Experienced in Obesity

Melinda P. Jimenez, NP

Nurse Practitioner | Bariatric Medicine
Penn Medicine
Healthy Weight Management And Bariatric Surgery Lancaster
2150 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 300, 
Lancaster, PA 
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Accepting New Patients

Experienced in Obesity
Penn Medicine
Healthy Weight Management And Bariatric Surgery Lancaster
2150 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 300, 
Lancaster, PA 
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Overview

Melinda Jimenez is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and a Nurse Practitioner in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Ms. Jimenez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Ms. Jimenez is currently accepting new patients.

Graduate Institution
Thomas Jefferson University
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner
Bariatric Medicine
Licenses
Nurse Practitioner in NJ
Board Certifications
Family Nurse Practitioner, 2018
Hospital Affiliations
Lancaster General Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Aspirus Arise Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
Avalon Health Care
  • MEDICARE PDP
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Capital Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Gateway Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Health Partners Plans
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Medicare
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Oscar
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
PA Health and Wellness
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
Spectrum Priority Health
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
UPMC
  • EPO
  • PPO
Walgreens
  • MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Healthy Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery Lancaster
2150 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 300, Lancaster, PA 17601
Call: 717-544-2935

Additional Areas of Focus

Jimenez has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hypertension
Obesity
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Areas of Expertise

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