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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. Allison Triplitt, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
64th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,954 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kimberly Rau, MD

Allison Park, PA 15101

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,485 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emily Moosbrugger, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45236

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
49th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Riddell Scott, MD

Austin, TX 78745

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
19th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,662 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Lauren Henderson, MD

Austell, GA 30106

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
16th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,520 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashley Walker, DO

Gastonia, NC 28054

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,754 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carmen Berger, MD

Seattle, WA 98112

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
36th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,890 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$225 Cash

Dr. Navid Malakouti, MD

Mill Creek, WA 98012

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
88th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,103 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Brianne Daniels, DO

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
73rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sergey Arutyunyan, DO

South Miami, FL 33143

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
25th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,222 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Raffaele Pennella, MD

Springfield, MO 65804

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
86th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,930 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Hud, MD

Tucson, AZ 85712

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
82nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Ronald Nelson, MD

Murfreesboro, TN 37130

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (26,527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Shirley Chi, MD

Arcadia, CA 91007

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,309 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Matthew Koehler, DO

San Rafael, CA 94903

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
70th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Hazem El-Gamal, MD

Charlotte, NC 28204

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
86th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,266 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher White, DO

St Petersburg, FL 33701

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
43rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,649 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Molly Warthan, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76109

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
88th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lauren Ploch, MD

Augusta, GA 30904

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
76th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,662 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Mammino, MD

Castle Rock, CO 80104

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
95th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Gina Dillig, MD

Hinsdale, IL 60521

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
86th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Patrick Carr, MD

Madison, AL 35758

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
75th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,353 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anju Pabby, MD

Washington, DC 20036

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
67th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,430 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yan Zhu, MD

Louisville, CO 80027

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
56th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Bruce Robinson, MD

New York, NY 10022

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
72nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Neal Varughese, MD

Flemington, NJ 08822

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
37th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,262 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
36th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Meena Singh, MD

Overland Park, KS 66213

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
23rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,219 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Holly Mccoppin, MD

Loveland, CO 80537

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
44th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,845 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Cindy Li, DO

New York, NY 10013

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
18th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,165 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeri Mendelson, MD

Medford, OR 97504

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
80th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Teresa Degiacomo, MD

Weymouth, MA 02189

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
98th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (15,233 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Brian Stewart, DO

Clinton Township, MI 48038

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
92nd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,915 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andres Garcia, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
66th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,641 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Jordan Whatley, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
88th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,904 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.

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.