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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. Ross Kaplan, MD

Camarillo, CA 93010

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
82nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,382 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Amy Kobalter, MD

San Rafael, CA 94903

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
87th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Youse, MD

Urbana, IL 61801

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
89th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,236 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Lyndsay Shipp, MD

Oxford, MS 38655

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
54th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,780 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christian Oram, DO

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
71st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,648 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Jackson, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33919

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
58th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,518 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Sylvia Wright, MD

Atlanta, GA 30305

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
63rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Anne Spillane, MD

Berlin, MD 21811

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
66th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Blake Williams, MD

Bentonville, AR 72712

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
54th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,864 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leslie Coker, MD

Hampton, VA 23666

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
76th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,897 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cody Connor, MD

Columbia, SC 29204

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
40th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kathryn Bowers, MD

Concord, MA 01742

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
64th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,504 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
62nd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,832 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Tsang, MD

Minneapolis, MN 55416

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
37th MN 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. Robert Anderson, MD

Saint Paul, MN 55110

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
85th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jared Wishik, MD

St Petersburg, FL 33708

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
63rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Bill Halmi, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85014

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
23rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,396 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Joy Makdisi, MD

Mill Creek, WA 98012

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
61st WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,249 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Mariel Bird, DO

Boardman, OH 44512

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
66th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Cerminara, MD

Stuart, FL 34994

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
42nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,541 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Larissa Larsen, MD

Ventura, CA 93003

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
39th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Brammeier, DO

Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
37th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,171 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Caroline Yeager, MD

Rockville, MD 20850

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
41st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,743 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chris Adigun, MD

Chapel Hill, NC 27516

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
61st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laju Mathew, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33437

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
45th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,869 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Victor Teran, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22911

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
61st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jean Buhac, MD

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
27th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. J Jackson, DO

Mesa, AZ 85209

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
26th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Nicole Cote, MD

Elgin, IL 60123

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
58th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,440 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Marc Epstein, DO

Tucson, AZ 85712

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
85th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (11,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
73rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,370 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Bridget Kaufman, MD

Ramsey, NJ 07446

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
62nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Landon Stigall, MD

Wilmington, NC 28405

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
49th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chau Vu, DO

Friendswood, TX 77546

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
46th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,793 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Meredith Price, MD

Clinton Twp, MI 48038

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
74th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,956 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tamara Housman, MD

Raleigh, NC 27612

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
73rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,946 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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