William Polio, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Owensboro, KYNPI 1639531346
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (34.9%), grants and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 39.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $38,900 and has fallen 93.9% since, to $2,367 in 2025. Among orthopaedic surgery clinicians in KY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 235 payments — averaging $281.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$26K
- Smith+Nephew$16K
- Stryker$7K
- Zimmer Biomet$6K
- Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions$4K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$2K
- plus $6K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$22,48434%
- Travel & lodging$11,51717%
- Food & beverage$8,98214%
- Education$23,07335%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 49 | $25,880 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $15,750 |
| Stryker | 62 | $6,708 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 78 | $5,602 |
| Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions | 6 | $3,760 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $2,484 |
| Exactech, Inc. | 5 | $1,754 |
| Alpha Orthopedic Systems | 4 | $1,271 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $1,176 |
| Crossroads Orthopedics, LLC | 12 | $1,135 |
| Medline Industries LP | 1 | $133 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $97 |
| Illuminoss Medical, Inc. | 1 | $69 |
| Bone Support Inc. | 1 | $57 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $38 |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| MF MED | 1 | $25 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $20 |
| Vericel Corporation | 1 | $13 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- MAKO$2,095
- EQUINOXE$1,674
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION$1,053
- HemiCAP$1,040
- INSPACE$852
- Comprehensive Shoulder System$714
- Oxford$701
- Avenir$688
- SALVATION$415
- Persona$388
- ICONIX$177
- COBRA$173
- A.L.P.S.$149
- Explor$149
- Juggerknotless Soft Anchor$149
- OXFORD PARTIAL KNEE$140
- REUNION$132
- MAKOPLASTY$126
- T2$118
- VITOSS$104
How this compares
$66,056 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 322 orthopaedic surgery providers in Kentucky.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 59 | $488 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 66 | $374 |
| Gabapentin | 16 | $352 |
| Meloxicam | 64 | $191 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 16 | $156 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 12 | $114 |
| Methylprednisolone | 14 | $59 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 19 | $49 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Owensboro
- Joseph PolioOwensboro$29K
- Arthur MalkaniLouisville$9.6M
- Jonathan YerasimidesLouisville$4.3M
- John LewisLouisville$1.5M
- Akbar NawabLouisville$1M
- Samer HasanCrestview Hills$976K
- Phillip SingerBowling Green$816K
- Brent MorrisLexington$815K
- Joseph GreeneLouisville$581K
- Raymond GreiweFlorence$546K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.