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Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine

1060 W Sierra Avenue Suite 104
Fresno, CA 93711

(559) 437-1111

Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD is a psychiatrist in Fresno, CA specializing in psychiatry and addiction medicine.

Office Locations

1060 W Sierra Avenue Suite 104
Fresno, CA 93711

(559) 437-1111

(559) 529-6724

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1199 Bush Street Suite 420
San Francisco, CA 94109

(415) 928-6100

(415) 928-6102

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"I'm glad I'm still alive to see it," said Dr. Mel Blaustein, a San Francisco psychiatrist who helped push the mission to build a barrier 20 years ago, when he was in his...”—"What the Golden Gate Is (Finally) Doing About Suicides (Published 2023)", New York Times, November 2023

“-- "I'm glad I'm still alive to see it," said Dr. Mel Blaustein, a San Francisco psychiatrist who helped push the mission to build a barrier 20 years ago, when he was in his...”—"What the Golden Gate is (finally) doing about suicides", Honolulu Star-Advertiser, November 2023

“Dr. Mel Blaustein, a psychiatrist at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, said he often treats would-be bridge jumpers.”—"Tacoma Narrows Bridge should be known for scenery, not suicide", Tacoma News Tribune, September 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Fresno, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	388
inpatient care	388
mental health therapy	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Fresno, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	498
inpatient care	498
mental health therapy	407

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	24
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Fresno, CA during 2014 were mental health therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	417
inpatient care	417
mental health therapy	465

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2014

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	23
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	17
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Fresno, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	454
inpatient care	454

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2015

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	66
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	20
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Fresno, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	572
inpatient care	572

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	71
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	22
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Fresno, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	592
inpatient care	592

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	15
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2017

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	72
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Fresno, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	698
inpatient care	698

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2018

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Fresno, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	131
inpatient care	131

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Fresno, CA were hospital care, inpatient care and mental health therapy.

hospital care	468
inpatient care	468
mental health therapy	311

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	58
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	2

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	26
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	63
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fresno, CA.

3.4

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$613 INVEGA SUSTENNA $348	INVEGA TRINZA $175	$89
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$238 LATUDA $238
Alkermes, Inc.	$129 Aristada 1064mg $90	Vivitrol $39
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$126 ABILIFY MAINTENA $88	REXULTI $15	$23
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$115 Brintellix $115
Other	$67 AUSTEDO $17	ABILIFY MAINTENA $16	SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM $14	$20

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,203
Education	$85

Biography

Dr. Mel Blaustein's specialties are addiction medicine and psychiatry. The average patient rating for Dr. Blaustein is 3.5 stars (out of 5).

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mel Blaustein, MD From 2012 - 2019

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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