Dr. James J. Pollifrone , DO
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Arlington, TX
800 Orthopedic Way
Arlington, TX 760151629
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Dr. James Pollifrone is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on September 19, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 5,147 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- J3304 โ Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg: 2,752 service units.
- J3301 โ Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg: 958 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 316 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 18 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 247 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Ibuprofen โ 50 prescription fills, including refills.
- Celecoxib โ 48 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cephalexin โ 31 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arlington, TX (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,361. Middle half: 520 to 3,826.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 925 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,519. Middle half: 441 to 3,971.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 6,052 in 2020 to 5,147 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
800 Orthopedic Way
Arlington, TX 760151629
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Ohio University, College Of Osteopathic Medicine
1984
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
326 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $254,392 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $193,758 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
255 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,550 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $24.47 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
Years since graduation
42 years (graduated 1984)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1984 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Arlington and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arlington, TX (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,361. Middle half: 520 to 3,826.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 925 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,519. Middle half: 441 to 3,971.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arlington, TX (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $112,640. Middle half: $24,979 to $151,976.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 925 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $93,061. Middle half: $33,032 to $185,853.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arlington, TX (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $83,858. Middle half: $19,008 to $116,065.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 925 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $68,861. Middle half: $24,418 to $138,660.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arlington, TX (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 237. Middle half: 196 to 757.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 928 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 324. Middle half: 137 to 652.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Arlington, TX (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,600. Middle half: $1,267 to $7,536.
A lower Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Texas (2024, 928 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,682. Middle half: $992 to $6,723.
22 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Arlington, TX (1,515 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Arlington
4.5% of these 22 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
54.5% of these 22 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 15% from 6,052 in 2020 to 5,147 in 2024.
- 2020: 6,052
- 2021: 8,461
- 2022: 5,520
- 2023: 6,171
- 2024: 5,147
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 29% from $197,845 in 2020 to $254,392 in 2024.
- 2020: $197,845
- 2021: $263,375
- 2022: $251,451
- 2023: $265,363
- 2024: $254,392
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 25% from $154,692 in 2020 to $193,758 in 2024.
- 2020: $154,692
- 2021: $205,622
- 2022: $193,366
- 2023: $201,689
- 2024: $193,758
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 73% from 143 in 2020 to 247 in 2024.
- 2020: 143
- 2021: 58
- 2022: 164
- 2023: 308
- 2024: 247
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 69% from 151 in 2020 to 255 in 2024.
- 2020: 151
- 2021: 58
- 2022: 164
- 2023: 331
- 2024: 255
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $969 in 2020 to $1,550 in 2024.
- 2020: $969
- 2021: $413
- 2022: $1,553
- 2023: $2,573
- 2024: $1,550
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $129.52 in 2021 to $24.47 in 2025.
- 2021: $129.52
- 2022: $188.66
- 2023: $134.32
- 2024: $41.57
- 2025: $24.47
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $24.47.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| IlluminOss Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Photodynamic Bone Stabilization Procedure Pack | General | $24.47 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J3304
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg
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2,752 | 39 | $51.00 | $17.34 |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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958 | 133 | $30.19 | $0.97 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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316 | 199 | $384.00 | $124.14 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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311 | 164 | $241.41 | $70.46 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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216 | 154 | $271.00 | $88.62 |
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73564
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
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127 | 94 | $142.00 | $46.40 |
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J7326
Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose
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78 | 49 | $1568.00 | $493.06 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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71 | 71 | $499.00 | $161.73 |
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73562
X-ray of knee, 3 views
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60 | 47 | $124.00 | $39.54 |
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73502
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
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50 | 45 | $143.00 | $46.67 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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41 | 33 | $106.00 | $34.30 |
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27447
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee
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35 | 33 | $3808.00 | $1219.55 |
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20550
Injection into tendon or ligament
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29 | 17 | $180.00 | $50.90 |
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97530
Therapy procedure using functional activities
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28 | 15 | $113.00 | $30.93 |
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97110
Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes
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27 | 17 | $90.00 | $19.86 |
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72100
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views
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23 | 23 | $122.00 | $39.15 |
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27130
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis
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13 | 13 | $3811.00 | $1263.41 |
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G0180
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
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12 | 12 | $157.00 | $52.19 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 50 | 1,157 | $261.28 | 29 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 48 | 1,440 | $500.78 | โ |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 31 | 108 | $120.24 | 25 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 31 | 186 | $204.26 | 28 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 27 | 48 | $24.75 | 17 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 25 | 188 | $86.69 | 19 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 20 | 120 | $172.54 | 20 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 15 | 690 | $178.97 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-07-06NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Occupational Therapist
Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapist Registered
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated September 19, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Arlington
- Dr. Joseph Berman, MD
- Dr. Thomas Benedict, MD
- Dr. Venkat Rapuri, MD
- Dr. Tariq Hendawi, MD
- Dr. Christopher Wong, MD
- Dr. Paul Chong, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 120489
Arlington, TX 760120489
Phone: 8173755200