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title: What an AI agent reads on Andrew Merola · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/r/andrewmerolamd.com/agent-view?format=md
---

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# What an AI agent reads on Andrew Merola

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. Below is what it gets from [andrewmerolamd.com](https://www.andrewmerolamd.com/), taken from the copy the scanner kept.

7,285

characters of text without JavaScript

none

structured data for the business

0

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge

 Text

## The words an agent gets

Title: Spine Surgeon NYC | Manhattan & Brooklyn | Andrew Merola, MD · language en. First 1,800 of 7,285 characters:

```
Spine Surgeon NYC | Manhattan & Brooklyn | Andrew Merola, MD Andrew A. Merola, MD ConditionsProceduresAboutConsultationsInjured WorkersLocationsContact ConditionsProceduresAboutConsultationsInjured WorkersLocationsContact 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctor · Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon New York Spine Surgery, Personally Led by Andrew A. Merola, MD Manhattan & Brooklyn More than 30 years of spine care and over 20,000 patients treated. Dr. Merola evaluates every patient directly, reviews the imaging himself, and performs each recommended operation personally. Conservative treatment comes first; surgery is reserved for clear indications. Request a Spine Consultation Call (718) 783-5542 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctor Two New York City Offices English, Spanish & Italian Recognized By About Direct care from a surgeon who sees every patient himself. Spine care here is never delegated. Every patient receives direct attention from Dr. Merola himself at every appointment, without physician extenders or residents. Board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, with more than 30 years of clinical practice and over 20,000 patients treated, Dr. Merola combines deep expertise with a personal commitment to understanding each patient's situation and goals. Conservative treatment comes first. Surgery is recommended only when necessary, and every option is discussed transparently before moving forward. Read the Full Biography → 30+Years of clinical practice20,000+Patients treatedTop 7%of physicians nationwideCastle Connolly Top Doctors3Languages: English, Spanish, Italian Conditions Treated Most spine problems respond to the right conservative care. Every evaluation starts with understanding what is actually causing your sympt
```

 Facts

## What it can say about the business

| A business type in JSON-LD | no |
| Name | no |
| Telephone | +17187835542 (a tel: link, not structured) |
| Address | no |
| Opening hours | no |
| Menu or price list | nothing |
| Cuisine in structured data | no |
| JSON-LD blocks | 1 (BreadcrumbList, ListItem, Physician, PostalAddress, PropertyValue, WebPage) |

 Actions

## The links it would act on

| Link | Role | Where it goes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [andrewmerolamd.com/contact/](https://andrewmerolamd.com/contact/) | booking | the business's own site |

Everything here comes from fetching the homepage once as a crawler. The [report](https://directindex.org/r/andrewmerolamd.com) turns it into a score and a list of fixes, with code to paste.

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```json
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://directindex.org/#org","name":"The Direct Index","url":"https://directindex.org/","logo":"https://directindex.org/favicon.svg","email":"hello@directindex.org","founder":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://directindex.org/#antonio","name":"Antonio Curado","sameAs":["https://x.com/ab_curado"]},"description":"Independent measurement of whether AI agents can find, read and act on a business's own website."},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://directindex.org/#site","url":"https://directindex.org/","name":"The Direct Index","publisher":{"@id":"https://directindex.org/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://directindex.org/scan?url={url}"},"query-input":"required name=url"}},{"@type":"WebAPI","name":"The Direct Index API","url":"https://directindex.org/openapi.json","documentation":"https://directindex.org/llms-full.txt","provider":{"@id":"https://directindex.org/#org"}}]}
```