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Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD

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Specializes in: Clinical Pathology

University of Texas Medical School at Houston (2005)

13400 E Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

(480) 301-8000

Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD is a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ specializing in clinical pathology. She graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic and MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA.

Office Locations

13400 E Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

slide consultation

In 2023, Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD performed more slide consultation procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

special stains

In 2012, Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD had a list price for special stains that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Arizona. 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. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2012 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	117
lab tests	366
second opinions	66

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2013 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	163
lab tests	631
second opinions	108

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	546
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	717
Black	24
Hispanic	46
Asian	11
Other	11
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	280
85 and over	49
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	3
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2014 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	210
lab tests	601
second opinions	105

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	550
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	760
Black	20
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	419
From 75 to 84	298
85 and over	40
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2015 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	152
lab tests	464
second opinions	69

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	880
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1206
Black	52
Hispanic	74
Asian	28
Other	24
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	714
From 75 to 84	412
85 and over	104
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	3
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2016 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	145
lab tests	593
second opinions	99

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	551
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	704
Black	24
Hispanic	58
Asian	15
Other	25
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	447
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	59
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2017 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	201
lab tests	549
second opinions	148

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	662
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	864
Black	19
Hispanic	50
Asian	22
Other	35
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	519
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	56
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2018 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	150
lab tests	455
second opinions	83

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	489
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	619
Black	32
Hispanic	39
Asian	18
Other	26
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	412
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	30
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2019 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	168
lab tests	400
second opinions	36

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	21
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	29
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2020 were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	92
lab tests	476
second opinions	68

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	391
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	452
Black	16
Hispanic	35
Asian	13
Other	21
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	32
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2021 were lab tests, second opinions and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	120
lab tests	389
second opinions	152

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	475
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	17
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	34
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2022 were lab tests, second opinions and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	41
lab tests	424
second opinions	222

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	667
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	656
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	15
Other	53
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	439
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	43
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	3
Cancer	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Scottsdale, AZ were lab tests, consultation and second opinions.

consultation	141
lab tests	486
second opinions	105

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	505
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	14
Non-Hispanic White	629
Native American / Alaskan Native	11
Hispanic	42
Other	23

**Age**
75 to 84	232
85 and over	43
Less than 65	81
65 to 74	387

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and cancer.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	3
Cancer	34

Education & Training

Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2005. She completed residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Anatomic & Clinical Pathology American Board of Pathology and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston (2005)

Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals (2009)

Board Certification: Anatomic & Clinical Pathology American Board of Pathology (2009)

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Melissa L. Stanton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mayo Clinic

MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA

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Biography

Dr. Melissa Stanton practices clinical pathology in Scottsdale, AZ and Phoenix, AZ. She attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. She trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for residency. Dr. Stanton has received professional recognition including the following: Outstanding Course Director - Mayo Clinic Pathology Update; Award of Distinction - Mayo Clinic Pathology Update; and Orange Memorial Hospital Foundation Full-Tuition Scholarship - Orange Memorial Hospital Foundation. She is professionally affiliated with Mayo Clinic.