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Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

2625 W Alameda Avenue 306
Burbank, CA 91505

(818) 843-4604

Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD is an urologist in Burbank, CA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease).

Office Locations

2625 W Alameda Avenue 306
Burbank, CA 91505

(818) 843-4604

(818) 843-4698

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In The News

“The five doctors being sued are Michael Winston, the anesthesiologist; Burton Fink, the boy's pediatric cardiologist; Leonard Skaist, the lead surgeon; Sanford Polse, an assistant surgeon, and...”—"Boy Received 'Worst of Medicine,' Lawyer Says as Civil Trial Begins", Los Angeles Times, April 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD treated as an urologist in Burbank, CA during 2012 were lab tests, urologic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	18
catheterization	114
doctor visit	939
hormone therapy	51
hospital care	201
inpatient care	201
lab tests	836
minimally invasive procedures	52
pelvic imaging	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	66
urologic procedures	363

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD treated as an urologist in Burbank, CA during 2013 were lab tests, urologic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
catheterization	95
doctor visit	927
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
lab tests	828
minimally invasive procedures	60
pelvic imaging	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	74
urologic procedures	330

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	67
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD treated as an urologist in Burbank, CA during 2014 were lab tests, urologic procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	65
catheterization	138
chemotherapy	65
doctor visit	988
hormone therapy	20
hospital care	221
inpatient care	221
lab tests	709
minimally invasive procedures	66
minor procedures	20
pelvic imaging	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	50
urologic procedures	474

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	77
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD treated as an urologist in Burbank, CA during 2015 were lab tests, urologic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
catheterization	134
doctor visit	827
hormone therapy	16
hospital care	180
inpatient care	180
lab tests	901
minimally invasive procedures	53
minor procedures	32
pelvic imaging	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	47
urologic procedures	371
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	22
Hispanic	40
Asian	24
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD treated as an urologist in Burbank, CA during 2016 were lab tests, urologic procedures, cytology and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
catheterization	21
cytology	33
doctor visit	327
lab tests	371
minimally invasive procedures	21
pelvic imaging	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
urologic procedures	134

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD treated as an urologist in Burbank, CA during 2017 were lab tests, urologic procedures, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	29
doctor visit	326
lab tests	442
minimally invasive procedures	19
pelvic imaging	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
urologic procedures	225

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD treated as an urologist in Burbank, CA were lab tests, urologic procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	15
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	65
blood draw	17
catheterization	88
chemotherapy	65
cytology	33
doctor visit	722
hormone therapy	29
hospital care	190
inpatient care	190
lab tests	681
minimally invasive procedures	45
minor procedures	26
pelvic imaging	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	46
urologic procedures	316
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD.

**Gender**
Female	56
Male	197

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	208
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	17
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	99
85 and over	24
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	87

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD From 2012 - 2017

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sanford Lee Polse, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Burbank, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Actavis Pharma Inc	$555 RAPAFLO $549	GENERESS $5
Allergan Inc.	$154 BOTOX $139	BOTOX OAB $15
Medivation Inc.	$147 XTANDI $147
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$124 XTANDI $75	Myrbetriq $25	Vesicare $25
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$55 ZYTIGA $55
Other	$247 TESTOPEL $48	AXIRON $37	Androgel $30	Lupron $21	Xofigo $20	Other $92

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$872
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$275
Education	$95
Consulting Fee	$40