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Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Professional interests include: movement disorders, essential tremor , Parkinson's disease, and more.

751 Northeast Blakely Drive Suite 4020
Issaquah, WA 98029

(425) 313-7077

Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC is in Issaquah, WA specializing in neurosurgery. Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC is affiliated with Swedish Medical Center, Providence, Swedish Edmonds Campus, Swedish Issaquah Campus, Swedish Cherry Hill Campus, Swedish Health Services, Swedish First Hill Campus and Swedish Ballard Campus.

Office Locations

751 Northeast Blakely Drive Suite 4020
Issaquah, WA 98029

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Some issues Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC can help you with:

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a procedure performed to help treat neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy. Electrode leads are surgically implanted in the brain and connected to a device, called a neurostimulator (deep brain stimulator), that is placed underneath the skin (subcutaneously). The deep brain stimulator can send electrical signals through the electrodes to the brain to restore normal rhythms, or it can block electrical signals in specific areas of the brain to restore functioning. Although not a cure, DBS can treat symptoms of movement disorders such as pain and tremor when medication fails to work.

DBS surgery may be completed in one operating session, but it is more commonly performed in two parts. In the first stage of the procedure, the surgeon will map targets in the brain using CT or MRI imaging to determine where to place the electrodes. Then, by drilling holes into the skull, the surgeon will place the electrodes into specific areas in the brain. The holes will be closed, and patients will require 1-2 days to recover in the hospital. After about two weeks, patients will undergo another surgery to have the deep brain stimulator implanted. The stimulator is usually placed under the skin around the collarbone, chest, or abdomen, and it will be connected to the DBS electrodes through a subcutaneous wire. No component of the DBS system will be visible from outside. Following stimulator implantation, patients may need to recover in the hospital for 1-2 days.

Within 2-4 weeks of the operation, doctors will program the stimulator using a wireless device. Patients will work with their doctor to determine the most effective settings for the stimulator during follow-up visits. Patients will be given a handheld device so that they can turn the stimulator on or off and adjust its settings themselves. The stimulator may have a rechargeable battery, in which case patients will be given a charging unit. Stimulator batteries generally need to be replaced in 3-5 years.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC treated as in Issaquah, WA during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
bone surgery	15
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	400
hip imaging	14
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nerve procedures	32
pelvic imaging	25
spinal procedures	380
X-rays	347

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC treated as in Issaquah, WA during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	405
hip imaging	13
musculoskeletal imaging	13
nerve procedures	42
pelvic imaging	17
spinal procedures	342
X-rays	302

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	35
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC treated as in Issaquah, WA during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	415
hip imaging	11
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nerve procedures	35
pelvic imaging	17
spinal procedures	370
X-rays	347

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	43
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC treated as in Issaquah, WA during 2015 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	294
spinal procedures	155
X-rays	155

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	58
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC treated as in Issaquah, WA during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	182
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	94
X-rays	77

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	16
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC in 2016

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC treated as in Issaquah, WA during 2017 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	97
spinal procedures	37
X-rays	37

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC treated as in Issaquah, WA during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	119
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	47
X-rays	34

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	68

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC treated as in Issaquah, WA during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	47
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	47
X-rays	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC treated as in Issaquah, WA during 2020 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	68
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	20
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	64

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	21

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC treated as in Issaquah, WA were X-rays, spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
bone surgery	15
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	194
hip imaging	12
musculoskeletal imaging	21
nerve procedures	24
pelvic imaging	19
spinal procedures	165
X-rays	165

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	122
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	13
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	75

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	4
Cancer	6

Education & Training

She is certified by the Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant and has a state license in Washington.

Board Certification: Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Swedish Medical Center

Providence

Swedish Edmonds Campus

Swedish Issaquah Campus

Swedish Cherry Hill Campus

Swedish Health Services

Swedish First Hill Campus

Swedish Ballard Campus

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC appears to accept the following insurance providers: Humana PPO, Aetna PPO, CIGNA PPO, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage, Interplan PPO, TriWest, TRICARE, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Medicaid, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), United Healthcare PPO, Providence, Humana HMO, First Health, Kaiser Permanente, Aetna Medicare PPO, Carelon PPO, Ambetter Cascade Select, Ambetter Cascade Care, Premera, Evernorth PPO, Seven Corners, First Choice PPO and Regence BlueShield of Washington PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC accepts the following insurance providers:

Humana PPO

Aetna PPO

CIGNA PPO

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage

Interplan PPO

TriWest

TRICARE

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Medicaid

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

United Healthcare PPO

Providence

Humana HMO

First Health

Kaiser Permanente

Aetna Medicare PPO

Carelon PPO

Ambetter Cascade Select

Ambetter Cascade Care

Premera

Evernorth PPO

Seven Corners

First Choice PPO

Regence BlueShield of Washington PPO

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Mrs. Melissa Hackbarth Payson, PAC. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$243 PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE $150	SENSIGHT $93
Boston Scientific Corporation	$37 VERCISE $37
Baxter Healthcare	$22 FLOSEAL $22

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$301

Biography

Ms. Melissa Payson practices neurosurgery. Ms. Payson has indicated that her clinical interests include parkinson's disease, dystonia, and essential tremor. She seems to honor several insurance carriers, including HealthSmart, Coventry, and CIGNA Plans. She is affiliated with Swedish Edmonds Campus, Providence, and Swedish Ballard Campus. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Issaquah, WA.