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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. Arjang Miremadi, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
61st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nizar Makan, MD

Bellingham, WA 98226

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
45th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,183 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Chetan Maingi, MD

Fargo, ND 58104

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
22nd ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Dunaway, MD

Jenkintown, PA 10946

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
57th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Bander, MD

Portland, ME 04102

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
25th ME 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. Sherry Yang, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
19th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,316 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kelly Wilmas, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63141

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
20th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kara Yakish, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15238

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
16th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,177 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ilana Deluca, MD

New York, NY 10009

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
23rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Vernon Casterline, MD

Greenfield, WI 53221

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
58th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lauren Graham, MD

Birmingham, AL 35233

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
65th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,497 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wasim Nasir, MD

Flint, MI 48507

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
90th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,316 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Atakpo, DO

Norman, OK 73072

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
16th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Goldberg, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
20th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,456 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michelle Kerrigan, MD

North Andover, MA 01845

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
88th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Neal, MD

Arlington, VA 22204

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
21st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Gordon, MD

National City, CA 91950

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
21st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,647 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Evan Stokar, MD

Maywood, IL 60153

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
99th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (13,490 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jose Peraza, MD

Claremont, NH 03743

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
85th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,550 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Gaffney, MD

Flint, MI 48532

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
98th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. M Yadira Hurley, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63104

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
61st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
77th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Virginia Allen, MD

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
83rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,490 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Tara Kaufmann, MD

East Setauket, NY 11733

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
86th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Russell Cohen, MD

Oceanside, NY 11572

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
98th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (26,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Majdy Albahhar, MD

Manhattan, KS 66503

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
75th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Dahl, MD

Monterey, CA 93940

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
87th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,463 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Beth Del Savio, MD

Spartanburg, SC 29303

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
50th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,450 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carolyn Bangert, MD

Tucson, AZ 85712

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
82nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,119 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Leslie Beaird, MD

Hoffman Estates, IL 60192

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
75th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Laurie Massa, MD

Lexington, KY 40509

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
48th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,148 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Snehal Amin, MD

Smithtown, NY 11787

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
91st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,821 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Burton Burkholder, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22911

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
65th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,142 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brandon Coakley, MD

Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
91st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (15,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Claudia Gaughf, MD

Savannah, GA 31405

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
92nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (11,395 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vandana Nanda, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22911

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
50th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,922 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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