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Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (2010)

1 Burnside
Wichita Falls, TX 76310

(940) 264-5500

Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD is an otolaryngologist in Wichita Falls, TX specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). She graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 2010 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD is affiliated with HEAD AND NECK SURGICAL ASSOCIATES.

Office Locations

1 Burnside
Wichita Falls, TX 76310

(940) 264-5500

(940) 264-5503

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

minimally invasive procedures

In 2023, Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD performed more minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy

In 2023, Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD performed more subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy (allergy shots) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 25%

By Volume:

diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy

laryngoscopy

neck ultrasound

ultrasound

In 2012, Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD performed more diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy, laryngoscopy, neck ultrasound, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Wichita Falls, TX during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, nosebleed treatment and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	312
ear procedures	17
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	56
minimally invasive procedures	56
nosebleed treatment	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	98
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Wichita Falls, TX during 2016 were allergy testing, skin testing, minimally invasive procedures and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	752
aspiration	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	798
ear procedures	26
image guided procedures	12
immunotherapy	527
injections	527
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	153
minimally invasive procedures	647
minor procedures	12
neck imaging	51
nosebleed treatment	16
skin testing	752
ultrasound (sonogram)	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	78
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Wichita Falls, TX during 2017 were immunotherapy, injections, allergy testing and skin testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	486
aspiration	21
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	847
ear procedures	65
image guided procedures	21
immunotherapy	1271
injections	1271
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	94
minimally invasive procedures	357
minor procedures	21
neck imaging	54
nosebleed treatment	38
skin testing	486
stroboscopy	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	54

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	667
Black	45
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	91
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Wichita Falls, TX during 2018 were immunotherapy, injections, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	557
ear procedures	45
image guided procedures	25
immunotherapy	830
injections	830
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	99
minimally invasive procedures	124
minor procedures	25
neck imaging	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	40

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	493
Black	21
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	68
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Wichita Falls, TX during 2019 were immunotherapy, injections, minimally invasive procedures and allergy testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	484
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	45
diagnostic procedures	81
doctor visit	774
ear procedures	82
excision	45
gynecologic procedures	45
immunotherapy	914
injections	914
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	100
minimally invasive procedures	629
neck imaging	42
nose surgery	45
nosebleed treatment	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	45
skin testing	484
stroboscopy	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	581
Black	22
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	88
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Wichita Falls, TX during 2020 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	573
ear procedures	55
immunotherapy	891
injections	891
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	43
minimally invasive procedures	43
neck imaging	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	16
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	63
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Wichita Falls, TX during 2021 were immunotherapy, injections, minimally invasive procedures and skin testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	385
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	582
ear procedures	65
immunotherapy	1254
injections	1254
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	67
minimally invasive procedures	452
neck imaging	36
skin testing	385
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	431
Black	17
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	55
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Wichita Falls, TX during 2022 were immunotherapy, injections, minimally invasive procedures and skin testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	560
diagnostic procedures	193
doctor visit	589
ear procedures	274
immunotherapy	1298
injections	1298
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	64
minimally invasive procedures	624
neck imaging	46
skin testing	560
ultrasound (sonogram)	46

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	20
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	56
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Wichita Falls, TX were immunotherapy, injections, allergy testing and skin testing.

allergy testing	533
aspiration	19
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	45
diagnostic procedures	64
doctor visit	629
ear procedures	78
excision	45
gynecologic procedures	45
image guided procedures	19
immunotherapy	997
injections	997
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	84
minimally invasive procedures	366
minor procedures	19
neck imaging	44
nose surgery	45
nosebleed treatment	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	45
skin testing	533
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2015 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	508
Hispanic	24
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	178
85 and over	74
Less than 65	78
65 to 74	247

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD From 2015 - 2022

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	9
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 2010. She has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (2010)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HEAD AND NECK SURGICAL ASSOCIATES

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$426 DUPIXENT $426
Stryker Corporation	$208 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $159	vitoss $25	ENTELLUS - FIAGON SINUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM $24
GENZYME CORPORATION	$162 DUPIXENT $162
Optinose US, Inc.	$157 Xhance $157
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$145 CUVITRU $145
Other	$694 XOLAIR $99	Auvi-Q $85	NUCALA $75	Acclarent Aera $66	Inspire $61	Other $308

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,693
Education	$99

Biography

Dr. Melanie Lerew sees patients in Wichita Falls, TX. Her medical specialty is otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). Dr. Lerew is a graduate of the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melanie Ruyle Lerew, MD From 2015 - 2022

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