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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. Jason Jones, MD

Amarillo, TX 79106

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
93rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Smith, MD

Rome, GA 30165

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
91st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Noah Kahn, MD

Florence, SC 29505

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
78th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (11,240 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Glorioso, MD

Bossier City, LA 71111

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
94th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (13,271 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emil Tanghetti, MD

Sacramento, CA 95819

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,177 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Bruce Bauer, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23320

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
99th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (32,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Utpalkumar Patel, MD

Brooksville, FL 34601

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,342 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joseph Samady, MD

Oceanside, CA 92056

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
80th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,841 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Serena Mraz, MD

Vallejo, CA 94590

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,856 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sarah Todd, MD

West Chester, PA 19380

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
90th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,343 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Hayes, DO

Peoria, IL 61614

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
79th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,269 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Sylvia Parra, MD

Sumter, SC 29154

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
38th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Sax, MD

Sarasota, FL 34243

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,373 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Craig Garofola, DO

Blacksburg, VA 24060

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
75th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tarek Shaath, MD

The Villages, FL 32162

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
90th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (13,951 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Davis, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87109

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
65th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,692 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Dietrich-Yockey, MD

Springfield, IL 62703

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
73rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Sam Smith, DO

Gilbert, AZ 85234

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
82nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,034 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Rosemary Geary, MD

Chandler, AZ 85286

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
96th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (19,951 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Brian Keegan, MD

East Windsor, NJ 08520

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
91st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,736 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronald Sweren, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
57th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Mandrea, MD

Park Ridge, IL 60068

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
92nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,229 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Charles Dewberry, DO

Inverness, FL 34450

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
61st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,999 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
71st NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,355 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Valerie Huls, DO

Goodyear, AZ 85395

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
72nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Lynn Anderson, MD

Tulsa, OK 74114

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
47th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,652 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mayra Beauchamp Bruno, MD

Manchester, NH 03104

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
67th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laura Fite, MD

Longview, TX 75605

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
83rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,661 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Reuel Aspacio, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89117

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
33rd NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Ling, MD

Newnan, GA 30263

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
59th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Caitlin Farmer, MD

Garland, TX 75043

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
80th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Danielle Reimer, MD

Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
49th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,182 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
80th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,621 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Baud, MD

Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
79th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,221 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leera Briceno, MD

North Easton, MA 02356

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
81st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
70th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,550 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Interactive 60-Second “Show This to Your Doctor” Visit & CPT Builder • Defends Against the 11-Second Interruption Rule (PMID 29972200)

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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