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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. Mark Gallardo, MD

Hattiesburg, MS 39402

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
98th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (31,850 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Ondo, MD

Las Cruces, NM 88011

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
93rd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (14,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Eichler, MD

Naples, FL 34109

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
91st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (15,640 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Christina Mitchell, MD

Gainesville, FL 32610

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,448 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Chelsea Meltzer, MD

Fort Smith, AR 72916

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
74th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,557 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Walker, MD

Grapevine, TX 76051

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
87th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daphne Panagotacos, MD

Westlake Village, CA 91361

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (15,441 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Colin Trout, MD

Tucson, AZ 85741

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
70th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,670 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Kaylan Weese, MD

Roseburg, OR 97471

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
89th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,726 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Crane, DO

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
89th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,857 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Darlene Kwee, MD

Princeton, NJ 08540

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
56th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,356 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sam Kim, MD

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
88th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,338 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leah Schammel, DO

Willmar, MN 56201

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
92nd MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Neubauer, MD

Crest Hill, IL 60403

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
71st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Emily Schwarz, MD

North Wales, PA 19454

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
90th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
92nd UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (14,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Armand Cognetta, MD

Tallahassee, FL 32308

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. George Harr, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23454

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
64th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Boysen, MD

Coralville, IA 52241

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
68th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tanya Ermolovich, DO

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
58th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,344 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ross Wheeler, MD

Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
89th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (13,631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Dahlia Osment, DO

Saint Petersburg, FL 33705

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
47th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,966 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Lee, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33908

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
27th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gary Bolton, MD

Ridgeland, MS 39157

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
57th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,133 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Schneider, DO

Kansas City, MO 64118

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
76th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,263 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melinda Riter, MD

Portland, OR 97239

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
55th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,643 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emily Dell, MD

Johnson City, TN 37604

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
89th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. James Seward, MD

Charlotte, NC 28277

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
67th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,195 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michelle Endicott, DO

South Charleston, WV 25309

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
74th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,078 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marcy Goldstein, MD

Paramus, NJ 07652

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
32nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allison Morrison, MD

Longmont, CO 80501

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
68th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,841 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Samireh Said, MD

Tustin, CA 92780

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Amanda Roberts, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73116

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
78th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,872 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lee Miller, MD

Lake Charles, LA 70605

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
48th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Carlin, MD

San Clemente, CA 92673

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
96th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (20,424 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Wray, MD

Spokane, WA 99218

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
67th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,698 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 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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