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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. Anna Falabella, MD

Miramar, FL 33027

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
39th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,294 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Oscar Sotelo, MD

Mcallen, TX 78504

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
24th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
17th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emily Becker, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
24th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Contreras, MD

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
66th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,429 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Yoon-Soo Bae, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
31st NY 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 Cigna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
18th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,236 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
50th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,272 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emily Shaughnessy, MD

Lebanon, NH 03766

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
5th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,112 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
95th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (18,276 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Navid Ezra, MD

Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
91st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (13,905 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Julie Jackson, MD

Austin, TX 78746

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
61st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Jina Chung, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
68th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,291 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carrie Hall, MD

Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
70th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,367 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sanders Berk, MD

Rockville, MD 20850

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
83rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,046 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Niebyl, MD

Easton, MD 21601

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
60th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,695 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Turner, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80910

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
81st CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,332 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Christopher Cassetty, MD

Flemington, NJ 08822

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
71st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,445 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
67th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comedone Micro-Extraction & Sebaceous Cyst Marsupializatio [CPT 10040] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,735 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Emma Lanuti, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
58th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,385 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Trisha Beute, MD

Portsmouth, VA 23708

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
63rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,025 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brandon Mcnally, MD

Grandville, MI 49418

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
60th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Natow, MD

Woodmere, NY 11598

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
74th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,373 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Eric Stewart, MD

Fayetteville, AR 72703

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
76th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melanie Warycha, MD

Mount Kisco, NY 10549

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
69th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,829 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Dustin Wilkes, DO

Weatherford, TX 76086

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
70th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,133 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Doyle Hansen, MD

El Cajon, CA 92021

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mireille Algazi, MD

Tucson, AZ 85712

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
62nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,074 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Nikoo Cheraghi, MD

Mechanicsville, VA 23116

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
34th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Foy Cox, MD

Yuba City, CA 95991

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
60th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,377 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Laura Stitle, MD

Greenwood, IN 46143

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
53rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tamara Berry, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,294 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Maren Gaul, DO

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
53rd SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,315 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Trisha Patel, MD

Santa Fe, NM 87505

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
73rd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neeta Malviya, MD

Elk Grove, CA 95758

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
43rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 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.

How do I verify if a doctor takes my specific PPO, HMO, or Medicare plan?

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