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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. Matthew Hand, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89149

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
38th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,957 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Khyati Patel, MD

Camp Hill, PA 17011

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
65th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,951 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kimberly Bauer, MD

Joliet, IL 60435

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
37th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,260 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Erum Ilyas, MD

King of Prussia, PA 19406

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
55th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lauren Snitzer, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77478

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
60th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melody Eide, MD

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
87th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gerald Elliott, MD

Lexington, KY 40509

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
40th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,598 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sean Mazloom, MD

Venice, FL 34292

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (66,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Lauren Sternberg, MD

Yardley, PA 19067

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
61st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Meisenheimer, MD

Orlando, FL 32819

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
71st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,996 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jessica Sempler, MD

Missoula, MT 59804

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
53rd MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angela Moore, MD

Arlington, TX 76011

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (66,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joanna Harp, MD

San Francisco, CA 94115

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
41st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$250 Cash

Dr. Gaurav Singh, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53226

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
47th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Xuan Nguyen, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85016

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
79th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,992 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Gregg Severs, DO

Scranton, PA 18503

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
79th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Pedro, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76132

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
55th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,501 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
42nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mina Kingsbery, MD

Parsippany, NJ 07054

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
39th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,430 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
51st WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,372 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Walls, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
24th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,458 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Adam Aldahan, MD

Lake Worth, FL 33461

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
67th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,956 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Cynthia Chambers, MD

Sacramento, CA 95815

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
46th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,155 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Bryan Hiscox, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77479

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
48th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,901 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeanne Valicenti, MD

Sheboygan, WI 53081

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
87th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,787 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Marek, MD

Baltimore, MD 21209

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
25th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. August Natalie, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46237

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
58th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,391 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Suzanne Merkle, MD

West Bloomfield, MI 48322

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
48th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Takako Iwasaki, MD

Torrance, CA 90503

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
65th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,956 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Corinne Erickson, MD

Atlanta, GA 30318

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
31st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,334 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. David Smack, MD

Easton, MD 21601

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
36th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,414 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vidya Rajpara, MD

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
34th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mary Moore, MD

Missouri City, TX 77459

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
39th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,407 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Mehta, DO

Surprise, AZ 85378

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
92nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (14,058 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Nathan Hanson, MD

Logan, UT 84341

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
40th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,630 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Rodman, MD

Dallas, TX 75246

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
18th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 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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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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