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Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD

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Specializes in: Geriatric Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1986)

10 Nathan D Perlman Place 6 Karpas 40
New York, NY 10003

(212) 420-2457

Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD is a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY specializing in geriatric psychiatry, addiction psychiatry and geriatrics (elderly care). She graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD is affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln and PHYSICIAN AFFILIATE GROUP OF NEW YORK PC.

Office Locations

10 Nathan D Perlman Place 6 Karpas 40
New York, NY 10003

(212) 420-2457

(212) 844-7659

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234 East 149th Street 9d-225
New York, NY 10451

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1677
inpatient care	1677

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1207
inpatient care	1207

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	23
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	45
Dementia	57
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	771
inpatient care	771

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	16
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	11
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	74
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	52
Dementia	54
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	607
inpatient care	607

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	46
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	32
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	68
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	46
Dementia	51
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	941
inpatient care	941

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	67
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	46
Dementia	53
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	555
inpatient care	555

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	52
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
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

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	312
inpatient care	312

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	39
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	52
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	70
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	40
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	81

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	11
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	42
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	60
hospital care	62
inpatient care	62

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	70
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	40
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	28
hospital care	67
inpatient care	67

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	17

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	23
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD in 2023

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	60
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in New York, NY were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	55
hospital care	623
inpatient care	623

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	44
Hispanic	11
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	18
85 and over	6
Less than 65	12
65 to 74	28

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and dementia.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Dementia	35
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1986. She has a state license in New York.

Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1986)

Licensed In: New York

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$13,177 INVEGA TRINZA $11,954	SPRAVATO $1,000	INVEGA SUSTENNA $223
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc.	$2,371 INVOKANA $2,371
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$351 REXULTI $351
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$307 AUSTEDO $15	$292
Dr.Reddy's Laboratories,Inc.	$100 $100
Other	$212 NON-PRODUCT $87	Aristada 882 mg $56	Brintellix $49	XENAZINE $20

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$13,191
Consulting Fee	$2,313
Education	$429
Food and Beverage	$352
Travel and Lodging	$177
Other	$56

Biography

Dr. Melinda Lantz is a physician who specializes in addiction psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and geriatrics (elderly care). She has received the distinction of New York Super Doctors. Dr. Lantz is affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln.