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Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

10767 Illinois Street Suite 3000
Carmel, IN 46032

(317) 817-1200

Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD is a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN specializing in foot & ankle surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

10767 Illinois Street Suite 3000
Carmel, IN 46032

(317) 817-1200

(317) 817-1220

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2024

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

ankle X-ray

In 2012, Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD had a list price for ankle X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Indiana. 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2012 were X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	433
musculoskeletal imaging	95
X-rays	178

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, lower extremity surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
capsulotomy	30
doctor visit	568
joint surgery	47
lower extremity surgery	92
musculoskeletal imaging	105
X-rays	177

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	218

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	15
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, lower extremity surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
doctor visit	577
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	40
musculoskeletal imaging	96
X-rays	145

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	228

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	17
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2015 were lower extremity surgery, joint surgery, capsulotomy and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
capsulotomy	25
doctor visit	618
immobilization	16
joint surgery	37
lower extremity surgery	76
musculoskeletal imaging	13
X-rays	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	628
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	36
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2016 were lower extremity surgery, joint surgery, capsulotomy and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
capsulotomy	25
doctor visit	588
immobilization	22
joint surgery	41
lower extremity surgery	75

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	14
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2017 were lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	618
lower extremity surgery	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2018 were joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
doctor visit	548
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	18
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2019 were lower extremity surgery and implant removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	549
implant removal	11
lower extremity surgery	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	15
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2020 were lower extremity surgery, joint surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
doctor visit	435
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	51

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2021 were X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	127
musculoskeletal imaging	19
X-rays	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	55

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2021

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2022 were X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	208
musculoskeletal imaging	33
X-rays	58

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2023 were X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	215
musculoskeletal imaging	40
X-rays	63

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2023

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN during 2024 were X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	203
musculoskeletal imaging	23
X-rays	44

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	59

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD in 2024

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Carmel, IN were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, lower extremity surgery and joint surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
capsulotomy	26
doctor visit	437
immobilization	19
implant removal	11
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	49
musculoskeletal imaging	53
X-rays	89

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	159
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	69
85 and over	8
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	130

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	8
Dementia	1

Education & Training

She has a state license in Indiana.

Licensed In: Indiana

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Melanie Sanders, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Carmel, IN.

4.5

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$2,386 Cerament Bone Void Filler $2,000	Trabecular Metal (TM) Ankle $106	Alps Plates and Instruments $83	Juggerknot $71	Foot and Ankle $70	Other $55
Genentech USA, Inc.	$179 LUCENTIS $94	$85
Cartiva, Inc.	$141 Cartiva $141
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$52 AUGMENT $52
Nextremity Solutions Inc.	$44 $44
Other	$157 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $28	LE - Mini MaxLock Extreme $28	Exparel $17	PENNSAID $14	Nuedexta $13	Other $57

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$2,000
Food and Beverage	$914
Entertainment	$44

Biography

Dr. Melanie Sanders' areas of specialization are foot & ankle surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery; she sees patients in Carmel, IN. Dr. Sanders has received a 4.5 out of 5 star rating by her patients.