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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. Thomas Cropley, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22908

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
47th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Taylor Dickerson, MD

Longview, TX 75605

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
69th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Garrett Coman, MD

Ketchum, ID 83340

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
91st ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,064 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Brown, MD

Verona, NJ 07044

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
84th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexis Lukach, MD

Yardley, PA 19067

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
72nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ellen Roh, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
65th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Burns, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
77th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,025 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Lauren Cooper, MD

Morristown, NJ 07960

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
65th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,983 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Neitzel, MD

Champaign, IL 61822

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
81st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,797 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Samuel Goos, MD

Concord, MA 01742

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
70th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Molly Buckland, DO

Bozeman, MT 59718

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
64th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,351 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lauren Cerullo, MD

Munster, IN 46321

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
69th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lycia Thornburg, MD

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
60th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,726 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Noel George, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63124

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
56th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Moats, MD

Santa Maria, CA 93454

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
46th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,163 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Vishakha Gigler, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
74th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,399 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Emily Overholser, MD

Memphis, TN 38104

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
93rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (11,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Cheryl Gray, MD

Wellesley, MA 02481

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
61st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Sharon Thornton, MD

Dublin, OH 43016

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
47th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,474 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ben Friedman, MD

Detroit, MI 48202

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
40th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Deborah Cummins, MD

Beverly, MA 01915

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
42nd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Rachel Simmons, MD

Louisville, CO 80027

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
64th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Bryce Desmond, DO

Sandy, UT 84094

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
52nd UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,086 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Carstens, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32204

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
31st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Janelle Manton, MD

Glastonbury, CT 06033

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
60th CT 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stuart Glasser, MD

Greensburg, PA 15601

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
30th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Bryan, MD

Greenville, SC 29605

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
11th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dana Black, MD

Lexington, KY 40509

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
53rd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,731 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hamad Alabdulrazzaq, MD

Manchester, NH 03102

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
13th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Wells, MD

Ventura, CA 93003

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
52nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Tess Pollinger, DO

Albany, NY 12203

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
51st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,516 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Stephen Huang, MD

Golden, CO 80401

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
48th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,986 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Droms, MD

Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
26th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,480 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Gina Harney, MD

Mckinney, TX 75071

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
29th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,984 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nina Petroff, MD

Beachwood, OH 44122

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
52nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Johnson, MD

Naperville, IL 60563

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
27th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash
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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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