In 2023, Melissa Clare Oltz, OD had a list price for eye exam, eye tests, and intermediate eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

ophthalmic ultrasound

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Melissa Clare Oltz, OD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and she also had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, and ophthalmic ultrasound 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:

fundus photography

In 2012, Melissa Clare Oltz, OD had a list price for fundus photography that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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 Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	223
eye procedures	476

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	191
eye procedures	469

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	431
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	95
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	170
eye procedures	625

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	494
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	77
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56
eye procedures	820

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD.

**Gender**
Male	510
Female	722

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1168
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	510
From 75 to 84	348
85 and over	166
Less than 65	208

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	36
eye procedures	911

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	606
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	90
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD in 2016

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	1740

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	887

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1283
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	570
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	63
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY during 2018 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	44
eye procedures	2176
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD.

**Gender**
Male	510
Female	911

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1335
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	477
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	44
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY during 2019 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98
eye procedures	1572
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	693

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1060
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	259
Less than 65	197

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	26
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY during 2020 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	86
eye procedures	1041
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	451

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	720
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	318
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	85
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY during 2021 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	81
eye procedures	1404
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD.

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	531

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	847
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	393
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	109
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY during 2022 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	148
eye procedures	1190
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD.

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	759
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	368
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	96
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated as an optometrist in Ithaca, NY were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	113
eye procedures	1129
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	791
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	19

**Age**
75 to 84	231
85 and over	184
Less than 65	128
65 to 74	296

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Melissa Clare Oltz, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Education & Training

She has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$1,210 Acuvue $1,210
Thea Pharma Inc.	$186 $186
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$78 Simbrinza $66	$12
Allergan Inc.	$76 RESTASIS $31	LUMIGAN $17	$27
GENZYME CORPORATION	$68 FABRAZYME $45	$23
Other	$212 AdaptDx $58	XIIDRA $38	Precision 1 $20	$97

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$901
Food and Beverage	$801
Education	$78
Honoraria	$50

Biography

Dr. Melissa Oltz specializes in optometry (primary eye care) and practices in Ithaca, NY. Dr. Oltz has obtained a license to practice in Pennsylvania.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Melissa Clare Oltz, OD From 2012 - 2022

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