John Polnak, PHARMD.
Pharmacist · Tacoma, WA
John Polnak, PHARMD. is a pharmacist with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1215310776, issued on Jul 2, 2015. Check the license (Washington PH60764821, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Polnak
- Credential
- PHARMD.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License numbers
- PH60764821 WA
0021305 CO
060413-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 596-3300
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Polnak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license PH60764821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pharmacist in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone28 claims
- Jardiance26 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate25 claims
- Losartan Potassium24 claims
- Lisinopril14 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
John Polnak among 7,777 pharmacist records in Washington
John Polnak, PHARMD. is one of 7,777 pharmacist records with a practice address in Washington. 32% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 59% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
411 pharmacist records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 411 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 7,777 pharmacist records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is John Polnak, PHARMD.'s NPI number?
John Polnak, PHARMD.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215310776, issued on Jul 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Polnak, PHARMD. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 596-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Polnak, PHARMD.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number PH60764821, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Polnak, PHARMD. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Polnak, PHARMD. had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.