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Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD

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Specializes in: Psychiatry

SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1985)

901 E Brady Street Suite 103
Butler, PA 16001

(724) 282-1627

Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD is a psychiatrist in Butler, PA specializing in psychiatry. He graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD is affiliated with PBS MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES PC.

Office Locations

901 E Brady Street Suite 103
Butler, PA 16001

(724) 282-1627

(724) 282-4810

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania, Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	49
doctor visit	31
hospital care	2128
inpatient care	2128
medication management	42
mental health therapy	318
nursing home care	625

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239
hospital care	1571
inpatient care	1571
mental health therapy	59
nursing home care	694

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	417

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	712
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	161
Less than 65	246

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	65
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	46
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	218
hospital care	1626
inpatient care	1626
mental health therapy	135
nursing home care	616

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	667
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	128
Less than 65	238

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	70
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	42
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	199
hospital care	1354
inpatient care	1354
mental health therapy	179
nursing home care	582

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	514
Female	686

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	262
Less than 65	392

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	73
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	47
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	204
hospital care	1272
inpatient care	1272
mental health therapy	138
nursing home care	545

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	120
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	67
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	51
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	195
hospital care	851
inpatient care	851
mental health therapy	158
nursing home care	477

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	109
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	70
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	50
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	185
hospital care	949
inpatient care	949
mental health therapy	204
nursing home care	372

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	103
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	48
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	178
hospital care	849
inpatient care	849
mental health therapy	157
nursing home care	265

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	84
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	50
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, mental health therapy and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	163
hospital care	795
inpatient care	795
mental health therapy	136
nursing home care	37

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	37
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	42
Dementia	46
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70
hospital care	587
inpatient care	587
mental health therapy	210

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	20
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	32
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, mental health therapy and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	87
hospital care	486
inpatient care	486
mental health therapy	69
nursing home care	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	15
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	74
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Butler, PA were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

diagnostic evaluation	49
doctor visit	160
hospital care	1133
inpatient care	1133
mental health therapy	160
nursing home care	423

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	466
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	98
85 and over	94
Less than 65	154
65 to 74	141

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and dementia.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	65
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	8
Dementia	39

Education & Training

Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in 1985. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1985)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

PBS MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES PC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$479 ABILIFY MAINTENA $315	REXULTI $112	ABILIFY TABLET $29	Nuedexta $23
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$374 INVEGA SUSTENNA $190	INVEGA TRINZA $115	SPRAVATO $57	RISPERDAL CONSTA $13
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$355 Nuedexta $355
Shire North American Group Inc	$230 VYVANSE $162	MYDAYIS $68
Alkermes, Inc.	$139 Aristada 882mg $113	Aristada 882 mg $13	Aristada 1064mg $13
Other	$833 LATUDA $108	SEROQUEL XR $84	Trintellix $70	REXULTI $70	Brintellix $67	Other $434

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,404
Gift	$6

Biography

Dr. Ira Handler's medical specialty is psychiatry. Dr. Handler graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ira S. Handler, MD From 2012 - 2022

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