Ira Schmelkin is a Gastroenterology physician affiliated with Baystate Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 24 publications with 473 citations (h-index 5).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
115 W Silver St
Westfield, MA 010853628
Telephone
413-562-4456Registry record last updated 24 May 2012.
Industry payments
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20253 payments
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year20251 payment
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20242 payments
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
80%Proton pump inhibitor26.9%Omeprazole67%Pantoprazole Sodium28%Dexlansoprazole Dr5%Part D<11 patientsAminosalicylate15.5%Mesalamine84%Mesalamine Er16%Part D<11 patients+ 10 more classes in this area
Cancer & immunology
12.5%Interleukin-12 Antagonist7.3%Stelara100%Part D<11 patientsTNF inhibitor3.8%Humira(Cf) Pen100%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Nervous system
3.3%Opioid Agonist1.9%Tramadol Hcl100%Part D<11 patientsTricyclic Antidepressant1.4%Amitriptyline Hcl100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Gastric Anisakiasis Masquerading as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
2023 - S3215 Gastrocolic Fistula: A Rare Anomalous Connection in Crohn’s Disease
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
2023 - S3694 Gastric Anisakiasis Masquerading as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
2022 - PillCam ColonSymbol (PC) Live Training Course Is Effective at Increasing Comfort Levels With Understanding Usage and Reading Studies
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
2018
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