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Dr. John S. Pollack, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

Georgetown University School of Medicine (1991)

71 W 156th Street Suite 400
Harvey, IL 60426

(708) 596-8710

Dr. John S. Pollack, MD is a retina specialist in Joliet, IL specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. John S. Pollack, MD is affiliated with ILLINOIS RETINA ASSOCIATES, PLLC.

Office Locations

300 Barney Drive Suite D, 8s212 Murray Drive
Joliet, IL 60435

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71 W 156th Street Suite 400
Harvey, IL 60426

(708) 596-8710

(708) 596-9820

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

B-scan

comprehensive eye exam

In 2023, Dr. John S. Pollack, MD had a list price for B-scan, comprehensive eye exam, diagnostic B-scan, diagnostic imaging, eye exam, and fundus photography that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Illinois. 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

eye tests

intermediate eye exam

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. John S. Pollack, MD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for eye tests, intermediate eye exam, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

intravitreal drug injection

By Affordability:

eye injection

intraocular injection

intravitreal drug injection

intravitreal injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. John S. Pollack, MD performed more intravitreal drug injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for eye injection, intraocular injection, intravitreal drug injection, and intravitreal injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	71
doctor visit	1994
eye procedures	3968
injections	1432
photocoagulation	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	36
doctor visit	1947
eye procedures	3588
injections	1426
photocoagulation	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	430
Female	552

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	897
Black	29
Hispanic	31
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	247
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	34
doctor visit	1549
eye procedures	4559
injections	1541
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	562

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	894
Black	31
Hispanic	20
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	235
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	46
doctor visit	1447
eye procedures	5511
injections	1629
photocoagulation	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	802
Female	1182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1784
Black	68
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	700
From 75 to 84	660
85 and over	526
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	37
doctor visit	1261
eye procedures	5513
injections	1666
photocoagulation	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	403
Female	598

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	894
Black	33
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	267
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	44
doctor visit	1189
eye procedures	5035
injections	1563
photocoagulation	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	520

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	799
Black	32
Hispanic	21
Asian	19
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	315
85 and over	216
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	44
doctor visit	1188
eye procedures	5677
injections	1795
photocoagulation	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	537

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	807
Black	23
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	329
85 and over	219
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	44
doctor visit	1131
eye procedures	6236
injections	1885
photocoagulation	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	556

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	850
Black	28
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	220
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	58
doctor visit	1057
eye procedures	5636
injections	1864
photocoagulation	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	58

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	387
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	818
Black	29
Hispanic	30
Asian	14
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	335
85 and over	213
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	34
doctor visit	914
eye procedures	6599
injections	2086
photocoagulation	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	557

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	846
Black	36
Hispanic	28
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	332
85 and over	241
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	26
doctor visit	746
eye procedures	6180
injections	1920
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	554

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	823
Black	22
Hispanic	25
Asian	14
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	226
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John S. Pollack, MD treated as a retina specialist in Joliet, IL were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

diagnostic imaging	43
doctor visit	1311
eye procedures	5318
injections	1709
photocoagulation	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	43

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	558

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	30
Asian / Pacific Islander	8
Non-Hispanic White	855
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	27
Other	17

**Age**
75 to 84	334
85 and over	237
Less than 65	45
65 to 74	335

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Pollack, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. John S. Pollack, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1991. He completed residency at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. He has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1991)

Residency: Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John S. Pollack, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

ILLINOIS RETINA ASSOCIATES, PLLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
NotalVision	$96,100 ForeseeHome $96,100
Dutch Ophthalmic, USA	$30,417 EVA Ophthalmic Surgical System $25,402	Associate 2500 $5,015
Genentech, Inc.	$12,589 LUCENTIS $29	$12,560
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$7,522 brolucizumab $7,397	$126
Alcon Vision LLC	$2,500 $2,500
Other	$8,571 LUCENTIS $2,909	Eylea $1,887	OZURDEX $602	TearLab Osmolarity System $276	VICTUS $95	Other $2,801

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$140,978
Travel and Lodging	$7,620
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$4,721
Food and Beverage	$4,085
Education	$295

Research Payments

Dr. John S. Pollack, MD has received 35 research payments totaling $432,127.

Biography

Dr. John Pollack is a vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous) specialist in Harvey, IL and Joliet, IL. Dr. Pollack attended Georgetown University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis for residency.