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Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD

(Dr. Eric Joseph Melancon, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (1994)

1122 8th Street
Morgan City, LA 70380

(985) 384-7288

Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD is an internist in Morgan City, LA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1994 and has 32 years of experience.

Office Locations

1122 8th Street
Morgan City, LA 70380

(985) 384-7288

(985) 384-7291

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

mental health screening

By Affordability:

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD performed more mental health screening procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

preventive care

In 2012, Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD performed more preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	1656
ear procedures	22
hospital care	672
injections	15
inpatient care	672
lab tests	49
preventive care	15
vaccines	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1496
ear procedures	16
hospital care	622
inpatient care	622
lab tests	37
preventive care	124
vaccines	124

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	421
Black	102
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	64
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1366
ear procedures	22
hospital care	394
inpatient care	394
lab tests	30
preventive care	139
vaccines	139

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	62
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1574
ear procedures	36
hospital care	474
inpatient care	432
lab tests	62
outpatient care	42
preventive care	218
vaccines	218

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	520
Female	662

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	936
Black	190
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	382
85 and over	146
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	137
doctor visit	1555
ear procedures	35
hospital care	427
inpatient care	376
lab tests	81
outpatient care	51
preventive care	152
vaccines	152

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	475
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	72
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2017 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	485
doctor visit	1661
ear procedures	37
hospital care	455
inpatient care	414
lab tests	127
outpatient care	41
preventive care	122
vaccines	122

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	73
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	483
doctor visit	1595
ear procedures	35
hospital care	539
inpatient care	489
lab tests	109
outpatient care	50
preventive care	23
vaccines	23

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	72
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	374
doctor visit	1152
ear procedures	17
hospital care	459
inpatient care	429
lab tests	51
outpatient care	30
preventive care	43
vaccines	43

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	67
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2020 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	418
doctor visit	914
ear procedures	15
hospital care	165
inpatient care	165
lab tests	39
preventive care	157
vaccines	157

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	53
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2021 were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	391
doctor visit	900
ear procedures	12
lab tests	29
preventive care	53
vaccines	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	43
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2022 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	60
doctor visit	963
ear procedures	15
lab tests	66
preventive care	366
vaccines	69

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	37
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

aspiration	15
blood draw	335
doctor visit	1348
ear procedures	23
hospital care	467
injections	15
inpatient care	443
lab tests	61
outpatient care	42
preventive care	128
vaccines	97

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	75
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	398
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	157
85 and over	62
Less than 65	87
65 to 74	191

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	8
Dementia	15

Education & Training

Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1994. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (1994)

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2,206 Victoza $628	Ozempic $583	RYBELSUS $445	Tresiba $379	NovoLog $51	Other $120
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$1,077 Kazano $209	Brintellix $195	Contrave $163	Dexilant $156	Trintellix $145	Other $210
Lilly USA, LLC	$961 TRULICITY $414	JARDIANCE $134	BASAGLAR $117	MOUNJARO $115	GLYXAMBI $97	Other $84
AbbVie Inc.	$937 VRAYLAR $439	UBRELVY $255	QULIPTA $106	Synthroid $85	LINZESS $53
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$827 FARXIGA $394	BYDUREON $245	BYDUREON PEN $56	BREZTRI $44	TUDORZA $26	Other $62
Other	$8,802 Repatha $378	TOUJEO $367	LINZESS $290	VRAYLAR $283	ELIQUIS $283	Other $7,201

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$14,389
Education	$421

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric J. Melancon, MD From 2012 - 2022

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