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Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Howard University College of Medicine (1964)

7490 Andrew Jackson Highway Sw
Cerro Gordo, NC 28430

(910) 654-2050

Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1964 and has 62 years of experience. Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD is affiliated with GERALD FAMILY CARE and GANDG HEALTHCARE, PC WHITEVILLE.

Office Locations

1160 Varnum Street Ne Suite 117
Washington, DC 20017

(202) 832-7007

(202) 529-5290

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326 Columbus Corners Drive
Whiteville, NC 28472

(910) 642-2050

(910) 207-6911

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7490 Andrew Jackson Highway Sw
Cerro Gordo, NC 28430

(910) 654-2050

(910) 654-1258

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

urinalysis

By Affordability:

lab tests

urine tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within District of Columbia, Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for lab tests, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC during 2012 were nursing home care, blood draw, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
blood draw	906
breathing treatment	17
diabetes management	755
doctor visit	3380
injections	11
lab tests	892
nursing home care	2200
preventive care	156
vaccines	139
vascular procedures	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC during 2013 were nursing home care, lab tests, diabetes management and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	477
diabetes management	761
doctor visit	2608
lab tests	902
nursing home care	1932
preventive care	253
vaccines	240
vascular procedures	35

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	726

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	979
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	525
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	100
Less than 65	374

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC during 2014 were nursing home care, lab tests, diabetes management and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	323
diabetes management	727
doctor visit	2561
injections	15
lab tests	795
nursing home care	1620
preventive care	156
skin testing	11
tuberculosis (TB) testing	11
vaccines	156
vascular procedures	62

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	494
Female	699

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	954
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	92
Less than 65	345

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	47
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC during 2015 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	280
diabetes management	609
doctor visit	2705
lab tests	701
mental health therapy	11
preventive care	144
vaccines	130
vascular procedures	67
weight management	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	884
Female	1172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	1646
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	904
From 75 to 84	468
85 and over	110
Less than 65	574

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	47
aspiration	18
blood draw	259
cardiac procedures	35
chronic care	25
diabetes management	55
doctor visit	3773
injections	18
lab tests	204
mental health therapy	28
pelvic imaging	20
preventive care	286
ultrasound (sonogram)	82
vaccines	261
vascular procedures	99
weight management	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	494
Female	696

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	917
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	521
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	69
Less than 65	332

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	88
breathing treatment	19
diabetes management	32
doctor visit	3436
lab tests	183
preventive care	135
vaccines	91
vascular procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	503
Female	676

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	884
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	495
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	70
Less than 65	364

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	44
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	63
diabetes management	24
doctor visit	3218
lab tests	215
preventive care	176
vaccines	108

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	587

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	759
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	75
Less than 65	292

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	45
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	292
diabetes management	15
doctor visit	2401
lab tests	135
preventive care	24
vaccines	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	586
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	70
Less than 65	231

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC during 2020 were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	24
doctor visit	2043
lab tests	95
preventive care	149
vaccines	53

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	353
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	622
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	75
Less than 65	189

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
diabetes management	32
doctor visit	2304
lab tests	141
preventive care	105
vaccines	62

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	333
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	515
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	74
Less than 65	189

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	47
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
doctor visit	1458
lab tests	100
preventive care	55
vaccines	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	317
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	47
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Washington, DC were nursing home care, lab tests, diabetes management and blood draw.

abdominal imaging	47
aspiration	14
blood draw	250
cardiac procedures	35
chronic care	25
diabetes management	334
doctor visit	2717
injections	14
lab tests	396
mental health therapy	19
nursing home care	1917
pelvic imaging	20
preventive care	149
skin testing	11
tuberculosis (TB) testing	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	82
vaccines	115
vascular procedures	53
weight management	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	419
Female	569

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	743
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	225
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	223
85 and over	71
Less than 65	273
65 to 74	420

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	9
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1964. He has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (1964)

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

GERALD FAMILY CARE

GANDG HEALTHCARE, PC WHITEVILLE

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD has an average of 1.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Melvin D. Gerald, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Washington, DC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$386 Ozempic $226	Xultophy 100/3.6 $59	Victoza $44	Levemir $17	$39
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$359 Electrophysiology $137	Allure $123	CRM $99
Abbott Laboratories	$330 Connectivity and Remote care $177	ICDs $137	Pacemakers $17
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$214 INVOKANA $214
Lilly USA, LLC	$147 TRULICITY $77	BASAGLAR $31	TRADJENTA $21	SYNJARDY $17
Other	$1,140 BYDUREON $106	BELSOMRA $53	EsophyX $53	Duexis $46	TOUJEO $39	Other $843

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,575

Biography

Dr. Melvin Gerald's specialty is family medicine. The average patient rating for Dr. Gerald is 1.0 stars (out of 5). He studied medicine at Howard University College of Medicine.