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Dr. Amartej Merla, MD

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Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

Andhra Medical College

1011 N China Lake Boulevard
Ridgecrest, CA 93555

(760) 499-3640

Dr. Amartej Merla, MD is a medical oncologist in Lancaster, CA specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and adult hematology. He graduated from Andhra Medical College. Dr. Amartej Merla, MD is affiliated with Antelope Valley Medical Center and Dignity Health.

Office Locations

Antelope Valley Medical Center

44151 15th Street W
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 902-5600

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38660 Medical Center Drive
Palmdale, CA 93551

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Dignity Health

1011 N China Lake Boulevard
Ridgecrest, CA 93555

(760) 499-3640

(760) 499-7229

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amartej Merla, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lancaster, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	374
inpatient care	374

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amartej Merla, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lancaster, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	316
inpatient care	316

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	32
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	36
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	69
Dementia	53
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amartej Merla, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lancaster, CA during 2018 were chronic care, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	190
chemotherapy	190
chronic care	628
doctor visit	714
hormone therapy	30
hospital care	248
inpatient care	248
minimally invasive procedures	222

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	66
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	50
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	50
Dementia	16
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amartej Merla, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lancaster, CA during 2019 were chronic care, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	276
chemotherapy	276
chronic care	550
doctor visit	1043
hospital care	356
inpatient care	356
minimally invasive procedures	316

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	87
Hispanic	87
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	62
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	49
Dementia	23
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amartej Merla, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lancaster, CA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	132
chemotherapy	132
chronic care	119
doctor visit	617
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
minimally invasive procedures	156

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	68
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	34
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amartej Merla, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lancaster, CA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	203
chemotherapy	203
doctor visit	669
hormone therapy	54
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
minimally invasive procedures	243
port flush	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	70
Hispanic	69
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	36
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amartej Merla, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lancaster, CA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	219
chemotherapy	219
doctor visit	773
hormone therapy	74
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146
minimally invasive procedures	251
port flush	16
urologic procedures	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	84
Hispanic	64
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	61
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	43
Dementia	5
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Amartej Merla, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Lancaster, CA were chronic care, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	204
chemotherapy	204
chronic care	432
doctor visit	763
hormone therapy	52
hospital care	246
inpatient care	246
minimally invasive procedures	237
urologic procedures	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	58
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	198
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	56
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	102
85 and over	39
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	132

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amartej Merla, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	18
Cancer	29

Education & Training

Dr. Amartej Merla, MD graduated from Andhra Medical College. He completed residency at St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network, Pennsylvania. He is certified by the Board Certification: Hematology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Andhra Medical College

Residency: St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network, Pennsylvania

Board Certification: Board Certification: Hematology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Amartej Merla, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Antelope Valley Medical Center

Dignity Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Amartej Merla, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Celgene Corporation	$2,462 Abraxane $2,404	Revlimid $58
Genentech USA, Inc.	$711 TECENTRIQ $472	TARCEVA $112	Avastin $70	Kadcyla $36	Alecensa $20
Pfizer Inc.	$283 XTANDI $100	LORBRENA $41	TALZENNA $27	BESPONSA $22	VIZIMPRO $17	Other $76
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$216 KEYTRUDA $196	$20
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$175 TASIGNA $56	RYDAPT $36	KISQALI $21	VOTRIENT $20	ADAKVEO $16	Other $26
Other	$1,327 OPDIVO $130	Epclusa $125	Da Vinci Surgical System $124	XTANDI $86	Gilotrif $80	Other $781

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,658
Consulting Fee	$1,500
Travel and Lodging	$748
Education	$267

Biography

Dr. Amartej Merla is a specialist in adult hematology, adult oncology, and medical oncology. He works in Ridgecrest, CA, Lancaster, CA, and Palmdale, CA. He attended Andhra Medical College and then went on to complete his residency at St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network, Pennsylvania. Dr. Merla's hospital/clinic affiliations include Antelope Valley Medical Center and Dignity Health. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Lancaster, CA.