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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. Courtney Crider, MD

Saint Peters, MO 63376

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
69th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,179 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tina Nandi, MD

Lutherville, MD 21093

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
37th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Oksana Bailiff, MD

Danville, PA 17822

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
49th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Bledsoe, MD

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
51st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,381 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Chain, MD

Overland Park, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
42nd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,315 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jacqueline Kemp, MD

Beverly, MA 01915

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
61st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,191 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Charles Rosenberg, MD

Huntington Beach, CA 92648

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
82nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,324 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Todd Mollet, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73114

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
58th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,047 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michelle Jeffries, DO

Chandler, AZ 85286

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
55th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,250 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
41st NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,153 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Rullan, MD

Chula Vista, CA 91910

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
82nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,555 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ryan O'leary, MD

Aurora, CO 80012

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
60th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,940 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Alan Boyd, MD

Nashville, TN 37204

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
38th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$202 Cash

Dr. Kimberly Cayce, MD

Columbia, MO 65203

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
64th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,353 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajiv Nijhawan, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
46th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,811 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Sook Hwang, MD

West Bloomfield, MI 48322

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
90th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Wong, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
36th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,457 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alan Gardner, MD

Marietta, GA 30067

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
84th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,623 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Pegouske, MD

Livonia, MI 48154

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
64th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bruce Boyd, MD

Venice, FL 34285

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
56th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,139 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. John Tomich, MD

Stoneham, MA 02180

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
60th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Robin Weiner, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
27th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,452 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathan Miller, DO

Klamath Falls, OR 97601

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
50th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,484 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sreya Talasila, MD

Portage, IN 46368

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
56th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,143 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Hoy, MD

Dubuque, IA 52002

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
18th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,535 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karen Walker, MD

Northport, AL 35473

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
30th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Kolodney, MD

Torrance, CA 90502

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
10th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alfred Hockley, MD

New Braunfels, TX 78130

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
71st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ted Ryser, MD

Nampa, ID 83651

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
48th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,902 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Annette Sullivan, MD

Mankato, MN 56001

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
50th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,002 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tanya Foreman, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92660

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (15,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Steven Moreno, DO

Hyannis, MA 02601

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
57th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Joanna Jaros, MD

Niles, IL 60714

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
54th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Thomas Regan, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
31st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,709 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stacy Tompkins, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
72nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,056 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Emily Nyers, MD

Greenville, SC 29607

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
6th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,454 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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