12
spinal procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	16
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Boston, MA were injections, aspiration, pain management and nerve procedures.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	234
injections	32
minimally invasive procedures	17
nerve block	16
nerve procedures	17
pain management	18
spinal procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	113
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	22
85 and over	9
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	40

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He is certified by the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Board Certification: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Tufts Health Plan

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Maine Community Health Options

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.74 out of 5 stars based on 31 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Gary I. Polykoff, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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Biography

Dr. Gary Polykoff specializes in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and pain medicine and practices in Boston, MA. Dr. Polykoff is conversant in Russian. He has indicated that his clinical interests include chronic pain. He is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. On average, patients gave him a rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). He can take several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Coventry, and Viant.