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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. Anisha Patel, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
52nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,188 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Layne Fielder, MD

Niceville, FL 32578

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
83rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (11,143 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Dianne Levisohn, MD

Poulsbo, WA 98370

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
95th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,142 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Vivian Yee, MD

Flushing, NY 11354

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
89th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,745 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Robert Calcote, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
88th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,028 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Natalie Fragoso, MD

Lebanon, NH 03766

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
41st NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,813 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Moyer, DO

Nashua, NH 03062

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
75th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,778 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Anders, MD

Toledo, OH 43623

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
92nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,915 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Megan Scharf, MD

Greenville, SC 29605

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
26th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,778 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Russell, MD

Brookfield, WI 53005

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
92nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,314 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tamara Poling, MD

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
70th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
76th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,759 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Karen Guerrero, MD

Live Oak, TX 78233

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
67th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,827 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Tieman, MD

New Braunfels, TX 78130

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
78th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Morgan Wilson, MD

Springfield, IL 62702

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
40th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Taylor Mulkey, MD

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
16th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,170 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Helen Manber, MD

San Francisco, CA 94118

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
47th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,235 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$250 Cash

Dr. Yumeng Li, MD

Conway, SC 29526

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
15th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,167 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Meola, MD

New York, NY 10018

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
34th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,715 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Perry Hooper, MD

Carmel, IN 46032

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
19th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,099 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stacy Ostrow, MD

San Diego, CA 92130

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
52nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,696 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
83rd ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,812 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christine Ahn, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27157

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
27th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,855 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Pomerantz, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
15th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,143 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Allen, MD

Leawood, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
20th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Lagrew, MD

Lexington, KY 40504

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
22nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,204 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marie Dauenhauer, MD

Waukesha, WI 53186

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
45th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,150 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Wang, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
32nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,221 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Marie Briden, MD

Edina, MN 55435

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
86th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Karlene, MD

Flint, MI 48532

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
73rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,934 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patricia Lucey, MD

Fairfax, VA 22031

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
25th VA 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Candace Glenn, MD

Gainesville, FL 32606

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
43rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,572 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Lisa Turner, MD

Portland, OR 97225

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
33rd OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,874 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robin Scheiner, MD

Glen Mills, PA 19342

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$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.

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