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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. Malan Kern, MD

Libertyville, IL 60048

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
58th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,436 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Eric Wyatt, MD

Lawton, OK 73505

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
27th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,413 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Marsh, MD

Scarsdale, NY 10583

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
57th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,861 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mark Suchter, MD

Scranton, PA 18503

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
51st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Semler, MD

Portage, MI 49024

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
63rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,101 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pamela Ng, MD

Independence, OH 44131

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
62nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,228 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kathleen Hanover, MD

Fishers, IN 46037

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
41st IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,071 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexander Miller, MD

Yorba Linda, CA 92886

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
48th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,378 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Naheed Abbasi, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
54th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,723 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joshua Tournas, MD

Irvine, CA 92697

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
29th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mathew Cannava, MD

Soldotna, AK 99669

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
29th AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tiffany Angel, MD

Houston, TX 77074

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
31st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,063 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Shawn Sabin, MD

Leawood, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
15th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Prawer, MD

Fridley, MN 55432

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
59th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,620 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joan Leavens, MD

Seattle, WA 98112

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
38th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,949 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$225 Cash

Dr. Seana Covello, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19106

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
27th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kimberley Ward, MD

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
34th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,719 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Valerie Fuller, DO

Fairlawn, OH 44333

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
32nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,778 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lindsey Finklea, MD

San Antonio, TX 78213

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
68th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Margaret Maxi, MD

Neenah, WI 54956

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
65th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amy Gagnon, MD

Cary, NC 27513

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
45th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,627 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karol Dangaran, MD

Orange, CA 92866

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
51st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,624 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nicole Cassler, MD

Tacoma, WA 98405

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
56th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,964 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Samantha Sears, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45236

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
33rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,823 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Margit Juhasz, MD

Burien, WA 98168

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
52nd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Jenna O'neill, MD

Orchard Park, NY 14127

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
29th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,489 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Theresa Pacheco, MD

Aurora, CO 80045

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
17th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,586 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Megan Hohenberger, MD

Fort Mill, SC 29715

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
30th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,029 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Fiona Zwald, MD

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
7th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,011 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Arnold, MD

Arcata, CA 95521

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
22nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Chadwick Thomas, MD

Kingsport, TN 37660

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
18th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,503 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Jon Pruett, MD

Dallas, TX 75225

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
33rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,149 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ellen Lacomis, MD

Wellesley, MA 02481

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
12th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,039 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Matthew Goodman, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92660

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
32nd CA 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 ~$239 Cash

Dr. Lauren Floyd, MD

Bellaire, TX 77401

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
20th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,716 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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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?

Every flagship physician profile on dotMD includes an interactive Insurance Network & Cash-Rate Checker covering Original Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, and regional PPO/HMO plans—plus the exact CMS geo-adjusted CPT 99204 self-pay cash rate ($195–$260) and 3-question script to verify network participation with the billing desk.