William Stephen Polachek, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Waxahachie, TX
William Stephen Polachek, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Waxahachie, Texas, and NPI 1457845695, issued on Jun 20, 2018. Check the license (Texas U0418, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Stephen Polachek
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- U0418 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2360 N Interstate Highway 35 E Ste 320, Waxahachie, TX 75165
- Phone
- (469) 800-7200
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2026
- Fax
- (469) 800-7210
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230802003196); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Stephen Polachek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U0418Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $4,625.45
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkFrisco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Stephen Polachek among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
William Stephen Polachek, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Waxahachie → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Boone, MDWaxahachie, TX 751651639221757
- Paul Freudigman, M.D.Waxahachie, TX 751651447263611
- Zachary Hubert, MDWaxahachie, TX 751651467801654
- Joshua McSpadden, D.O.Waxahachie, TX 751651073888947
- Sydney Pardino, M.D.Waxahachie, TX 751651700021714
- Marcus Roux, M.D.Waxahachie, TX 751651700820743
- Abraham Abdo, M.D.Mesquite, TX 751501619083326
- Obi Osuji, M.D.Mesquite, TX 751501730321985
Common questions
What is William Stephen Polachek, MD's NPI number?
William Stephen Polachek, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457845695, issued on Jun 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Stephen Polachek, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2360 N Interstate Highway 35 E Ste 320, Waxahachie, TX, 75165. Phone: (469) 800-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Stephen Polachek, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U0418, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Stephen Polachek, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Stephen Polachek, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.