Case Rep Gastrointest Med
Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin, MD
NPI1699746602PAC ID6507825585
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,181
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 820
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,272
- Publications
- 2
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
- Practice phone
- Call (413) 447-2000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin is a gastroenterologist in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Dr. Schmelkin practices at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, part of Berkshire Health Systems.
Dr. Schmelkin's NPI, 1699746602, was assigned on January 28, 2006. Dr. Schmelkin holds Massachusetts license 56902.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1699746602NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6507825585
- NPI enumeration date
- January 28, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (413) 447-2000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 68
- Medical school graduation
- 1984
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin practices at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Dr. Schmelkin's primary practice is Berkshire Medical Center, at 725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 in Berkshire County. The practice phone is (413) 447-2000.
- Berkshire Medical Center725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 · Berkshire CountyPhone(413) 447-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Schmelkin's primary practice is Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, part of Berkshire Health Systems. Dr. Schmelkin is also affiliated with North Adams Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is Baystate Medical Practices. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schmelkin to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
North Adams Regional HospitalBaystate Medical Practices1 hospitalName with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 5 affiliations for Dr. SchmelkinSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schmelkin practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin is one of 597 gastroenterologists in Massachusetts
Gastroenterology is Dr. Schmelkin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Schmelkin is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, MassachusettsPrimary
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Schmelkin
Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
597gastroenterologists in Massachusetts10gastroenterologists in Pittsfield10gastroenterologists at Berkshire Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin billed Medicare for 1,181 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,181 Medicare services from Dr. Schmelkin across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 820 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $112,757 for them.
Medicare services, 20241,181
Medicare patients820
Paid by Medicare$112,757
Procedure codes16
Dr. Schmelkin's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7272024: 56123%
- Surgery
- 2023: 4882024: 490No change
- Other services
- 2023: 612024: 8743%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 262024: 4365%
Where Dr. Schmelkin's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office313%
- In a facility1,15097%
Dr. Schmelkin compared with the Massachusetts median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Schmelkin
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 1,181vs 5192.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 820vs 3432.4 times
- Part D claims
- 1,075vs 3003.6 times
Medians across 583 gastroenterologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Schmelkin's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin treated 820 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 820 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schmelkin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 394 patients. 70% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schmelkin's median patient age at 70, with 58% women.
Medicare patients, 2024820
Average age72
Average risk score1.12
Also on Medicaid29%
Dr. Schmelkin's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Schmelkin's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women49961%
- Men32139%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Schmelkin's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol70%
- High blood pressure65%
- Arthritis47%
- Anxiety30%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
- Mood disorders26%
- Osteoporosis23%
- Depression22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Schmelkin's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin wrote 1,272 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Schmelkin wrote 1,272 Medicare Part D claims for 482 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,075 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,154,622 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,005 claims across 25 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,272
Drugs named by CMS24
Total drug cost$2.2M
Part D patients482
Dr. Schmelkin's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic974 claims77%
- Brand-name and other298 claims23%
Dr. Schmelkin's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Schmelkin's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%17 of 1,272 claims
- Antibiotics4%53 of 1,272 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,0052024: 1,0757%
Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 25 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin ranks in the 97th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Schmelkin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Schmelkin as offering telehealth. CMS counts 403 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Schmelkin, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Schmelkin ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 97th percentile403 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 97th percentile281 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Schmelkin, published from 2020 to 2023. Dr. Schmelkin's most frequent co-authors are Brooks Dickson Cash, MD, Steven E. Fern, DO and Mark R. Fleisher.
Papers2
Years published2020 to 2023
Dr. Schmelkin's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Schmelkin
Capsule EndoscopyColonic PolypsColonography, Computed Tomographic
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Schmelkin to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Polyps and Pathological Conditions, Anatomical.
Conditions in Dr. Schmelkin's trials
- Polyps
- Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Schmelkin
- Brooks Dickson Cash, MD1 shared trial
- Mark R. Fleisher1 shared trial
- Seth Andrew Gross, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Schmelkin
PolypsPathological Conditions, AnatomicalCOLON Capsule endoscopyComputed Tomographic Colonography
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin received $182,267 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 171 general payments to Dr. Schmelkin from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Covidien LP paid the most, $131,455.
General payments to Dr. Schmelkin by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Schmelkin by kind, 2016 to 2025
$182.3Kin total
- Speaker and faculty fees$149,66782%
- Consulting fees$17,91310%
- Travel and lodging$10,4576%
- Food and beverage$4,1772%
- Gifts$530%
Companies that paid Dr. Schmelkin the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin's NPI number?
Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin's NPI number is 1699746602. It was assigned on January 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin?
Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin is a gastroenterologist in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin practice?
Dr. Schmelkin practices at 725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Dr. Schmelkin's primary practice is Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, part of Berkshire Health Systems. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schmelkin to 1 hospital and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Schmelkin is (413) 447-2000.
What is Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin's medical license number?
Dr. Schmelkin holds Massachusetts license 56902.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin affiliated with?
Dr. Schmelkin practices at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Schmelkin is also affiliated with North Adams Regional Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Schmelkin to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin part of?
Dr. Schmelkin is linked to Baystate Medical Practices. Dmand AI links Dr. Schmelkin to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Schmelkin billed Medicare for 1,181 services in 2024, and Dr. Schmelkin accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Schmelkin as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin see?
CMS counts 820 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schmelkin in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Schmelkin's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: digestive system (43239) and surgery: digestive system (45385).
What drugs does Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Schmelkin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf, Omeprazole and Famotidine.
Has Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $182,267 in general payments to Dr. Schmelkin from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Covidien LP.
How long has Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin been practicing?
Dr. Schmelkin graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.
Does Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Schmelkin, published from 2020 to 2023. Dr. Schmelkin has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Ira J. Schmelkin publish with?
Dr. Schmelkin's most frequent co-authors are Brooks Dickson Cash, MD (1 shared paper), Steven E. Fern, DO (1 shared paper) and Mark R. Fleisher (1 shared paper).
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