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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. Jan Dank, MD

Bellingham, WA 98225

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
87th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Bradley Abrams, DO

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
53rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,749 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Marinaro, MD

Mckinney, TX 75071

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
70th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,155 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicole Rocca, MD

Hackettstown, NJ 07840

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
74th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,878 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Kirkpatrick, MD

Rockledge, FL 32955

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
74th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,634 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Thomas Boysen, MD

Coralville, IA 52241

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
58th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,302 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dane Hill, MD

Peoria, AZ 85382

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
44th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,440 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Stephan Duran, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23322

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
50th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Katrina Smith, MD

Ankeny, IA 50023

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
56th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,249 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allen Natow, MD

Woodmere, NY 11598

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
74th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,381 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Lehrer, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
60th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,912 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Scott Rackett, MD

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
76th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,693 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Katherine Pesce, MD

Bridgeport, CT 06606

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
84th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Hastings, MD

Sandusky, OH 44870

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
68th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,702 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roger Green, MD

San Clemente, CA 92673

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
67th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Aieska De Souza, MD

Elk Grove, CA 95757

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
62nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,621 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Miles Andrew, MD

Mishawaka, IN 46545

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
45th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,251 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Parks, MD

Columbus, OH 43213

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
54th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Veremis-Ley, DO

Clinton Township, MI 48038

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
70th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,752 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Val Pierre Vallat, MD

Charlotte, NC 28269

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
58th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,601 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Warren Dotz, MD

Berkeley, CA 94705

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
74th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Bisbee, MD

Kansas City, KS 66160

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
40th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,203 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Rabb, DO

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
35th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Stierstorfer, MD

North Wales, PA 19454

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
55th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Newman, MD

Puyallup, WA 98373

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
64th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,494 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Matthew Gordon, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
46th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,999 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Zeina Dajani, MD

Denver, CO 80220

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
55th CO 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$213 Cash

Dr. Steven Shumer, MD

Southfield, MI 48034

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
68th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,490 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Wing, MD

Provo, UT 84604

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
70th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,499 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Olivia Chen, MD

West Lake Hills, TX 78746

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
80th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Stevenson, DO

Sarasota, FL 34233

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
33rd FL 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Fox, MD

Jenkintown, PA 19046

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
53rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,910 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Sharghi, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
34th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,293 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Milroy, MD

Charleston, WV 25304

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
9th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,072 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Strickley, MD

Louisville, KY 40241

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
28th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Blair Kranson, MD

West Hills, CA 91307

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
57th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,169 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$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.

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