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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. John Sowell, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
82nd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,292 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Ellis, MD

Hicksville, NY 11801

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
94th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Vincent Herbst, MD

Williamsport, PA 17701

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
70th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,455 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrea Jurgens, MD

Muskogee, OK 74401

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
85th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,526 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mckenzi Standard, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73116

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
63rd OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,336 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Irene Mannering, MD

Sparks, NV 89436

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
66th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,482 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Darrell Gonzales, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
62nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,670 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Cohen, MD

Hewlett, NY 11557

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
65th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Nicole Cresce, MD

Richmond, VA 23233

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
44th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melissa Stenstrom, MD

Rockford, IL 61107

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
53rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Kristen Rice, MD

Tulsa, OK 74114

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
86th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,072 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Yunakov, MD

Glen Cove, NY 11542

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
62nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kim Albridge, MD

Beaver Dam, WI 53916

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
72nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,575 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marilyn Kwolek, MD

Danville, CA 94526

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
49th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,422 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Aronica, MD

Washington, DC 20010

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
74th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,133 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Powell Perng, MD

Denver, CO 80205

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
30th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$213 Cash

Dr. Cynthia Huang, MD

Brecksville, OH 44141

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
40th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,044 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shinko Lin, MD

LA Mesa, CA 91942

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
74th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Krina Chavda, DO

Port Richey, FL 34668

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
91st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (15,410 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Cohen, MD

Oceanside, NY 11572

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
73rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Joi Carter, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
30th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,226 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kathleen Moe, MD

Frederick, MD 21702

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
93rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,321 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nadia Sundlass, MD

Wexford, PA 15090

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
37th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lance Chapman, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90027

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Alice Liu, MD

Oceanside, CA 92056

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,967 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alison Huber, MD

Columbia, MO 65201

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
47th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,356 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Scheinberg, MD

Oceanside, CA 92056

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
59th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,269 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Werling, MD

St Louis Park, MN 55416

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
10th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,031 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Noushin Heidary, MD

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
47th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,468 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tara Whelan, DO

Westerly, RI 02891

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
61st RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,805 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nanda Channaiah, DO

Westerville, OH 43082

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
40th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,043 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michele Maouad, MD

Morgantown, WV 26505

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
41st WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,269 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marya Cassandra, DO

Hilliard, OH 43026

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
61st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,201 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Farah Succaria, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
21st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,595 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Matlock, MD

Overland Park, KS 66223

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
83rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,961 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Han Lee, MD

Glendale, CA 91203

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
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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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