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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. Gabriela Blanco, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
37th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
93rd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,408 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Reena Sachdev, MD

Ormond Beach, FL 32174

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
48th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,087 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Lauren Mihailides, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
70th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Christine Wolcott, MD

Danville, PA 17822

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
45th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,370 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ross Levy, MD

Mount Kisco, NY 10549

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
50th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,433 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Cynthia Price, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85016

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
62nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,119 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Judy Fontana, MD

Shelby Township, MI 48315

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
68th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,591 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Johann Peikert, MD

Eau Claire, WI 54703

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
61st WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,898 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maxine Warren, MD

Denver, CO 80218

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
55th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,506 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$213 Cash

Dr. Eitan Homa, MD

Petaluma, CA 94954

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
73rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,208 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
56th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laurel Wessman, MD

Willmar, MN 56201

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
88th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mounir Wassef, DO

Wellington, FL 33414

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
44th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. William Posten, MD

Dallas, TX 75251

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
68th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Joseph Payne, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
67th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,009 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
26th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Isabella Ilarda, MD

Middle Village, NY 11379

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
60th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. George Hughes, MD

The Woodlands, TX 77380

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
53rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,258 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
19th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,637 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Synkowski, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
11th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,034 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Koch, MD

Concord, NC 28025

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
31st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jordan Brooks, MD

Brunswick, GA 31525

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
24th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luis Scheker, MD

Portland, OR 97225

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
40th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,253 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Aires, MD

Kansas City, KS 66160

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
57th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lindsey Richards, MD

Lakeway, TX 78734

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
42nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Crider, MD

Muncie, IN 47304

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
28th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,597 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jacqueline Levin, DO

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
63rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Nguyen, MD

Charlotte, NC 28277

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
34th NC 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neil Superfon, DO

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
60th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,723 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Ranon Mann, MD

Bronx, NY 10467

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
12th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Gil Weintraub, MD

Aurora, CO 80045

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
34th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,427 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Alina Markova, MD

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
2nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (661 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ellen Haddock, MD

Fremont, CA 94538

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
15th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,352 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Carina Woodruff, MD

Dallas, TX 75246

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
56th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,636 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Joe Nielsen, MD

Bountiful, UT 84010

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
17th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,247 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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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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