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Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

New York Medical College (1991)

185 Ny-312 Southeast Executive Park
Brewster, NY 10509

(845) 278-7000

Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD is an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY specializing in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He graduated from New York Medical College in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD is affiliated with Optum East and OPTUM MEDICAL CARE PC.

Office Locations

Optum East

185 Ny-312 Southeast Executive Park
Brewster, NY 10509

(845) 278-7000

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664 Stoneleigh Avenue
Carmel, NY 10512

(845) 279-3900

(845) 279-5415

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

greater occipital nerve block

By Affordability:

peripheral nerve block

trigger point injection

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD performed more greater occipital nerve block procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for peripheral nerve block, and trigger point injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

injections

sacroiliac joint injection

By Affordability:

facet rhizotomy

facet rhizotomy injection

nerve procedures

percutaneous rhizotomy

rhizotomy

sacroiliac joint injection

spinal joint injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD performed more injections, and sacroiliac (SI) joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for facet rhizotomy, facet rhizotomy injection, nerve procedures, percutaneous rhizotomy, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, and spinal joint injection 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. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY during 2012 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	846
injections	341
minimally invasive procedures	28
nerve block	279
nerve procedures	28
pain management	369
spinal procedures	319

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY during 2013 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	11
doctor visit	916
injections	328
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve block	274
nerve procedures	26
pain management	354
spinal procedures	294

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	42
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY during 2014 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	940
injections	347
minimally invasive procedures	25
nerve block	285
nerve procedures	25
pain management	372
spinal procedures	305

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	46
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY during 2015 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	967
injections	396
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve block	299
nerve procedures	21
pain management	417
spinal procedures	345

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	778
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	86
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY during 2016 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	924
injections	425
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve block	287
nerve procedures	26
pain management	451
spinal procedures	334

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	48
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY during 2017 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	11
doctor visit	885
injections	185
minimally invasive procedures	34
nerve block	46
nerve procedures	34
pain management	219
spinal procedures	91

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	33
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY during 2018 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	27
doctor visit	997
injections	202
minimally invasive procedures	43
nerve block	33
nerve procedures	43
pain management	245
spinal procedures	94

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	41
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY during 2019 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	884
injections	229
minimally invasive procedures	33
nerve block	38
nerve procedures	33
pain management	262
spinal procedures	113

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	43
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY during 2020 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	22
doctor visit	754
injections	160
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve block	27
nerve procedures	21
pain management	181
spinal procedures	92

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	56
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY during 2021 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
doctor visit	710
injections	123
minimally invasive procedures	34
nerve procedures	34
pain management	157
spinal procedures	57

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	41
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY during 2022 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	649
injections	152
minimally invasive procedures	27
nerve block	25
nerve procedures	27
pain management	179
spinal procedures	63

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	47
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Brewster, NY were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

blood draw	18
doctor visit	861
injections	262
minimally invasive procedures	28
nerve block	159
nerve procedures	28
pain management	291
spinal procedures	191

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	390
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	136
85 and over	43
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	176

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD graduated from New York Medical College in 1991. He completed residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the anesthesiology and pain management and practices at the Carmel / Brewster Campus and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: New York Medical College (1991)

Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals (1995)

Board Certification: anesthesiology and pain management and practices at the Carmel / Brewster Campus

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Optum East

OPTUM MEDICAL CARE PC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
SI-Bone, Inc.	$670 iFuse Implant $481	$189
Stryker Corporation	$423 IVS - New Product Development $308	IVS - MultiGen 2RF $65	IVS - iVAS $50
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$118 RESTORE $98	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $20
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$112 Product Portfolio $112
Boston Scientific Corporation	$100 GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $100
Other	$166 INTELLIS $85	Epidural Needle $50	XARELTO $17	LYRICA $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,268
Travel and Lodging	$308
Education	$14

Biography

Dr. Jacob Handszer is a pain medicine and complementary and alternative medicine specialist in Carmel, NY and Brewster, NY. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dr. Handszer attended New York Medical College for medical school. His distinctions include: Castle Connolly Top Doctor and Hudson Valley Magazine Top Doctor. Dr. Handszer is affiliated with Optum East and Putnam Hospital Center (PHC). Optum East reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Brewster, NY.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD From 2012 - 2022

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