Active NPI 1679596530 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Howard Jay Luber , MD

Dermatology • Phoenix, AZ

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Howard Luber, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Dermatology in Phoenix, AZ. Practice services are available at 11130 N TATUM BLVD under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths, established patient outpatient office visit, destruction of skin growth. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

11130 N Tatum Blvd
#100

Phoenix, AZ 85028

Telephone 6024941817

Fax 6024947103

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Southwest Skin Specialists Llc Facility NPI 1174521926

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Phoenix, AZ

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 20.8 Yrs

State Avg: 18.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

75 Specialists

Practicing in Phoenix, AZ (369 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

4.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

72.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2021)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	365	88	$21.00	$6.37
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	254	246	$292.00	$89.65
17000 Destruction of skin growth	139	127	$213.00	$50.44
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	107	104	$336.00	$94.53
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	53	31	$171.00	$51.95
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	47	42	$180.00	$55.12
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	31	31	$366.00	$111.50
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	27	18	$575.00	$130.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,251	265	$17.29	$5.90
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	521	475	$176.50	$73.82
17000 Destruction of skin growth	435	374	$153.64	$50.35
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	300	271	$233.65	$91.06
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	149	138	$253.63	$107.25
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	136	114	$104.18	$44.58
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	123	90	$126.28	$52.18
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	81	79	$266.46	$107.13
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	77	57	$414.92	$151.44
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	40	30	$355.20	$116.39
69100 Biopsy of ear	37	35	$236.31	$70.78
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	21	21	$410.69	$167.40
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	20	18	$357.65	$155.53
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$291.18	$106.18
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	13	13	$375.88	$136.90
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	13	13	$413.54	$183.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	4,304	695	$13.66	$5.55
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,636	1,152	$151.00	$73.22
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,462	877	$133.00	$52.78
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	759	590	$202.00	$92.92
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	488	314	$92.00	$44.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	410	267	$221.00	$107.39
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	260	177	$109.00	$52.55
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	193	168	$226.00	$107.03
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	172	124	$361.00	$152.32
69100 Biopsy of ear	69	61	$201.00	$77.47
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	68	61	$296.00	$118.90
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	63	48	$384.00	$170.95
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	62	52	$367.00	$165.85
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	45	$220.00	$106.82
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	45	32	$311.00	$150.10
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	36	31	$337.00	$137.76
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	24	23	$421.00	$203.46
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	17	16	$254.00	$118.87
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	15	12	$111.00	$42.91
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	15	12	$8.60	$1.60
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	11	11	$93.00	$45.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	4,327	675	$10.00	$5.16
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,707	1,187	$125.00	$71.62
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,463	891	$100.00	$53.36
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	782	620	$150.00	$98.37
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	526	322	$90.00	$43.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	513	337	$160.00	$105.29
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	248	171	$50.00	$32.12
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	198	172	$165.00	$108.94
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	137	101	$260.00	$151.42
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	64	60	$265.00	$162.92
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	61	45	$280.00	$168.62
69100 Biopsy of ear	57	51	$150.00	$78.32
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	44	41	$215.00	$111.16
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	42	31	$231.93	$141.93
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	41	32	$300.00	$183.79
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	30	$160.00	$105.91
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	21	18	$245.00	$130.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	4,968	807	$10.00	$5.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,782	1,281	$125.00	$71.99
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,735	1,064	$100.00	$54.60
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	849	658	$150.00	$96.19
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	716	449	$90.00	$42.80
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	657	464	$160.00	$105.50
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	271	228	$165.00	$108.04
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	246	156	$50.00	$32.19
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	180	125	$260.00	$148.99
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	76	68	$265.00	$163.11
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	72	72	$160.00	$106.77
69100 Biopsy of ear	68	57	$150.00	$81.45
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	67	52	$280.00	$164.59
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	52	39	$230.00	$145.45
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	51	48	$215.00	$115.22
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	48	40	$300.00	$189.18
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	28	21	$245.00	$115.14
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	22	22	$125.00	$73.87
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	21	18	$290.00	$183.98
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	15	15	$90.00	$43.34
40490 Biopsy of lip	13	13	$250.00	$128.31

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License AZ 17517

A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active November 08, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 08, 2012

Registered at 11130 N TATUM BLVD, #100, PHOENIX, AZ 85028 (Tel: 6024941817)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 08, 2012

Registered at 11130 N TATUM BLVD, #100, PHOENIX, AZ 85028 (Tel: 6024941817)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 08, 2012

Recorded as HOWARD LUBER, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 08, 2012

Dermatology (License #17517 in AZ)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 25, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1679596530

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 25, 2006

Last Update: November 08, 2012

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

11130 N Tatum Blvd, #100

Phoenix, AZ 85028

Phone: 6024941817

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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