Dr. Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D.

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1989)

8010 Frost Street Suite 502
San Diego, CA 92123

(858) 966-8574

Dr. Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D. is a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1989 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D. is affiliated with WVU Medicine.

Office Locations

Address:

8010 Frost Street Suite 502
San Diego, CA 92123

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“He was rushed to the hospital where doctors determined that he had suffered an injury to his skull bone and a laceration to his forehead, according to Dr. Hal Meltzer, a neurosurgeon at Rady...”—"Full recovery predicted for boy injured in plane crash at Carlsbad beach", Los Angeles Times, July 2015

“Dr. Hal Meltzer, a neurosurgeon, said the surgery could not have gone better.”—"Mom calls boy hit by plane 'miracle dude'", The San Diego Union-Tribune, July 2015

“Leland's pediatrician referred her to Dr. Hal Meltzer, apediatric neurosurgeon with Children's Hospital and Health Center.He immediately recognized Nate's condition as craniosynostosis, apremature...”—"Safer surgery: New procedure corrects defect that misshapes babies' heads", The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 2005

hospital care	21
inpatient care	21

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	18

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	47
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

hospital care	74
inpatient care	74

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	31
Dementia	44
Cancer	0

hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2019 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D. treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care	39
inpatient care	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2019 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	4
Female	4

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	3
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	1
85 and over	0
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	1

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D. From 2019 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	15
High Cholesterol	12
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	9
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	6
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D. graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1989. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1989)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

WVU Medicine

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Hal Steven Meltzer, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Cyberonics, Inc.	$169 VNS Therapy $169
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$153 Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $70	Advanced Energy Cutting Device $48	Shunts $21	Cranial Surgery $15
Cranial Technologies, Inc	$108 DOC BAND $108
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$92 VERTEX $66	MazorX - Renaissance $26
Aesculap, Inc.	$74 MINOP Modular Neuroendoscopy System $31	proGAV2 $22	proGAV 2.0 $21
Other	$387 Surgical Microscopes $58	Spine $49	DERMABOND Portfolio $48	VNS Therapy $45	Neuro-Ultrasonic Aspiration Products $33	Other $154

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$972
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11

Biography

Dr. Hal Meltzer practices neurosurgery in San Diego, CA. Dr. Meltzer is a graduate of Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. He is affiliated with WVU Medicine.