National Provider Identifier
Joseph Michael Polito, M.D.
Joseph Michael Polito, M.D. is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Gastroenterology Physician in Albany, NY and a listed phone number of (518) 438-4483.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated July 18, 2012. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1538191101
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Enumeration Date
- July 06, 2006
- Last Updated
- July 18, 2012
Practice Location
- 1375 Washington Ave
- Suite 101
- Albany, NY 12206-1056
Phone: (518) 438-4483
Specialties
- Gastroenterology Physician (207RG0100X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 620 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2024.
Peer comparison
Compared to Internal Medicine providers in the Albany, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 39th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Lower volume than many peers.
Performs 24% fewer Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 201 of 515 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 39.0%
- Rank by Services
- 314 of 515
- Total Services
- 620
- Est. Allowed Value
- $55,039.51
- Dataset Year
- 2024
- Drug Code Share
- 5.3%
Estimated allowed value reflects Medicare fee-for-service allowed amounts only. It does not include Medicare Advantage, commercial insurance, cash-pay services, or employment compensation.
Peers are grouped by the broader Internal Medicine classification rather than the exact subspecialty label shown elsewhere on the page.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for Internal Medicine across the Albany, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 11 to 117,101 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- G0500: Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito
104 services | $543.78
- 99213: Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
93 services | $7,980.64
- 45385: Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare
69 services | $16,015.60
- 99214: Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
52 services | $6,341.07
- 36415: Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
42 services | $354.65
Common Drug-Related Codes
- J7050: Infusion, normal saline solution, 250 cc
33 services | $20.47
Procedure Cost Comparisons
This provider appears in MedCostCompare procedure price pages built from Medicare fee-for-service data. Follow the links to compare local provider prices for the listed procedures.
Prices are Medicare-approved amounts from public provider-service records, not private insurance rates, cash-pay quotes, or a promise of what any patient will pay.
Diagnostic colonoscopy | Albany, NY
Provider price$178.35
Around the middle of included providers on the linked MedCostCompare page, at the 56th price percentile.
Biography
Joseph Polito, MD, is an Albany gastroenterologist with Albany Gastroenterology Consultants and a faculty member in the Department of Medicine at Albany Medical Center. His training includes internal medicine residency at Boston University Medical Center, where he served as chief resident, and a gastroenterology fellowship at Johns Hopkins; he is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. His listed clinical focus includes inflammatory bowel disease, and Albany Gastroenterology notes that he was named Physician of the Year in 2007 by the Capital District Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1538191101
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Polito
- First Name
- Joseph
- Middle Name
- Michael
- Credential
- M.D.
- Mailing Street Address
- 1375 Washington Ave
- Mailing Address Line 2
- Suite 101
- Mailing City
- Albany
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 12206-1056
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (518) 438-4483
- Mailing Fax
- (518) 482-4201
- Practice Street Address
- 1375 Washington Ave
- Practice Address Line 2
- Suite 101
- Practice City
- Albany
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 12206-1056
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (518) 438-4483
- Practice Fax
- (518) 482-4201
- Enumeration Date
- July 06, 2006
- Last Updated
- July 18, 2012
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- No
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- Gastroenterology Physician (207RG0100X)