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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. Emma Weiss, MD

Aurora, CO 80045

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
79th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,167 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kevin Luk, MD

Renton, WA 98057

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
78th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,404 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Steven Feldman, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27104

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
1st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lina Cardona, MD

Orlando, FL 32828

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
17th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,700 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Junqian Zhang, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
13th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ray Johnson, MD

Prescott, AZ 86301

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
80th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Greg Jacobsen, MD

St George, UT 84770

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
93rd UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (14,639 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Pehoushek, MD

Glendale, AZ 85308

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
93rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (16,174 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Sarah Derrington, MD

Summerville, SC 29486

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
35th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,492 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Porter, MD

Gastonia, NC 28054

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
93rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Russell, MD

Conway, AR 72034

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
29th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,055 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michele Mak-Fung, MD

San Jose, CA 95124

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
66th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Matthew Meier, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45236

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
77th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,002 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Pike, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23454

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
53rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,099 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Deon Wolpowitz, MD

Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
72nd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,190 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Amy Adams, MD

Palo Alto, CA 94301

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kathleen Leber, MD

Tampa, FL 33609

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
67th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,052 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Sarah Tonelli, MD

Glen Mills, PA 19342

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
75th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,464 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Kingsley, MD

Kearney, NE 68845

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
48th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Taylor Tennill, MD

Springfield, IL 62703

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
56th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,343 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. D Oelrich, MD

West Chester, OH 45069

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
65th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,448 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cristina Lampuri, MD

West Palm Beach, FL 33407

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
59th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Liana Abramova, MD

Fairfax, VA 22030

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
46th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,596 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ann Kooken, MD

Fairlawn, OH 44333

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
77th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,034 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Hudson, MD

Conway, AR 72034

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
26th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Win Tcheung, MD

Durham, NC 27705

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
84th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,773 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gabriel Papadopoulos, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90023

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
33rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Non-Invasive Cellular Imag [CPT 96932] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$231 Cash

Dr. Stacia Miles, MD

West Lake Hills, TX 78746

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
56th TX 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. Drew Jones, MD

Greensboro, NC 27405

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
60th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,781 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Balin, MD

Springfield, OR 97477

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
76th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,393 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michaela Overturf, MD

Nacogdoches, TX 75965

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
57th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Heather Higgins, DO

Asheville, NC 28803

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
74th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charlene Oldfield, MD

Suffolk, VA 23435

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
27th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,301 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Linda Woodson, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89128

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
43rd NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ibrahim Tangoren, MD

Syracuse, NY 13224

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
56th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Trisha Prossick, MD

Olathe, KS 66061

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
34th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,767 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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