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Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD

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(150 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Professional interests include: myasthenia gravis, peripheral neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, and more.

Village of Castorland, NY 10003

(212) 844-8490

Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD is a neurologist in New York, NY specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System and ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI.

Office Locations

10 Union Square E
New York, NY 10003

(212) 844-8888

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Mount Sinai Health System

Village of Castorland, NY 10003

(212) 844-8490

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Stephen Scelsa, a neurologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, said he thinks that the drug shows promise, but would still like to see more data.”—"ALS drug funded by Ice Bucket Challenge to be reviewed by FDA", NBC News, March 2022

“NBC News' Joshua Johnson is joined by Mount Sinai neurologist Dr. Stephen Scelsa to discuss the FDA's findings.”—"ALS drug fails to win recommendation from FDA advisory panel", NBC News, March 2022

“"Lou Gehrig's perceived beneficial response to the injections was likely a placebo response," said Dr. Stephen Scelsa, director of the Neuromuscular Division and ALS Center at Mount Sinai Beth...”—"Lou Gehrig wrote heartbreaking letter believing he'd beat ALS", New York Post, April 2014

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

repetitive nerve stimulation

In 2023, Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD had a list price for repetitive nerve stimulation 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	1295
doctor visit	273
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY during 2013 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	137
doctor visit	278
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	28
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	28
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY during 2014 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	171
doctor visit	313
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	36
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	36
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY during 2015 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	133
doctor visit	302
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	62
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	48
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY during 2016 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	167
doctor visit	292
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	40
Hispanic	41
Asian	17
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	31
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY during 2017 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	187
doctor visit	345
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	26
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	25
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY during 2018 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	119
doctor visit	314

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	23
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	23
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY during 2019 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	119
doctor visit	273
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	24
Hispanic	35
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	18
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY during 2020 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	89
doctor visit	212
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	19
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY during 2021 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	258
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	21
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	18
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY during 2022 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	90
doctor visit	260

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	22
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD treated as a neurologist in New York, NY were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

diagnostic procedures	236
doctor visit	283
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	150
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	31
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	68
85 and over	22
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. He completed residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mount Sinai Health System

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, EmblemHealth, WellCare, Oscar, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst Medicaid, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Healthfirst Medicare, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Centivo, Medicare - NY, AETNA - Medicare, Oxford - Freedom and Liberty, Medicare - NJ, AETNA - Commercial, VNSNY Choice Medicare and VillageCareMax.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

EmblemHealth

WellCare

Oscar

Fidelis Care

Healthfirst Medicaid

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

1199SEIU

Healthfirst Medicare

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

Centivo

Medicare - NY

AETNA - Medicare

Oxford - Freedom and Liberty

Medicare - NJ

AETNA - Commercial

VNSNY Choice Medicare

VillageCareMax

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 150 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

4.9

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$122 Nuedexta $122
Grifols, Inc.	$115 Gamunex-C $115
Baxalta US Inc	$67 Immunology - GAMMAGARD-KIOVIG $67
US WORLDMEDS, LLC	$28 MYOBLOC $28

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$304
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$28

Research Payments

Dr. Stephen Scelsa, MD has received 24 research payments totaling $115,102.

Biography

Dr. Stephen Scelsa sees patients in New York, NY and Village of Castorland, NY. His medical specialty is neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Patients rated Dr. Scelsa highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). His areas of expertise include the following: bell's palsy, lumbar radiculopathy, and myasthenia gravis. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai Brooklyn. Medicaid Managed Care, Blue California, and Fidelis Care are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Scelsa honors. According to Mount Sinai Health System, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Village of Castorland, NY. After completing medical school at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Awards and/or distinctions he has received include Beth Israel Neurology Teaching Award; Phi Beta Kappa; and Teaching Award, Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai Health System.