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Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD

(Dr. Laura Lynn Spinelli, MD)

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Specializes in: Cytopathology

Albany Medical College (1995)

Professional interests include: bone marrow biopsy

500 Martha Jefferson Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911

(434) 654-7955

Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD is a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA specializing in cytopathology. She graduated from Albany Medical College in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD is affiliated with Sentara Health and CHARLOTTESVILLE PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PLC.

Office Locations

Sentara Health

500 Martha Jefferson Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911

(434) 654-7955

(434) 654-7944

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

lab tests

By Affordability:

concentrated smear of non-gynecologic specimen

genetic testing

in situ hybridization

molecular genetic testing

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for concentrated smear (cytospin) of non-gynecologic specimen, genetic testing, in situ hybridization, and molecular genetic testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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 10%

By Volume:

cytology

non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology

By Affordability:

special stains

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD performed more cytology, and non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and she also had a list price for special stains 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 Affordability:

cytology

liquid-based cytology

non-gynecologic cytology

non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology

In 2012, Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD had a list price for cytology, liquid-based cytology (ThinPrep), non-gynecologic cytology, and non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Virginia. 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2012 were lab tests, cytology, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	43
cytology	216
lab tests	972
second opinions	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2013 were lab tests, cytology, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	40
cytology	240
lab tests	1037
second opinions	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD.

**Gender**
Male	855
Female	1053

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1697
Black	170
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1004
From 75 to 84	563
85 and over	169
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2014 were lab tests, cytology, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	43
cytology	313
lab tests	1472
second opinions	21

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD.

**Gender**
Male	901
Female	1015

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1679
Black	188
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1025
From 75 to 84	576
85 and over	151
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2015 were lab tests, cytology, consultation and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	23
cytology	262
lab tests	802
second opinions	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1898
Female	2298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3678
Black	376
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	84
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2246
From 75 to 84	1226
85 and over	364
Less than 65	360

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2016 were lab tests, cytology, second opinions and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	22
cytology	197
lab tests	800
second opinions	29

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD.

**Gender**
Male	941
Female	1094

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1748
Black	210
Hispanic	18
Asian	11
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1097
From 75 to 84	610
85 and over	153
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2017 were lab tests, cytology, second opinions and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	28
cytology	205
lab tests	905
second opinions	39

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD.

**Gender**
Male	992
Female	1293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1980
Black	227
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	59
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1161
From 75 to 84	779
85 and over	171
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2018 were lab tests, cytology, second opinions and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	31
cytology	345
lab tests	1473
second opinions	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1291
Female	1415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2331
Black	275
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	65
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1379
From 75 to 84	900
85 and over	218
Less than 65	209

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2019 were lab tests, cytology, second opinions and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	44
cytology	311
lab tests	1390
second opinions	70

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1192
Female	1450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2271
Black	273
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	69
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1346
From 75 to 84	920
85 and over	190
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2020 were lab tests, cytology and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	192
lab tests	1077
second opinions	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD.

**Gender**
Male	819
Female	898

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1484
Black	172
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	931
From 75 to 84	569
85 and over	117
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2021 were lab tests, cytology, second opinions and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	17
cytology	197
lab tests	1017
second opinions	30

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD.

**Gender**
Male	816
Female	944

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1537
Black	160
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	49
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	900
From 75 to 84	648
85 and over	129
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA during 2022 were lab tests, cytology, second opinions and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	20
cytology	159
lab tests	933
second opinions	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD.

**Gender**
Male	771
Female	814

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1382
Black	129
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	50
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	797
From 75 to 84	604
85 and over	121
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD treated as a cytopathologist in Charlottesville, VA were lab tests, cytology, consultation and second opinions.

consultation	31
cytology	239
lab tests	1079
second opinions	31

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD.

**Gender**
Male	952
Female	1115

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	198
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	1798
Hispanic	6
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	48

**Age**
75 to 84	672
85 and over	162
Less than 65	153
65 to 74	1080

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	18
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD graduated from Albany Medical College in 1995. She completed residency at University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Pathology - Cytopathology American Board of Pathology - Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Albany Medical College (1995)

Residency: University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals (1999)

Board Certification: American Board of Pathology - Cytopathology American Board of Pathology - Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sentara Health

CHARLOTTESVILLE PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$396 OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM $339	Accurian $58
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$269 OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $269
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd	$21 XIFAXAN 550 MG TABLETS $21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$686

Biography

Dr. Laura Spinelli is a Charlottesville, VA physician who specializes in cytopathology. Her clinical interests include bone marrow biopsy. She graduated from Albany Medical College. For her residency, Dr. Spinelli trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of North Carolina (UNC). Dr. Spinelli is affiliated with Sentara Health.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura L. Spinelli, MD in 2022

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