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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.

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All Dermatology Physicians (4,411)

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★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
38th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,929 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elaine Young, MD

Huntington, WV 25701

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
38th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,242 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amy Valet, MD

Nashville, TN 37205

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
64th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,634 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$202 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
83rd OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,823 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Susan Sanders, MD

Concord, NC 28025

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
53rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,208 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elise Marie Rackoff, MD

Asheville, NC 28803

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
46th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Applebaum, MD

Tustin, CA 92780

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
60th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,424 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Christine Kuhn, MD

Fishers, IN 46037

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
35th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,822 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Uffelmann, MD

Webster Groves, MO 63119

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
43rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,920 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angel Allen, MD

Mobile, AL 36695

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
47th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,181 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Debra Bakal, MD

Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
49th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Wei-Wei Huang, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63141

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
15th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,366 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peggy Chern, MD

Austin, TX 78746

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
50th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kyle Prickett, MD

Roanoke, VA 24016

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
17th VA 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vera Soong, MD

Birmingham, AL 35211

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
33rd AL 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Megan Joint, DO

Fort Mill, SC 29715

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
5th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,307 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Song Cho, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90006

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
11th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$231 Cash

Dr. Oliver Wisco, DO

Bend, OR 97702

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
39th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,165 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Gabros, DO

Beachwood, OH 44122

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
92nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,272 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Olubukola Babalola, MD

Chambersburg, PA 17201

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
33rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,739 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Analisa Halpern, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
17th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,240 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Herman Mogavero, MD

Buffalo, NY 14203

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
45th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,176 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Travis Blalock, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
13th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,346 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Renee Sheinin, MD

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alka Madan, MD

Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
37th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,249 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
6th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (894 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Laurie Lenz, DO

West Palm Beach, FL 33409

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
31st FL 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Summer Chong, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
23rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,729 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$231 Cash

Dr. Melissa Mauskar, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
81st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Barry Resnik, MD

Aventura, FL 33180

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
16th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,601 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Swapna Reddy, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
8th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$202 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
8th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,108 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jared Lund, MD

Fresno, CA 93711

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
92nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (14,167 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Tinyee Chang, MD

Redding, CA 96001

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
97th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (23,615 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Kowalczyk, MD

Jupiter, FL 33458

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
88th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Matthew Miller, MD

Greenville, SC 29607

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
83rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Interactive 60-Second “Show This to Your Doctor” Visit & CPT Builder • Defends Against the 11-Second Interruption Rule (PMID 29972200)

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

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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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