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Dr. Neel Mehta, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, General Practice, Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

Tufts University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: chronic pain, pain management, spinal cord stimulator, and more.

240 East 59th Street 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10022

(646) 962-7246

Dr. Neel Mehta, MD is a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY specializing in sports medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, general practice, interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Neel Mehta, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine and Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care.

Office Locations

240 East 59th Street 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10022

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504 West 35th Street
New York, NY 10001

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240 East 59th Street, 504 West 35th Street 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The take-away: "Probably the biggest risk is continuing a patient on it for too long," Dr. Neel Mehta of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell tells The Post.”—"New research shows unexpected side effects of popular painkillers", New York Post, March 2018

“A. "It's not like blood pressure, where a given dose reduces blood pressure a given amount," said Dr. Neel D. Mehta, medical director of the Pain Medicine Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill...”—"Rating Pain Relief (Published 2014)", New York Times, September 2014

"https://weillcornell.org/news/sciatica-101-understanding-and-undermining-the-pain", Weill Cornell Medicine

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

injections

nerve block injection

spinal injection

In 2012, Dr. Neel Mehta, MD performed more injections, nerve block injection, and spinal injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY during 2012 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	440
hospital care	98
injections	123
inpatient care	98
nerve block	104
pain management	104
spinal procedures	104

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	428
hospital care	99
injections	95
inpatient care	99
nerve block	81
pain management	95
spinal procedures	81

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	31
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	54
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY during 2014 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	478
hospital care	74
injections	111
inpatient care	74
nerve block	96
pain management	96
spinal procedures	96

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	17
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	61
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY during 2015 were injections, hospital care, inpatient care and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	589
hospital care	130
injections	134
inpatient care	130
minimally invasive procedures	25
nerve block	98
neurostimulator lead placement	25
pain management	117
spinal procedures	123

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	598
Black	54
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	118
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY during 2016 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
doctor visit	642
hospital care	87
injections	164
inpatient care	87
nerve block	133
pain management	133
spinal procedures	133

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	20
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	63
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY during 2017 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	685
hospital care	46
injections	80
inpatient care	46
minimally invasive procedures	36
nerve block	30
neurostimulator lead placement	36
pain management	51
spinal procedures	87

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	22
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	73
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY during 2018 were spinal procedures, injections, minimally invasive procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	674
hospital care	40
injections	62
inpatient care	40
minimally invasive procedures	61
nerve block	13
nerve procedures	15
neurostimulator lead placement	46
pain management	60
spinal procedures	91

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	25
Hispanic	22
Asian	13
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	83
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY during 2019 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	682
hospital care	50
injections	117
inpatient care	50
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve block	66
nerve procedures	21
pain management	112
spinal procedures	91

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	24
Hispanic	23
Asian	17
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	95
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY during 2020 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	582
hospital care	47
injections	66
inpatient care	47
nerve block	49
pain management	66
spinal procedures	66

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	24
Hispanic	20
Asian	18
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	73
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY during 2021 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
doctor visit	565
hospital care	39
injections	138
inpatient care	39
nerve block	71
pain management	103
spinal procedures	103

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	23
Hispanic	17
Asian	15
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	97
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
doctor visit	675
hospital care	49
injections	149
inpatient care	49
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve block	68
nerve procedures	13
pain management	125
spinal procedures	96

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	22
Hispanic	25
Asian	15
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	81
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Neel Mehta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in New York, NY were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and nerve block.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	585
hospital care	69
injections	112
inpatient care	69
minimally invasive procedures	31
nerve block	73
nerve procedures	16
neurostimulator lead placement	35
pain management	96
spinal procedures	97

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	334
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	24
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	147
85 and over	72
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	146

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Neel Mehta, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. Neel Mehta, MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: pain medicine and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

Residency: Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: pain medicine

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Neel Mehta, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NewYork-Presbyterian

Weill Cornell Medicine

Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care

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.

Dr. Neel Mehta, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: GHI, Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), AETNA, United Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna - NYP, VNSNY CHOICE, EmblemHealth, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare Empire Plan, United Healthcare Compass, Affinity Health Plan, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, Mediblue (Senior), EPO, Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan, EPO/POS, WorldWide Medical, Aetna-NYP, Liberty, HMO, Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan, Amida Care, Blue Access, Blue Connection, Rockefeller University - Trustmark, PPO, CBP, Community Plan, Freedom, Metro/Core/Charter and CHP.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Neel Mehta, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

GHI

Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)

AETNA

United Healthcare

Oxford Health Plans

Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Aetna - NYP

VNSNY CHOICE

EmblemHealth

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare Empire Plan

United Healthcare Compass

Affinity Health Plan

Medicare

Medicaid

Cigna

Fidelis Care

Healthfirst

Mediblue (Senior)

EPO

Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan

EPO/POS

WorldWide Medical

Aetna-NYP

Liberty

HMO

Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan

Amida Care

Blue Access

Blue Connection

Rockefeller University - Trustmark

PPO

CBP

Community Plan

Freedom

Metro/Core/Charter

CHP

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$147,498 Relistor $104,394	LUCEMYRA $43,103
Nevro Corp.	$106,092 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $83,681	Omnia $21,443	Senza $967
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$97,465 Relistor $97,369	XIFAXAN $96
Boston Scientific Corporation	$65,066 Superion Indirect Decompression System $33,716	WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $5,628	PAIN MANAGEMENT $3,046	OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED $2,943	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $721	Other $19,013
GRT US Holding, Inc.	$33,227 QUTENZA $33,227
Other	$150,916 BELBUCA $50,359	Relistor $9,868	Gralise $9,761	XTAMPZA $9,141	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $7,432	Other $64,356

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$189,731
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$132,729
Consulting Fee	$86,482
Honoraria	$59,345
Travel and Lodging	$51,020
Other	$80,956

Research Payments

Dr. Neel Mehta, MD has received 50 research payments totaling $226,616.

Biography

Dr. Neel Mehta's areas of specialization are general practice, anesthesiology, and interventional pain medicine; he sees patients in New York, NY. His areas of expertise include scoliosis, spinal pain, and neuropathic pain. He accepts United Healthcare Compass, Anthem, and Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP), in addition to other insurance carriers. After attending Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. Mehta completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Tufts University. Dr. Mehta has received distinctions including Dean's Healthcare Leadership Fellow; 1st prize, Weill Cornell Anesthesiology Research Award; and New York Rising Stars. He is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine. According to Weill Cornell Medicine, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in New York, NY.

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