# Ellen Mellow MD: Agent-Direct Score D (44.6%)

Site: https://ellenmellowmd.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/ellenmellowmd.com
Scanned: 2026-10-15 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Ellen Mellow MD is hard for agents to use.

## Direct links
- Phone: +1-212-838-0099

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Dentist, MedicalClinic, Physiotherapy or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Appointments only through zocdoc.** (+12 points) Every agent transaction goes through the marketplace and its commission. Add a direct path on your own site, even a simple form. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **No list of services and prices found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they treat and what does it cost' from directories instead. Add a page with services and prices as text and link it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Physician",
  "name": "Ellen Mellow MD",
  "url": "https://ellenmellowmd.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-212-838-0099",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "East 59th Street 110",
    "postalCode": "10022",
    "addressLocality": "New York"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.7623775,
    "longitude": -73.9694454
  }
}
</script>
```

llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site.

```
# Ellen Mellow MD

> physician in East 59th Street 110 10022 New York, New York dentists, clinics and vets. Phone +1-212-838-0099.

## About

- Website: https://ellenmellowmd.com/
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-14 (D then)
- Fixed: No booking or ordering path at all
- New: Booking only through a marketplace

## Where it stands
376 of 669 in New York dentists, clinics and vets. Top 56% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 100% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 6% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 97% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 26% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 32% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Parsons Smile Center (B, 74 m, https://directindex.org/r/parsonssmilecenter.com); Russak Dermatology Clinic (A, 96 m, https://directindex.org/r/russakplus.com); Labiaplasty Center NYC (C, 101 m, https://directindex.org/r/labiaplastycenternyc.com); Manhattan Periodontics & Implant Dentistry (C, 136 m, https://directindex.org/r/periony.com); Dr. Alexander Shifrin's Medical Group (C, 136 m, https://directindex.org/r/doctorshifrin.com); NYC Dental Implants Center (B, 139 m, https://directindex.org/r/nycdentalimplantscenter.com); NYC Mommy Makeover Center (D, 141 m, https://directindex.org/r/mommymakeovercenternyc.com); Radiance Aesthetics & Wellness (C, 196 m, https://directindex.org/r/aestheticwellnessnyc.com); ReBalance NYC (B, 199 m, https://directindex.org/r/rebalancenyc.com); Smile Design Manhattan (D, 251 m, https://directindex.org/r/smiledesignmanhattan.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Score over 3 scans since 2026-10-14: 2026-10-14 43%, 2026-10-14 43%, 2026-10-15 45%.

Against its peers: Sites using Zocdoc 54% (7% A or B, 29 sites); This site 44.6%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/ellenmellowmd.com/agent-view

## Businesses like Ellen Mellow MD in New York dentists, clinics and vets

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in New York dentists, clinics and vets | 669 | 44% | 11% | 44.6% |
| Using Zocdoc in New York dentists, clinics and vets | 34 | 52% | 6% | 44.6% |

The best of Using Zocdoc in New York dentists, clinics and vets: Recovery PT (B 75.4%, https://directindex.org/r/recoverypt.com); Carroll Gardens Pediatric Dentistry (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/carrollgardenspediatricdentistry.com); Schweiger Dermatology Group (C 69.2%, https://directindex.org/r/schweigerderm.com); Hamilton Foot & Ankle Associates (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/hamiltonpodiatry.com); Smile Ave Dental (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/smileavedental.com).

With the three fixes above (No structured data for the business; Appointments only through zocdoc; No list of services and prices found) the score would be about 95.4%: first of 669 in New York dentists, clinics and vets.

## The direct record
What agents get for Ellen Mellow MD, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/ellenmellowmd.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +1-212-838-0099

## Can an agent transact?
Measured, not scored (the score stays at spec v1.0).
- UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp, Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol): no
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): no
- MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): no
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no
- Vendor terms for agents, Zocdoc: Not stated. The terms say nothing about automated use, could not be read on the date given, or the vendor has not been researched yet.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 1 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/ellenmellowmd.com
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: yes
- AI bot rules in robots.txt: yes
- Content Signals in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/content-signals/SKILL.md)
- Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/markdown-negotiation/SKILL.md)
- llms.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/llms-txt/SKILL.md)
- API catalog (RFC 9727): no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/api-catalog/SKILL.md)
- MCP server card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/mcp-server-card/SKILL.md)
- A2A agent card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/a2a-agent-card/SKILL.md)
- Agent Skills index: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/agent-skills/SKILL.md)
- OAuth or OIDC discovery: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md)
- OAuth protected resource metadata: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-protected-resource/SKILL.md)
- auth.md: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/auth-md/SKILL.md)
- Web Bot Auth key directory: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/web-bot-auth/SKILL.md)
- ARD capability manifest: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ard/SKILL.md)
- DNS-AID records: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/dns-aid/SKILL.md)
- WebMCP tools on the page: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/webmcp/SKILL.md)
- JSON-LD for the business: no

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/ellenmellowmd.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=ellenmellowmd.com&force=1