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Dr. Marcella Allen, MD

Accepting New Patients

(1229 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine

Professional interests include: physical exams, asthma, anxiety, and more.

55 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10016

(212) 252-6131

Dr. Marcella Allen, MD is a family medicine practitioner in New York, NY specializing in family medicine. She graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. Dr. Marcella Allen, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System, ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI and Mount Sinai Beth Israel Mount Sinai Brooklyn Mount Sinai Queens The Mount Sinai Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

55 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10016

Some issues Dr. Marcella Allen, MD can help you with:

Anxiety

Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling.

Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:

Generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Social phobia
Panic disorder

Collectively, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issues diagnosed in the United States -- even more common than depression. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with anxiety, and it is extremely common for a person with anxiety to have another illness at the same time, such as depression, a physical illness, or substance abuse.

Treatment for anxiety usually involves medication and psychotherapy together. Medications used may include antidepressants (which also work for anxiety), anti-anxiety medications, or beta blockers (which can be used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety). Psychotherapy can be useful to teach patients new ways of thinking and reacting so that they can manage their feelings of worry and fear. Support groups can also be very effective for anxiety, and they can be a form of treatment themselves for social phobias. Stress management, relaxation techniques, and meditation all help reduce feelings of anxiety or of being out of control. Finally, having a strong support network of family and friends is an excellent way to help manage the difficulties of life with anxiety.

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

blood draw	49
doctor visit	142
preventive care	27
vaccines	27

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

blood draw	44
doctor visit	147
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

blood draw	33
doctor visit	113
preventive care	8
vaccines	8

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

blood draw	76
doctor visit	177
preventive care	33
vaccines	33

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

blood draw	54
doctor visit	130
preventive care	18
vaccines	18

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	170
preventive care	38
vaccines	38

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	26
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

doctor visit	145

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	120

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

blood draw	188
doctor visit	309
preventive care	7
vaccines	7

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Marcella Allen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Marcella Allen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in New York, NY were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

blood draw	74
doctor visit	164
preventive care	23
vaccines	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marcella Allen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	59
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	51

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marcella Allen, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	4
Dementia	1

Education & Training

Dr. Marcella Allen, MD graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. She completed residency at University of Missouri Health System. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine

Residency: University of Missouri Health System

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Marcella Allen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mount Sinai Health System

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

Mount Sinai Beth Israel Mount Sinai Brooklyn Mount Sinai Queens The Mount Sinai Hospital

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. Marcella Allen, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, MagnaCare, Elderplan, EmblemHealth, Oscar, United Healthcare, Aetna, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Humana, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Centivo, Medicare - NY, Oxford - Freedom and Liberty, Medicare - NJ and Hotel Trades.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Marcella Allen, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

MagnaCare

Elderplan

EmblemHealth

Oscar

United Healthcare

Aetna

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Humana

Cigna

1199SEIU

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

Centivo

Medicare - NY

Oxford - Freedom and Liberty

Medicare - NJ

Hotel Trades

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Marcella Allen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 1229 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Marcella Allen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.	$15 FLUZONE QIV $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$15

Biography

Dr. Marcella Allen practices family medicine. She is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System. Dr. Allen is a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. Her patients gave her an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5).