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Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)
University of Washington School of Medicine (2013)
Professional interests include: anxiety, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), reproductive health, and more.
321 Mulberry Street Sw
Lenoir, NC 28645

Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Lenoir, NC specializing in family medicine and hospital medicine (hospitalist). She graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 2013 and has 12 years of experience. Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD is affiliated with Providence, Providence Alaska Medical Center, UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC, ALASKA HOSPITALIST GROUP LLC and Providence St. Elias Specialty Hospital.

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Office Locations

321 Mulberry Street Sw
Lenoir, NC 28645
(828) 757-5504
(828) 757-5225
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4300 B Street Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 375-3355
(907) 375-3351
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Some issues Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD can help you with:

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

  • Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
  • Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
  • A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
  • Unusual sleep or eating habits
  • Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
  • Physical aches and pains
  • Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are mental and physical illnesses that impact behavior, emotions, and thoughts about eating, food, body appearance, and weight. These disorders are characterized by preoccupations with food and physical size, resulting in dramatic lifestyle changes and adverse health effects. In the past, eating disorders were often diagnosed using BMI (body mass index), or by assessing someone's weight. Eating disorders specialists now recognize that eating disorders may occur in people of all sizes. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder (BED).

Anorexia nervosa, frequently referred to as anorexia, is a disorder where people severely restrict the types and quantity of food they eat. Those with anorexia have an extreme fear of eating and gaining weight and may repeatedly weigh themselves or engage in harmful behaviors such as excessive exercise or starvation. Those with anorexia often find themselves preoccupied with food, but unable to consume a healthy amount of it. This results in symptoms such as abnormally low BMI, vitamin deficiency, fatigue, fainting, and amenorrhea (lack of menstruation in women). Anorexia may cause bluish discoloration of the hands, brittle and falling out hair, yellowish skin, and lanugo (fine, downy hair). Left untreated, anorexia can lead to organ failure, brain damage, and even death.

Bulimia nervosa, typically called bulimia, is a disorder where people binge (eat large quantities of food) and purge the food that they just consumed by vomiting, laxative abuse, fasting, or excessive exercise. This behavior is usually motivated by a feeling of powerlessness over eating and a fear of weight gain or desire for weight loss. Bulimia can occur in underweight, normal weight, and overweight people. Symptoms of bulimia include acid reflux, intestinal distress, dehydration from purging, amenorrhea, and dental erosion from vomiting. Some people with bulimia have swollen parotid glands (salivary glands near the cheeks) and red scars and marks on the backs of their knuckles. Electrolyte imbalance from bulimia can be particularly severe and may lead to heart attack or stroke.

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder. People with BED feel that they are unable to control the amount of food they eat and may continue to binge after reaching a point of fullness. BED binges (consuming large amounts of food) are often accompanied by feelings of sadness, guilt, and shame. Symptoms of BED include obesity, acid reflux, weight gain, and dissatisfaction with one's body. People with BED tend to experience cycles of negative emotions and binges. Binges or BED episodes can be provoked by stress, boredom, restrictive dieting, depression, and other triggers.

Other common eating disorders include:

  • Pica, eating things that are not food, such as paper, ice, or soil
  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), disinterest in eating and avoidance of food
  • Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED), abnormal eating that does not fall under any disorder

Many people with eating disorders do not consciously develop them, and have difficulty seeking treatment. For this reason, it's important to detect and treat eating disorders as early as possible. Treatment for eating disorders can vary from therapy visits to inpatient treatment, depending on the disorder and its severity. Treatment aims to not only restore physical health and correct negative behaviors, but to also promote psychological well-being and self-confidence.

Sexual Health Issues

Sexual health is a broad and loosely defined term that encompasses several extremely different areas of medicine. Sexual health not only includes physical health related to the act of sex, but also emotional, mental, or identity issues that can interfere with healthy sexuality. Because this scope is so broad, a huge number of health care professionals can accurately say they work in the sexual health specialty. Some of the many varied conditions included in sexual health include intimacy disorders, sexually transmitted diseases, reproductive health, LGBTQ issues, and sexual violence.

Sexual intimacy disorders are those that cause problems with the act of sexual intercourse, such as erectile dysfunction or vulvodynia. Erectile dysfunction, the inability to get or maintain an erection hard enough for sexual intercourse, is extremely common. It affects fully half of men over 40 to some degree. It is treated with medications, devices, or surgery. Vulvodynia, burning pain in the vulva that can be made worse with sexal activity, has no known cause. It is treated with oral or topical medications.

Sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, herpes, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, are bacterial or viral infections that are contagious in the bodily fluids exchanged during sexual contact. Barrier methods of contraception, such as condoms, help prevent the spread of STDs. HIV is a virus that can be caught from an infected person's sexual fluids or blood. When the virus infects the body, it interferes with the immune system and causes the disease known as AIDS. There is no cure, but anti-viral medications can help people with AIDS live a long and healthy life. Herpes is also a virus found in sexual fluids, called HSV-2. It causes blisters that come and go on the genitals. There is no cure for herpes, but anti-virals can minimize outbreaks. Gonorrhea and chlamydia are both bacterial infections. They are extremely common and often have no symptoms. The most common signs of an infection are burning pain and discharge. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can be treated with medications.

