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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. Stacy Whitelock, MD

Fullerton, CA 92835

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
58th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Stephen Miller, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
81st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,274 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeanne Spedale, MD

Houston, TX 77074

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
37th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,294 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$212 Cash

Dr. Prabhas Trivedi, MD

Neptune, NJ 07753

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
38th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,339 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nina Blank, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
27th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,448 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kapila Paghdal, MD

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
37th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,263 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cynthia Dreyer, MD

Eugene, OR 97401

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
28th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joel Sunshine, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
17th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,329 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Hixon, DO

Mckinney, TX 75071

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
39th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zachary Pena, MD

Clackamas, OR 97015

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
64th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Pewitt, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
29th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,251 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Lindsey, MD

Tampa, FL 33609

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
22nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$210 Cash

Dr. Shane Reynal, MD

Live Oak, TX 78233

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
94th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carla Retief, MD

Nashville, TN 37215

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
65th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$202 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
38th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,075 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rabia Mayer, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63108

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
18th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,417 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
35th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,827 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tehming Liang, MD

Bolingbrook, IL 60440

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
41st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,479 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Billie Casse, DO

Reno, NV 89511

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
34th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,800 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alyson Thede, MD

Bozeman, MT 59715

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
31st MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,766 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
19th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,531 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Heather Schultz, MD

White Plains, NY 10604

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
38th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,853 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Yvonne Hines, MD

Attleboro, MA 02703

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
45th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,188 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. Brian Adams, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45219

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
26th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,539 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aria Vazirnia, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
26th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$227 Cash

Dr. Jason Sotzen, MD

Flint, MI 48507

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
21st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,287 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roxann Powers, MD

Morgantown, WV 26506

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
6th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (954 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nor Chiao, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85037

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
18th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,961 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$207 Cash

Dr. Scott Sanders, MD

New City, NY 10956

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
97th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (21,017 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. David Tack, MD

Carson City, NV 89701

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
93rd NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (16,782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Howard, DO

Jacksonville, FL 32216

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
78th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Justin Sigmon, MD

Asheville, NC 28803

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
81st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,920 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Ting, MD

San Ramon, CA 94583

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
97th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (24,429 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Knispel, MD

Newtown, CT 06470

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
95th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,074 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$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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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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