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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. Kelle Berggren, MD

Wheaton, IL 60187

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
50th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,989 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Donald Walters, MD

Birmingham, AL 35216

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
57th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sean Chen, MD

Denison, TX 75020

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
65th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Renata Mullen, MD

Palo Alto, CA 94301

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
73rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,228 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Cory Maughan, DO

Providence, UT 84332

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
33rd UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,043 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Imge Hulur, MD

Clive, IA 50325

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
21st IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,866 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Meghan Heberton, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
31st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$211 Cash

Dr. Catherine Lee, MD

Corona Del Mar, CA 92625

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (58,878 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Victor Huang, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
35th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,404 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
45th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,781 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$210 Cash

Dr. John Hardin, MD

Nashville, TN 37215

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
48th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,183 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$202 Cash

Dr. Stephen Tyring, MD

Webster, TX 77598

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
58th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,805 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronald Johnston, MD

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
24th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,208 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
30th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Neel Nath, MD

Richmond, VA 23230

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
24th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kathleen Nemer, MD

Athens, OH 45701

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
28th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Judy Ng, MD

San Francisco, CA 94108

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
22nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,698 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$250 Cash

Dr. Rosanne Paul, DO

Bluffton, SC 29910

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
12th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Martin Logsdon, MD

Louisville, KY 40215

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
36th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,148 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anne Laraia, MD

Arlington, MA 02476

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
67th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Courtney Cook, DO

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
20th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,951 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Apple Bodemer, MD

Madison, WI 53717

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
30th WI 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Eyre, MD

Orem, UT 84057

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
55th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shannon Detty, MD

Boulder, CO 80304

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
32nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,371 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$211 Cash

Dr. June Park, MD

Naperville, IL 60563

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
25th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Cylburn Soden, MD

Laurel, MD 20707

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
22nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,626 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Sugai, MD

Bellevue, WA 98004

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
90th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,544 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$222 Cash

Dr. Carolyn Schwartz, MD

Orangeburg, NY 10962

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
14th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,031 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Monica Sandhu, MD

Palo Alto, CA 94301

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
91st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Lin, DO

Houston, TX 77084

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
41st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$212 Cash

Dr. Joy Wisniewski, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Briana Brown, DO

Evans, GA 30809

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
27th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,086 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wayne Breer, MD

Chesterfield, MO 63017

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
26th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Sornson, MD

San Diego, CA 92127

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
38th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,601 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nathaniel Jellinek, MD

East Greenwich, RI 02818

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
11th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,352 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anna Bahnson, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57108

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
3rd SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,437 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$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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