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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. Kristyn Beck, MD

Norfolk, VA 23507

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
33rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,789 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stanley Capper, MD

Wichita, KS 67206

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
29th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,613 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Susan Iorio, MD

Surprise, AZ 85374

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
37th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,611 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Justin Besen, MD

Dartmouth, MA 02747

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
58th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Emily Jong, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (30,915 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Harry Winfield, MD

Athens, OH 45701

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
12th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,068 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Pico, MD

Stockbridge, GA 30281

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
60th GA 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. Catherine Chung, MD

Columbus, OH 43210

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
39th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,005 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Fleischli, MD

Dallas, TX 75230

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
57th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Lucius Cook, MD

Dallas, TX 75230

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
40th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kim Abson, MD

Seattle, WA 98104

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
58th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,063 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$225 Cash

Dr. Hovik Ashchyan, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
30th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,133 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anthony Meyer, MD

Seattle, WA 98104

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
48th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,260 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$225 Cash

Dr. Sonal Parikh, MD

Houston, TX 77070

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
56th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,646 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Kathryn Barlow, MD

Eagan, MN 55123

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
56th MN 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ahmad Jabbar, MD

Arlington Heights, IL 60004

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
55th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,320 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Margarita Lolis, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
56th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Igor Chaplik, DO

Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
67th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,076 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Brittany Buhalog, MD

Madison, WI 53717

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
66th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,108 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abby Van Voorhees, MD

Norfolk, VA 23507

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
24th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kathryn Shrift, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46250

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
29th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremiah Au, MD

Houston, TX 77084

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
22nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,772 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Lieblich, MD

Smithtown, NY 11787

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
25th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Veronica Shi, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,338 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Molly Cowdrey, MD

Bedford, NH 03110

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
39th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Clark, MD

Charlotte, NC 28277

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
30th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,045 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christiane Machado, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46202

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
16th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jordan Talia, MD

New York, NY 10029

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
33rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,700 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Larisa Speetzen, MD

St Louis Park, MN 55416

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
55th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Meredith Morse, MD

Perrysburg, OH 43551

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
36th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Young Kwak, MD

Long Beach, CA 90808

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,363 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sara Huff, MD

Lutherville, MD 21093

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
47th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elise Martin, MD

Snellville, GA 30078

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
56th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roberta Lucas, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
75th NH Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Kuschel, MD

Chicago, IL 60612

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
62nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,943 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 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.

Patient Triage & Insurance Verification Guide

Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

Why does CMS Medicare Part B procedure volume matter when choosing a specialist?

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?

Every flagship physician profile on dotMD includes an interactive Insurance Network & Cash-Rate Checker covering Original Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, and regional PPO/HMO plans—plus the exact CMS geo-adjusted CPT 99204 self-pay cash rate ($195–$260) and 3-question script to verify network participation with the billing desk.