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Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD

Accepting New Patients
(Jacob Handszer, MD)
Specializes in: Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Pain Medicine
New York Medical College (1991)
185 Route 312 Southeast Executive Park
Brewster, NY 10509

Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD is an alternative medicine practitioner in Brewster, NY specializing in complementary and alternative medicine and pain medicine. He graduated from New York Medical College in 1991 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD is affiliated with Optum East and OPTUM MEDICAL CARE PC.

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Office Locations

185 Route 312 Southeast Executive Park
Brewster, NY 10509
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Optum East

185 Ny-312 Southeast Executive Park
Brewster, NY 10509
(845) 278-7000
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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 2013, 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

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner 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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

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 alternative medicine practitioner 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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

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 alternative medicine practitioner 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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

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 alternative medicine practitioner 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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

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 alternative medicine practitioner 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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

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 alternative medicine practitioner 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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

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 alternative medicine practitioner 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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

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 alternative medicine practitioner 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

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

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 alternative medicine practitioner 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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

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 alternative medicine practitioner 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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

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

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated as an alternative medicine practitioner in Brewster, NY during 2023 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

doctor visit 559
injections 130
minimally invasive procedures 32
nerve block 37
nerve procedures 32
pain management 162
spinal procedures 45

2023 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 172
Female 218
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 346
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 21
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 144
From 75 to 84 152
85 and over 53
Less than 65 41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 18
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 29
Dementia 5
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

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 alternative medicine practitioner in Brewster, NY were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

blood draw 18
doctor visit 835
injections 243
minimally invasive procedures 29
nerve block 135
nerve procedures 29
pain management 272
spinal procedures 166

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

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

Gender
Male 203
Female 251
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 422
Hispanic 9
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 3
Age
75 to 84 150
85 and over 48
Less than 65 66
65 to 74 189

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD From 2013 - 2023

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 69
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 10
Osteoporosis 11
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 29
Atrial Fibrillation 12
Dementia 5
Cancer 11

Education & Training

Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD graduated from New York Medical College in 1991. 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)

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

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Magnacare, EmblemHealth Plan, Inc, Great West Healthcare, Fidelis, Oscar, Multiplan, Affinity by Molina Healthcare, Aetna, United Healthcare, Tricare, Oxford, Consumer Health Network, Medicare, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Healthfirst, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, MVP Health Care, Connecticare, First Health Network, Private Healthcare Systems, Centivo, Northwell Direct Network, The New York State Health Insurance Program, CDPHP, Health Insurance Plan of Greater Network and Partners Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Magnacare
EmblemHealth Plan, Inc
Great West Healthcare
Fidelis
Oscar
Multiplan
Affinity by Molina Healthcare
Aetna
United Healthcare
Tricare
Oxford
Consumer Health Network
Medicare
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
Healthfirst
Humana
Coventry
Cigna
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
MVP Health Care
Connecticare
First Health Network
Private Healthcare Systems
Centivo
Northwell Direct Network
The New York State Health Insurance Program
CDPHP
Health Insurance Plan of Greater Network
Partners Health Plan

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 51 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Jacob Handszer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Brewster, NY. 

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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 specialist in pain medicine and complementary and alternative medicine. On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Handszer can accept Anthem, Blue California, and Empire BlueCross BlueShield, as well as other insurance carriers. He is a graduate of New York Medical College. Dr. Handszer is affiliated with Optum East. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Brewster, NY.

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