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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. Naiem Issa, MD

Vienna, VA 22182

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
63rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Greer, MD

Alcoa, TN 37701

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
51st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,338 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Pemberton, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90030

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
50th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused New Dermatology & Full-Body Epiluminescence Skin E [CPT 99203] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,961 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Buckley, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
35th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,576 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Janet Lin, MD

Baltimore, MD 21202

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
22nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,616 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Brown, MD

Charlotte, NC 28203

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
70th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,557 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Telliard, MD

Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
32nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,720 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathan Jackson, DO

Danville, VA 24541

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
28th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nasim Fazel, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
69th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Allison Wang, MD

Wellington, FL 33414

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,917 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Marjorie Yang, MD

Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
63rd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Drayer, MD

Murrieta, CA 92562

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
25th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Stratton Grisoli, MD

Covington, LA 70433

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
51st LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,770 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Tabor, MD

Slidell, LA 70461

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
36th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
31st CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Rithu Srikantha, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
29th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Angela Shedd, MD

Dallas, TX 75231

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
24th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,821 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kristy Fleming, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92660

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
50th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anastasios Pappas, MD

Saint Paul, MN 55102

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
40th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neelam Patel, MD

Clarksville, TN 37043

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
34th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,326 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
54th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,042 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hayley Leight-Dunn, MD

Charlotte, NC 28207

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
39th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,398 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nely Aldrich, MD

Hudson, OH 44236

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
14th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,122 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amandeep Sandhu, MD

Orange, CA 92865

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
49th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Douglas Thomas, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89148

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
74th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,231 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Kaiser, MD

Stuart, FL 34994

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
95th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (19,510 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Anthony Huynh, MD

El Centro, CA 92243

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
97th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (24,025 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Leslie Markle, MD

Tyler, TX 75703

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
91st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Loren Zech, MD

Tucson, AZ 85718

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
67th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Melissa Piliang, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
48th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Clifford Berck, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
85th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
77th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,842 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Laura Greyling, MD

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
65th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Christopher Cook, DO

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
86th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,171 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carolin Penrose, MD

Staten Island, NY 10314

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
62nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,115 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Alice He, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
87th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$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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Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

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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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