Reproductive health refers to both contraception and infertility treatment. Contraceptives prevent and plan the timing of pregnancy. Some, such as a vasectomy or tubal ligation, are extremely effective at preventing pregnancy. Others, such as spermicides, are less reliable. Popular contraceptives include condoms, birth control pills, IUDs, and diaphragms. On the other side of reproductive health, infertility is the inability to carry a pregnancy to term after one year of trying. It can be due to problems in either the man or the woman, and both genders are affected equally. In total, about 15% of the population suffer from infertility. Infertility treatments include medications and surgery.

Gay and transgender people have a few specific health care needs that may sometimes fall under the sexual health umbrella. First, many LGBT people still face discrimination from healthcare providers, so providing supportive and appropriate care is an issue. Because of social attitudes surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity, many gay and transgender people struggle with their identities. Rates of depression, substance abuse, and suicide are all higher in this group. Providing mental health support and counseling to those in transition is critical. Finally, transgender patients who are undergoing gender affirmation require sensitive medical health care, including surgical and hormonal treatment.

Sexual violence can be defined as any unwanted or non-consensual sexual activity. It ranges from sexual harassment to touching to rape. It affects women more than men and is widespread: 1 in 4 women report being victims of sexual violence at the hands of a partner, and as many as 1 in 3 girls report their first sexual contact as being violent. Sexual violence has lasting physical and emotional consequences for victims, but educating both girls and boys can prevent violence. Care for those who have endured sexual violence includes counseling and mental health support, medical care, and legal support.

Sexuality is more than a reproductive requirement -- it is a form of expression and identity. Sexual health blends all these aspects of experience together and helps people lead sexually fulfilling lives.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lenoir, NC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 535
inpatient care 535
nursing home care 13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD.

Gender
Male 91
Female 127
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 167
Black 12
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 14
Age
From 65 to 74 80
From 75 to 84 77
85 and over 32
Less than 65 29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 61
Asthma 36
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 41
Dementia 31
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lenoir, NC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1267
inpatient care 1267
nursing home care 173

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD.

Gender
Male 227
Female 263
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 371
Black 25
Hispanic 0
Asian 32
Other 0
Native American 35
Age
From 65 to 74 179
From 75 to 84 145
85 and over 82
Less than 65 84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 65
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 45
Dementia 33
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lenoir, NC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1542
inpatient care 1542
nursing home care 82

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD.

Gender
Male 201
Female 240
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 331
Black 25
Hispanic 0
Asian 30
Other 0
Native American 37
Age
From 65 to 74 151
From 75 to 84 121
85 and over 72
Less than 65 97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 69
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 48
Dementia 33
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lenoir, NC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1384
inpatient care 1372
outpatient care 12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD.

Gender
Male 141
Female 135
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 205
Black 14
Hispanic 0
Asian 22
Other 0
Native American 19
Age
From 65 to 74 109
From 75 to 84 82
85 and over 30
Less than 65 55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 67
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 51
Dementia 31
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lenoir, NC during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1422
inpatient care 1422

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD.

Gender
Male 81
Female 110
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 144
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 12
Other 0
Native American 13
Age
From 65 to 74 71
From 75 to 84 59
85 and over 28
Less than 65 33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 74
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 51
Dementia 30
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lenoir, NC during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1163
inpatient care 1163

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD.

Gender
Male 69
Female 51
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 86
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 15
Age
From 65 to 74 53
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 29
Ischemic Heart Disease 55
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 69
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 50
Dementia 35
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lenoir, NC during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1038
inpatient care 1038

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD.

Gender
Male 72
Female 71
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 102
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 22
Age
From 65 to 74 59
From 75 to 84 44
85 and over 18
Less than 65 22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and stroke.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 43
Ischemic Heart Disease 30
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 33
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 43
Dementia 20
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lenoir, NC during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 902
inpatient care 902

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD.

Gender
Male 77
Female 59
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 106
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 12
Age
From 65 to 74 56
From 75 to 84 43
85 and over 22
Less than 65 15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 43
Ischemic Heart Disease 40
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 40
Heart Failure 41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 43
Dementia 18
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lenoir, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

hospital care 1156
inpatient care 1155
nursing home care 89
outpatient care 12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD.

Gender
Male 119
Female 132
Ethnicity
Black / African American 9
Asian / Pacific Islander 12
Non-Hispanic White 189
Hispanic 1
Native American / Alaskan Native 20
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 75
85 and over 35
Less than 65 41
65 to 74 94

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD From 2016 - 2023

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 22
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 61
Asthma 16
Osteoporosis 15
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 46
Atrial Fibrillation 25
Dementia 28
Cancer 15

Education & Training

Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 2013. She completed residency at Alaska Family Medicine Residency. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine and has a state license in Alaska.

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine (2013)

Residency: Alaska Family Medicine Residency (2014)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine

Licensed In: Alaska

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lucinda Ann Macneal, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Providence
Providence Alaska Medical Center
UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC
ALASKA HOSPITALIST GROUP LLC
Providence St. Elias Specialty Hospital

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Pfizer Inc. $70 ELIQUIS
$70
Purdue Pharma L.P. $11
$11
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $81

Biography

Dr. Lucinda Macneal specializes in family medicine and hospital medicine (hospitalist). Her areas of expertise include the following: alcohol abuse, depression, and nasal congestion (stuffy nose). She attended medical school at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Macneal is affiliated with Providence Alaska Medical Center.

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