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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. Jonathan Leventhal, MD

New Haven, CT 06510

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
77th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,632 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Randolph Jacobs, MD

Wildomar, CA 92595

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
35th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,409 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Juliet Gibson, MD

Dallas, TX 75231

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
95th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ariel Darnall, DO

Queen Creek, AZ 85140

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
22nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
22nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,290 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Johnny Gurgen, DO

Lady Lake, FL 32159

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (43,715 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Ridge, MD

Middletown, OH 45042

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
97th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,936 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Applegarth, MD

Valparaiso, IN 46383

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
76th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,411 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Hoffman, MD

Williston, ND 58801

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
83rd ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,253 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Badame, MD

San Jose, CA 95128

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
81st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jay Geller, MD

Chester, NJ 07930

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
96th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (14,849 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Beth Goldstein, MD

Chapel Hill, NC 27517

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
86th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joel Herron, MD

Gahanna, OH 43230

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
99th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (27,492 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edmund Lee, MD

North Babylon, NY 11703

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
18th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,176 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Katherine White, MD

Northampton, MA 01060

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
87th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,624 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. David Silverstein, MD

Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
96th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (15,886 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Dixon Robison, MD

Butte, MT 59701

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
83rd MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arathi Rana, MD

Galveston, TX 77555

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
88th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,490 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Llewellyn, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
94th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (17,442 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Lindsey Moore, MD

Dover, OH 44622

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
79th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,231 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tamar Zapolanski, MD

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
88th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,275 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Diane Donohue, MD

Olive Branch, MS 38654

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
26th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,356 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kyle Kaltwasser, MD

Houston, TX 77058

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
96th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,705 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$212 Cash

Dr. Kelsey Lawrence, MD

Grand Blanc, MI 48439

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
46th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,176 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Deborah Henderson, MD

Ft Carson, CO 80913

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
67th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Joseph Kamel, DO

Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
48th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Zaycosky, DO

Fairview, PA 16415

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
34th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joan Guitart, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
76th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Drore Eisen, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
90th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Jackson, MD

Elkins, WV 26241

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
88th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,556 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlton Faulk, DO

Jasper, GA 30143

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
85th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,031 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Taheri, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90025

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (48,303 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$231 Cash

Dr. Anthony Gregory, MD

Castleton, NY 12033

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
93rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,869 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Messenger, MD

Battle Creek, MI 49015

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
95th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Mcelgunn, MD

Charlotte, NC 28277

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
96th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,207 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Knutson, MD

Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
83rd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,053 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$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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