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Dermatology Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Total-body dermoscopy skin checks, tangential/punch skin biopsies (CPT 11102 / 11104), actinic keratosis cryosurgery (CPT 17000), and Mohs micrographic surgery (CPT 17311). Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All Dermatology Physicians (4,411)

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Dr. Basil Patel, MD

Yardley, PA 19067

★★★★★ 4.9 (513)
85th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Hanson, MD

Mapleton, UT 84664

★★★★★ 5.0 (125)
75th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,871 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Diehl, MD

Sn Luis Obisp, CA 93405

★★★★★ 4.8 (148)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (24,804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Scott Warren, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32216

★★★★★ 4.8 (1155)
95th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (18,727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Scott Bangert, MD

Tucson, AZ 85712

★★★★★ 4.8 (340)
90th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (13,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Kevin White, MD

Portland, OR 97239

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
79th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jerri Alley, MD

Penn Laird, VA 22846

★★★★★ 4.9 (652)
90th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,032 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kent Handfield, MD

Wolfeboro, NH 03894

★★★★★ 4.8 (76)
92nd NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,170 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Rex, MD

Payson, AZ 85541

★★★★★ 4.9 (198)
99th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (215,759 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Cathy Milam, MD

Sarasota, FL 34231

★★★★★ 4.9 (327)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (34,504 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kristopher Fisher, MD

Westerville, OH 43081

★★★★★ 4.9 (1503)
90th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Zahn, MD

Washington, DC 20037

★★★★★ 4.6 (3351)
96th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,260 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Iriana Belongie, MD

Clearwater, FL 33761

★★★★★ 4.5 (219)
89th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (13,346 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Linwood Bond, MD

Lakeland, FL 33803

★★★★☆ 3.9 (15)
94th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (17,855 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Carmen Rinaldi, MD

Portland, ME 04102

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
94th ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Lam, MD

Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
97th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (27,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gregory Fulchiero, MD

Altoona, PA 16602

★★★★☆ 4.4 (20)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (35,664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Buka, MD

New York, NY 10038

★★★★☆ 4.3 (784)
95th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (14,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Scott Sheftel, MD

Tucson, AZ 85718

★★★★☆ 3.6 (25)
95th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (18,437 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash
★★★★☆ 4.3 (436)
94th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Gary Mccracken, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

★★★★☆ 4.0 (17)
92nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (15,987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Steven Fishman, MD

Monticello, NY 12701

★★★★☆ 4.4 (36)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (27,225 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Rupp, MD

Kansas City, MO 64114

★★★★☆ 4.0 (27)
97th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (20,132 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jamison Feramisco, MD

San Diego, CA 92119

★★★☆☆ 3.3 (24)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (58,585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Dhrumil Patel, MD

East Bridgewater, MA 02333

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
30th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,622 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Kavitha Gandhi, MD

Park City, IL 60085

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,287 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Heller, DO

Daytona Beach, FL 32114

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
78th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,460 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Patrick Keehan, DO

Fort Worth, TX 76126

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
97th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (16,362 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. C Hansen, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (23,934 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Taylor Braunberger, MD

Dickinson, ND 58601

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
11th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,520 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Todd Nelson, MD

New Bern, NC 28562

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,326 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Kindle, MD

Yankton, SD 57078

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Hansen, DO

South Ogden, UT 84405

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
72nd UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Kist, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
84th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
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Walk Into Your 15-Minute Appointment With Exact Labs, CPT Codes & Opening Words

Clinicians interrupt patients after a median of 11 seconds (J Gen Intern Med, PMID 29972200). Select your appointment reason below to generate your 1-page script:

15-Minute Exam-Room Agenda • High-Volume Endocrinology

Hypothyroidism, Subclinical TSH Drift (2.5–8.0 mIU/L) or Thyroid Nodule

1. Your 10-Second Opening Script (Read Verbatim Before the 11-Second Interruption)

"I have two specific goals for our 15 minutes today: first, my morning TSH is [X] mIU/L with persistent fatigue and cold intolerance, so I would like to evaluate Free T4, Free T3, TPO Antibodies, and Ferritin together; second, if we palpate any thyroid asymmetry, can we perform an in-office neck ultrasound (CPT 76536)?"

2. In-Office Medicare CPT Procedures to Verify Before Booking
CPT 76536 In-Office High-Resolution Thyroid & Neck Ultrasound

Confirms the endocrinologist images thyroid nodules themselves rather than sending you to a hospital radiology department.

CPT 60100 Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy

Identifies structural thyroid specialists vs. general diabetes-only clinics.

3. Exact Blood & Diagnostic Labs to Request on Your Order Sheet
  • ✓ TSH + Free T4 + Free T3 (drawn before 8:30 AM fasting)
  • ✓ Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) & Thyroglobulin Antibodies (Hashimoto rule-out)
  • ✓ Serum Ferritin + Vitamin D 25(OH)D (required for T4-to-T3 deiodinase conversion)
4. Day-1 Pre-Appointment Rule

Hold all Biotin (Vitamin B7) supplements for 72 hours before your blood draw so streptavidin assay interference does not create a false TSH/Free T4 reading.

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Large hospital networks often bill tens of thousands of automated lab draws or vaccination claims under a single department chair NPI. Our directory triage engine isolates individual practicing clinicians (300 to 4,500 Medicare beneficiaries/year) and requires a minimum 4.2-star verified Google patient consensus with at least 15 reviews for default showcase rankings.

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