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Dr. Melinda S. Lantz, MD
NPI1295733715PAC ID1850306937
- Medicare services, 2023
- 95
- Part D claims, 2024
- 23
- Publications
- 44
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $16,206
- Practice address
- 234 East 149th Street, Bronx, NY 10451
- Practice phone
- Call (718) 579-5000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Melinda S. Lantz is a psychiatrist in Bronx, New York
Dr. Lantz practices at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in Bronx, New York, part of NYC.
Dr. Lantz's NPI, 1295733715, was assigned on July 8, 2005. Dr. Lantz graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1986. Dr. Lantz holds New York license 172561.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1295733715NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1850306937
- NPI enumeration date
- July 8, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (718) 579-5000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 66
- Medical school graduation
- 1986
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz practices at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in Bronx, New York
Dr. Lantz's primary practice is NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, at 234 East 149th Street, Bronx, NY 10451 in Bronx County. The practice phone is (718) 579-5000.
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln234 East 149th Street, Bronx, NY 10451 · Bronx CountyPhone(718) 579-5000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Lantz's primary practice is NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in Bronx, New York, part of NYC. The medical group on file is Mount Sinai Institute for Liver Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lantz to 3 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.
Mount Sinai Institute for Liver Medicine3 medical groupsNames with a free account2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account
See all 7 affiliations for Dr. LantzSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Melinda S. Lantz's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lantz practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Melinda S. Lantz is one of 4,448 psychiatrists in New York
Psychiatry is Dr. Lantz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Lantz is board certified in addiction psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Lantz's licenses on file in 5 states: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Psychiatry, New YorkPrimary
- California license
- Pennsylvania license
- Connecticut license
- New Jersey license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, psychological distress and psychoses among the conditions Dr. Lantz treats.
Psychiatrists near Dr. Lantz
Counts of psychiatrists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
4,448psychiatrists in New York254psychiatrists in Bronx26psychiatrists at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz billed Medicare for 95 services in 2023
CMS data shows 95 Medicare services from Dr. Lantz across 2 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $10,431 for them.
Medicare services, 202395
Paid by Medicare$10,431
Procedure codes2
Dr. Lantz's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 1222023: 9522%
Where Dr. Lantz's Medicare services took place, 2023
- In an office2829%
- In a facility6771%
Dr. Lantz compared with the New York median for psychiatrists, 2023
- Dr. Lantz
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 95vs 14233% below
- Part D claims
- 125vs 124Close to median
Medians across 5,024 psychiatrists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lantz's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz's patients have a median age of 53
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lantz's median patient age at 53, with 42% women.
Dr. Lantz's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 53
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women42%
- Men58%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lantz wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 6 drugs, with $1,398 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 282 claims across 11 drugs.
Part D claims, 202423
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$1,398
Dr. Lantz's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2022: 2822023: 12556%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2023, 11 in 2022.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Lantz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lantz as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Melinda S. Lantz has 44 publications on record
Dmand AI links 44 papers to Dr. Lantz, published from 2018 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Alzheimer Disease, Dementia and Nursing Homes. Dr. Lantz has published most often in Geriatrics. Dr. Lantz's most frequent co-authors are Kenneth Leon Davis, MD, Brent Ira Chabus, MD and Norman L. Foster, MD.
Papers44
Years published2018 to 2024
Topics Dr. Lantz writes about most
- Alzheimer Disease
- Dementia
- Nursing Homes
- Brain
- Antidepressive Agents
- Cognition
- Cognition Disorders
- Homes for the Aged
Dr. Lantz's most frequent co-authors
- Kenneth Leon Davis, MD7 shared papers
- Brent Ira Chabus, MD1 shared paper
- Norman L. Foster, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Lantz
JAMA
AcetylcholinesteraseAlzheimer DiseaseAutopsy
Activities of Daily LivingAlanine TransaminaseAlzheimer Disease
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz received $16,206 in industry payments from 2017 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Lantz from 4 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2023. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $13,177.
General payments to Dr. Lantz by program year, 2017 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Lantz by kind, 2017 to 2023
$16.2Kin total
- Speaker and faculty fees$13,19181%
- Consulting fees$2,21314%
- Food and beverage$3522%
- Education$2922%
- Travel and lodging$1571%
Companies that paid Dr. Lantz the most, 2017 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz has 8 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 8 awards for Dr. Lantz, most recently New York Top Doctors in 2020.
Awards and honors for Dr. Lantz
- 2020
- New York Top Doctors
- Regional Top Doctor
- 2014
- Margaret Tietz Leadership Award
- 2011
- Philip J. Hauptmann Award, Teacher of the Year
- Physician Mentor Recognition Award
- 2003
- Exemplary Psychiatrist Award/Honorable Mention
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dr. Lantz graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1986.
- Medical school
- Board certified in addiction psychiatry
- Board certified in geriatric psychiatry
- Board certified in psychiatry
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers
Dr. Lantz is in network with 8 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Cigna and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Cigna
- HCSC
- MVP Health Care
- Regence Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
- GA State Medicaid
- NY State Medicaid
Plan types Dr. Lantz accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare5
- PPO5
- Medicaid2
- EPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Melinda S. Lantz's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Melinda S. Lantz's NPI number?
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz's NPI number is 1295733715. It was assigned on July 8, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Melinda S. Lantz?
Dr. Melinda S. Lantz is a psychiatrist in Bronx, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).
Where does Dr. Melinda S. Lantz practice?
Dr. Lantz practices at 234 East 149th Street, Bronx, NY 10451. Dr. Lantz's primary practice is NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in Bronx, New York, part of NYC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lantz to 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics.
What is Dr. Melinda S. Lantz's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lantz is (718) 579-5000.
What is Dr. Melinda S. Lantz's medical license number?
Dr. Lantz holds New York license 172561, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.
Which states has Dr. Melinda S. Lantz been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Lantz in New York (1987 to 2027), California (since 1990), Pennsylvania (1990 to 2012), Connecticut (1999 to 2007) and New Jersey (2000 to 2005).
Which hospitals is Dr. Melinda S. Lantz affiliated with?
Dr. Lantz practices at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in Bronx, New York.
What medical group is Dr. Melinda S. Lantz part of?
Dr. Lantz is linked to Mount Sinai Institute for Liver Medicine. Dmand AI links Dr. Lantz to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Melinda S. Lantz accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lantz billed Medicare for 95 services in 2023, and Dr. Lantz accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Melinda S. Lantz offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Lantz as offering telehealth services.
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Is Dr. Melinda S. Lantz board certified?
Yes. Dr. Lantz is board certified in addiction psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
What services does Dr. Melinda S. Lantz bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Lantz's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Melinda S. Lantz go to medical school?
Dr. Lantz graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1986.
What drugs does Dr. Melinda S. Lantz prescribe most?
In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lantz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clonazepam, Zolpidem Tartrate and Risperidone.
Has Dr. Melinda S. Lantz received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $16,206 in general payments to Dr. Lantz from 4 companies from 2017 to 2023. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Melinda S. Lantz been practicing?
Dr. Lantz graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.
Does Dr. Melinda S. Lantz do research?
Dmand AI links 44 publications to Dr. Lantz, published from 2018 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Melinda S. Lantz publish with?
Dr. Lantz's most frequent co-authors are Kenneth Leon Davis, MD (7 shared papers), Brent Ira Chabus, MD (1 shared paper) and Norman L. Foster, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Melinda S. Lantz accept?
Dr. Lantz is in network with 8 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Cigna and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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