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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. John Kayal, MD

Marietta, GA 30064

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
75th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,974 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Gette, MD

Harrisburg, PA 17112

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
61st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Groleau, MD

Lancaster, PA 17602

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
58th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,295 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Bacigalupi, MD

Garden City, NY 11530

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
49th NY 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Hall, MD

Stamford, CT 06905

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
55th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Mark, MD

Southampton, NY 11968

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
67th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ritu Batra, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
40th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Darryl Wong, MD

Oceanside, CA 92056

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
47th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,248 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. George Varghese, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
39th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,903 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nikki Levin, MD

Worcester, MA 01605

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
28th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Sebastian Demarco, MD

Alexandria, VA 22304

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
22nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jan Wampold, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
45th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anna Dewan, 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 (2,522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$202 Cash

Dr. Molly Youssef, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
30th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,476 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kari Boucher, MD

Glen Mills, PA 19342

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
57th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,249 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Hadley, MD

Bountiful, UT 84010

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
20th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,310 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Globerson, DO

Portage, MI 49024

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
58th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Song-Zhao, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
26th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,412 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Matthew Kanzler, MD

Fremont, CA 94538

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
23rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Lauren Gandhi, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27103

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
34th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shahjahan Shareef, DO

Sarasota, FL 34233

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
15th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Tanya Bhattacharya, MD

Crest Hill, IL 60403

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
12th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,204 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Anna Krishtul, MD

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
16th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Earl Pearson, MD

Porterville, CA 93257

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
17th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,416 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Hu, MD

Flushing, NY 11354

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
18th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,177 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Matthew Bakos, MD

Dayton, OH 45429

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
95th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (11,344 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Luber, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85018

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
74th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,416 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Wayne Fagan, MD

Corpus Christi, TX 78411

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
73rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kaitlyn Powell, MD

Columbia, SC 29204

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
92nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (15,348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kyle Wagamon, MD

Warren, OH 44483

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
93rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Kunkel, MD

Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
94th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (16,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Lieberman, MD

Henderson, NV 89052

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
85th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,771 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Michaels, MD

Middletown, RI 02842

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
92nd RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,414 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Barbara Honig, MD

Pikesville, MD 21208

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
95th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (13,088 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jane Chew, MD

Columbia, MD 21044

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
59th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,676 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bradley Kurgis, DO

Templeton, CA 93465

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,249 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
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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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