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Melanie L. Spano, PA

Accepting New Patients

(Melanie Lynne Spano, PA-C)

(68 Ratings)

Specializes in: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Organ Transplantation and Surgery

Professional interests include: gynecologic cancer, women's health issues

9898 Genesee Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 824-5000

Melanie L. Spano, PA is an organ transplant specialist in La Jolla, CA specializing in obstetrics & gynecology, organ transplantation and surgery. Melanie L. Spano, PA is affiliated with Scripps Clinic, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Health and Scripps Green Hospital.

Office Locations

9898 Genesee Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Melanie L. Spano, PA in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

gynecologic surgery

total laparoscopic hysterectomy

By Affordability:

laparoscopic surgery

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Melanie L. Spano, PA performed more gynecologic surgery, and total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for laparoscopic surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated as an organ transplant specialist in La Jolla, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Melanie L. Spano, PA for Medicare patients.

hospital care	82
inpatient care	82

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	60

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	23
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	48
Dementia	26
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated as an organ transplant specialist in La Jolla, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Melanie L. Spano, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	124
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
lab tests	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	25
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Melanie L. Spano, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated as an organ transplant specialist in La Jolla, CA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Melanie L. Spano, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	62
gynecologic procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated as an organ transplant specialist in La Jolla, CA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, gynecologic procedures, diagnostic procedures and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Melanie L. Spano, PA for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	53
gynecologic procedures	20
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA.

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated as an organ transplant specialist in La Jolla, CA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Melanie L. Spano, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53
gynecologic procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated as an organ transplant specialist in La Jolla, CA during 2023 were minimally invasive procedures and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Melanie L. Spano, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	35
gynecologic procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	12

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, cancer, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Melanie L. Spano, PA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated as an organ transplant specialist in La Jolla, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and lab tests.

diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	60
gynecologic procedures	15
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
lab tests	18
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	55
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	22
85 and over	6
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melanie L. Spano, PA From 2017 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Melanie L. Spano, PA treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	21

Education & Training

She is certified by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant and has a state license in Connecticut.

Board Certification: National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant (2016)

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Melanie L. Spano, PA is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Clinic

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

Scripps Green Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Melanie L. Spano, PA has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 68 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Melanie L. Spano, PA from all over the web to help you find the right in La Jolla, CA.

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Biography

Ms. Melanie Spano specializes in organ transplantation, surgery, and obstetrics & gynecology. Her areas of expertise include gynecologic cancer. Ms. Spano's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Her professional affiliations include Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, and Scripps Green Hospital. Her practice in LA JOLLA, CA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.

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