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Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD

Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)
Wayne State University School of Medicine
6325 Topanga Canyon Boulevard Suite 105
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD is a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). She graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health and Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

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Office Locations

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

6325 Topanga Canyon Boulevard Suite 105
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
(818) 992-5845
(818) 992-4124
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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“In addition to Shelly Sterling and Stern, the lawsuit names current NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Dr. Meril Sue Platzer and Dr. James Spar - the doctors who examined Donald Sterling and...”—"Sterling lawsuit to allege collusion in his being forced to sell Clippers", The Orange County Register, March 2015
“Dr. Meril Platzer and Dr. James Spar, who found Donald Sterling mentally incapable of continuing as a member of the family trust that owned the Clippers, are also named in the amended complaint.”—"Donald Sterling adds wife, doctors to lawsuit against NBA", Los Angeles Times, March 2015
“So Donald Sterling's lawyers focused on discounting the findings of neurologist Dr. Meril Platzer and geriatric psychiatrist Dr. James Spar.”—"Analysis: Sterling case is a novel legal obstacle course", Los Angeles Times, July 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 779
hospital care 115
injections 28
inpatient care 115
pain management 28
preventive care 63
vaccines 63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 720
hospital care 113
injections 49
inpatient care 113
pain management 30
preventive care 52
vaccines 52

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD.

Gender
Male 99
Female 130
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 189
Black 13
Hispanic 13
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 71
From 75 to 84 76
85 and over 41
Less than 65 41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD in 2013

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 21
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 54
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 35
Dementia 35
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, injections and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 799
hospital care 31
injections 42
inpatient care 31
pain management 21
preventive care 44
vaccines 44

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD.

Gender
Male 87
Female 140
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 195
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 64
From 75 to 84 78
85 and over 45
Less than 65 40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD in 2014

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 55
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 35
Dementia 32
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 755
hospital care 90
injections 21
inpatient care 90
preventive care 50
vaccines 50

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD.

Gender
Male 184
Female 306
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 418
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 142
From 75 to 84 166
85 and over 110
Less than 65 72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 21
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 56
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 36
Dementia 30
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 719
hospital care 102
injections 25
inpatient care 102
preventive care 60
vaccines 60

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD.

Gender
Male 106
Female 140
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 205
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 18
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 60
From 75 to 84 85
85 and over 65
Less than 65 36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 25
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 56
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 22
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 39
Dementia 36
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, injections and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 714
hospital care 85
injections 45
inpatient care 85
preventive care 31
vaccines 31

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD.

Gender
Male 104
Female 139
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 215
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 74
From 75 to 84 76
85 and over 64
Less than 65 29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD in 2017

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 23
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 41
Dementia 36
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 600
hospital care 86
inpatient care 86
preventive care 41
vaccines 41

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD.

Gender
Male 109
Female 129
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 206
Black 0
Hispanic 13
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 77
From 75 to 84 90
85 and over 46
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD in 2018

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 26
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 49
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 20
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 39
Dementia 31
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 672
hospital care 55
inpatient care 55
preventive care 24
vaccines 24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD.

Gender
Male 114
Female 132
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 222
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 87
From 75 to 84 87
85 and over 48
Less than 65 24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD in 2019

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 55
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 40
Dementia 32
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 616
hospital care 14
inpatient care 14
preventive care 30
vaccines 30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD.

Gender
Male 91
Female 109
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 178
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 69
From 75 to 84 73
85 and over 32
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD in 2020

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 53
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 37
Dementia 30
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 612
injections 16
pain management 16
preventive care 21
vaccines 21

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD.

Gender
Male 86
Female 120
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 180
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 81
From 75 to 84 69
85 and over 31
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD in 2021

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 18
Ischemic Heart Disease 55
Depression 55
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 5
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 45
Dementia 28
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA during 2022 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 614
preventive care 21
vaccines 21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD.

Gender
Male 86
Female 133
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 195
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 83
From 75 to 84 80
85 and over 26
Less than 65 30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD in 2022

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 23
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 14
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 29
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 40
Dementia 18
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated as a neurologist in Woodland Hills, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

doctor visit 690
hospital care 76
injections 32
inpatient care 76
pain management 23
preventive care 39
vaccines 39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD.

Gender
Male 96
Female 134
Ethnicity
Black / African American 1
Asian / Pacific Islander 1
Non-Hispanic White 200
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 2
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 80
85 and over 46
Less than 65 31
65 to 74 73

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 18
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 47
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 9
Osteoporosis 15
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 35
Atrial Fibrillation 12
Dementia 28
Cancer 11

Education & Training

Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She is certified by the Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology) and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Board Certification: Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health
Northridge Hospital Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.33 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Meril S. Platzer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Woodland Hills, CA. 

4.33
Overall Rating
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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
AbbVie Inc. $1,789 Duopa
$832 		UBRELVY
$544 		QULIPTA
$366 		VRAYLAR
$46
Biogen, Inc. $1,373 TECFIDERA
$541 		TYSABRI
$330 		ZINBRYTA
$122 		SPINRAZA
$98 		ADUHELM
$89 		Other
$194
Amgen Inc. $1,034 Aimovig
$588 		Repatha
$176
$271
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. $1,012 INGREZZA
$868 		ONGENTYS
$144
SK Life Science, Inc. $902 XCOPRI
$373
$529
Other $11,043 NURTEC ODT
$1,001 		Nuedexta
$628 		Gamunex-C
$610 		UPLIZNA
$452 		AUBAGIO
$443 		Other
$7,909
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $15,836
Consulting Fee $1,084
Education $162
Travel and Lodging $70

Biography

Dr. Meril Platzer's medical specialty is neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). She is conversant in Spanish. She is professionally affiliated with Northridge Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Platzer studied medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Platzer's average patient rating is 4.5 stars (out of 5). Dignity Health reports that she is closed to new patients at this time.

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