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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. Rebecca Baxt, MD

Paramus, NJ 07652

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
24th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,588 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erica Kelly, MD

Galveston, TX 77555

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
26th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,873 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jaime Tschen, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
20th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,708 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Robert Gilson, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
11th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Hemperly, DO

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 (2,345 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Emily Dothard, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27103

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
22nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Katherine Martin, MD

Chapel Hill, NC 27517

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
20th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Elias, MD

North Royalton, OH 44133

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
35th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,879 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aubrey Hess, MD

Advance, NC 27006

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
29th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,936 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Casey Shaba, MD

Nashville, TN 37205

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
22nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$202 Cash

Dr. Catherine Degesys, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
12th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,378 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ross Brothers, MD

Southfield, MI 48034

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
60th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,901 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Regina Brown, MD

Oceanside, CA 92056

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,278 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Claudia Hossain, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
18th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
15th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sandy Goldman, DO

Weston, FL 33326

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
14th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Stuart Levine, DO

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
91st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Maize, MD

Charleston, SC 29406

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
44th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Scott, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22902

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
70th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,054 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chloe Payne, MD

Wilmington, DE 19810

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
62nd DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (13,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Sills, MD

Jonesboro, AR 72401

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
87th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,787 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Bernat, MD

Boardman, OH 44512

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
93rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Conrad Brimhall, MD

Morristown, TN 37814

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
64th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Kemka Ogburia, MD

Longwood, FL 32750

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
72nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,147 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kyle Radack, MD

Kingsport, TN 37660

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
71st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Ryan Sato, MD

Honolulu, HI 96817

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
75th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,887 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anita Goodrich, MD

Colchester, VT 05446

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
81st VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Onorato, MD

Garden City, NY 11530

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
87th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kristen Stewart, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32204

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
52nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,623 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Chao Li, MD

Mesa, AZ 85206

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
54th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Linsey Lindley, MD

Fayetteville, AR 72703

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
27th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,026 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lauren Boshnick, MD

Algonquin, IL 60102

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
78th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,154 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Yongxue Yao, MD

Onalaska, WI 54650

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
73rd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,578 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Hugh, MD

Stony Brook, NY 11790

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
35th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,752 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Saqib Ahmed, MD

Longwood, FL 32750

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
40th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,438 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Anne Likosky, MD

Kirkland, WA 98034

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
43rd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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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