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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. Travis Lam, DO

Phoenix, AZ 85032

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
35th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,472 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Cummins, MD

Deerfield, IL 60015

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
16th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,331 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jayashri Ghate, MD

Raleigh, NC 27612

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
57th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Larisa Geskin, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
46th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,194 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ron Ramirez, MD

Pembroke Pines, FL 33024

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
53rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,668 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joseph Stuckert, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15237

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
51st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tushar Dabade, MD

Lincolnshire, IL 60069

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
47th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Julie Mervak, MD

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
33rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,771 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christina Kurtzman, MD

Highland Heights, KY 41076

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
38th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,338 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richelle Knudson, MD

Bismarck, ND 58503

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
33rd ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexandra Theriault, MD

Littleton, CO 80120

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
22nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ricardo Berrios, MD

Brandon, FL 33511

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
36th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,075 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Steven Krueger, MD

East Greenwich, RI 02818

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
18th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Asfa Akhtar, DO

Weston, FL 33326

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
22nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,093 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Holly Debuys, MD

Southlake, TX 76092

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
47th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,839 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laura Mcgirt, MD

Charlotte, NC 28287

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
34th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,236 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aloys Tauscheck, MD

Sheboygan, WI 53081

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
21st WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,403 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Heidi Gold, MD

Delray Beach, FL 33444

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
24th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,191 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Igor Siniakov, MD

Columbus, GA 31904

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
11th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,273 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christina Wong, MD

Cleveland, OH 44122

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
28th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,615 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kory Lee, MD

Pearland, TX 77584

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
24th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicole Gunasekera, MD

Burnsville, MN 55306

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
32nd MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,498 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Faraaz Zafar, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
32nd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,583 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Natalie Monticciolo, DO

New Port Richey, FL 34653

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
47th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,014 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Nupur Patel, MD

Clearwater, FL 33756

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
37th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,163 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Julie Letsinger, MD

Palo Alto, CA 94301

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
41st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,827 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Kirsner, MD

Miami, FL 33101

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
25th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,266 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Attiya Haroon, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
42nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,909 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jayne Joo, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
11th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniel Berg, MD

Seattle, WA 98104

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
15th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,242 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$225 Cash

Dr. Adaeze Egesi, MD

Humble, TX 77338

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
35th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shivani Reddy, MD

Mountain View, CA 94040

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
37th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,546 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Amelia Damse, DO

Boynton Beach, FL 33437

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
38th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,268 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Shirin Bajaj, MD

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
87th NY Pct

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 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.

Patient Triage & Insurance Verification Guide

Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

Why does CMS Medicare Part B procedure volume matter when choosing a specialist?

General directory listings show what a doctor claims to treat, whereas federal CMS Medicare Part B claims reveal what they actually perform every week. For example, seeing an endocrinologist who performs 400+ in-office thyroid neck ultrasounds (CPT 76536) per year or a gastroenterologist in the top decile for adenoma detection colonoscopy (CPT 45385) prevents unnecessary outside imaging referrals and repeat appointments.

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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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The GreatDoc™ rating—calculated by the Proprietary DotMD™ J3 Model—audits patient reviews across clinical diagnostic accuracy, unhurried listening, and procedure skill while flagging administrative friction points (such as $250 annual clinic fees, parking validation costs, or phone hold times) so you know exactly what to expect before walking into the waiting room.

How do I verify if a doctor takes my specific PPO, HMO, or Medicare plan?

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