Active NPI 1356366702 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher P Schmidt , MD

Dermatology • Los Gatos, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Schmidt, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Los Gatos, CA. With approximately 42 years of clinical experience since graduating from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1984, Dr. Schmidt delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 15215 NATIONAL AVE STE 204.

Dr. Schmidt accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

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

15215 National Ave Ste 204

Los Gatos, CA 950322425

Telephone 4083562147

Fax 4083560258

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Georgetown University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1984

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Los Gatos, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

42 Yrs +8.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 33.8 Yrs

State Avg: 24.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

12 Specialists

Practicing in Los Gatos, CA (2182 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

16.7% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

14.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Schmidt (42 Years) 42 Yrs

Los Gatos Specialty Average (33.8 Years) 33.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	642	155	$8.96	$8.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	576	387	$118.50	$102.54
17000 Destruction of skin growth	322	238	$87.23	$67.14
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	220	195	$151.21	$131.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	157	142	$161.62	$143.52
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	54	$152.48	$126.76
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	30	26	$260.93	$226.60
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$224.08	$186.48
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	13	$229.11	$201.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	915	232	$9.17	$8.74
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	765	587	$113.86	$106.72
17000 Destruction of skin growth	471	383	$85.87	$67.21
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	339	310	$149.60	$139.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	213	186	$160.20	$150.84
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	183	82	$28.53	$27.24
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	130	130	$138.67	$131.87
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	53	53	$200.93	$194.20
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	47	42	$258.71	$249.33
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	30	29	$227.02	$219.92
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	20	19	$240.77	$196.80
10061 Complicated or multiple drainage of skin abscess	19	18	$261.70	$258.20
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	12	12	$161.45	$156.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,376	327	$9.56	$9.03
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,044	771	$114.93	$109.85
17000 Destruction of skin growth	662	509	$86.91	$69.58
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	512	446	$151.83	$143.06
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	479	191	$29.55	$28.18
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	364	318	$161.84	$154.89
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	230	230	$138.62	$134.51
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	96	96	$204.11	$198.82
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	72	64	$264.23	$248.33
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	49	46	$231.76	$212.92
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	22	21	$70.15	$69.62
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	19	19	$233.23	$216.37
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	18	17	$243.56	$240.96
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	18	17	$160.46	$158.89
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	15	14	$221.67	$220.20
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	13	12	$249.59	$237.07
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	13	12	$130.29	$105.48
17283 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.1-3.0 cm	12	12	$308.05	$305.38
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	12	12	$193.82	$167.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,201	292	$8.85	$8.57
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	934	705	$112.81	$105.35
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	646	252	$27.91	$27.10
17000 Destruction of skin growth	616	489	$80.28	$62.81
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	482	421	$142.57	$135.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	450	398	$157.51	$149.48
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	148	148	$134.22	$128.25
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	124	124	$204.46	$191.85
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	85	80	$246.28	$237.75
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	75	67	$215.44	$206.11
10061 Complicated or multiple drainage of skin abscess	42	37	$248.19	$248.19
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	28	26	$226.62	$215.35
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	25	22	$214.99	$183.11
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	25	22	$201.77	$201.77
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	21	20	$66.14	$66.14
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	20	20	$195.83	$173.00
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	20	20	$175.46	$171.37
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	17	17	$148.93	$144.82
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	13	12	$232.26	$223.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,012	738	$101.80	$91.07
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,000	247	$8.95	$7.83
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	563	219	$29.72	$29.57
17000 Destruction of skin growth	524	420	$83.32	$62.96
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	393	350	$146.76	$135.03
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	168	168	$149.63	$130.33
99349 Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes	124	120	$190.67	$150.52
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	67	61	$258.29	$249.43
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	54	51	$60.53	$55.94
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	48	$132.54	$131.09
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	47	39	$224.59	$202.33
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	36	35	$225.77	$209.12
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	33	31	$238.98	$226.21
99343 New patient home visit, typically 45 minutes	20	20	$196.50	$148.50
10061 Complicated or multiple drainage of skin abscess	20	20	$257.63	$256.27
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	13	13	$151.13	$150.01
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	12	12	$176.84	$160.98
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	12	12	$201.15	$187.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,557	1,060	$90.20	$88.80
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,488	388	$7.11	$6.95
17000 Destruction of skin growth	885	688	$81.75	$63.39
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	685	265	$29.36	$28.88
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	652	567	$142.85	$132.39
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	308	308	$130.08	$128.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	175	153	$130.89	$129.14
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	78	68	$254.11	$242.09
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	64	59	$220.53	$196.69
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	59	55	$55.89	$55.05
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	43	43	$194.90	$192.15
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	42	37	$233.26	$215.91
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	34	34	$146.29	$135.50
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	33	30	$223.34	$198.68
10061 Complicated or multiple drainage of skin abscess	27	25	$252.07	$248.07
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	15	13	$190.32	$187.27
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	15	14	$239.90	$228.20
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	13	13	$182.77	$172.93
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	13	13	$178.73	$162.36
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	12	12	$182.72	$172.44
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	12	11	$152.94	$144.22
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	11	11	$201.25	$185.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,814	417	$6.70	$6.10
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,512	998	$88.61	$82.41
17000 Destruction of skin growth	901	682	$83.10	$60.02
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	715	272	$30.08	$27.64
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	627	530	$145.28	$126.58
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	295	295	$130.01	$120.67
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	158	135	$130.51	$121.03
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	88	85	$54.39	$50.74
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	65	58	$253.97	$229.56
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	62	58	$219.73	$189.31
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	56	51	$221.23	$196.34
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	40	37	$232.52	$194.34
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$195.30	$181.81
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	27	27	$142.24	$132.69
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	26	20	$180.62	$167.88
10061 Complicated or multiple drainage of skin abscess	21	21	$252.14	$234.26
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	18	16	$238.66	$215.35
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	16	14	$184.85	$147.96
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	16	$203.96	$183.46
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	14	12	$153.75	$127.55
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	14	14	$72.59	$59.21
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	12	12	$91.48	$85.24
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	12	11	$169.29	$157.35
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	12	12	$134.50	$119.60
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	11	11	$180.44	$155.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,752	422	$7.08	$6.49
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,420	956	$88.31	$81.59
17000 Destruction of skin growth	891	679	$83.18	$59.96
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	822	326	$28.99	$26.97
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	622	526	$142.66	$123.43
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	368	368	$129.44	$119.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	170	145	$129.45	$119.35
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	119	113	$53.71	$49.55
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	68	64	$251.12	$224.46
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	63	57	$217.15	$190.53
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	55	51	$219.16	$194.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	52	52	$195.16	$179.44
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	37	35	$229.46	$203.16
10061 Complicated or multiple drainage of skin abscess	28	27	$250.61	$230.68
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	26	25	$187.05	$172.54
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	24	23	$180.30	$155.67
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	23	21	$153.17	$125.85
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	22	21	$181.78	$152.62
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	17	17	$145.43	$118.12
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	17	16	$137.16	$111.41
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	16	$202.74	$163.30
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	15	15	$207.85	$161.43
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	15	13	$236.44	$210.50
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	13	13	$155.85	$132.42
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$90.74	$84.16
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	12	12	$130.61	$120.79
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	11	11	$179.46	$150.42

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License CA A42337

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.

Career & Practice History Timeline

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6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active January 15, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 15, 2009

Registered at 15215 NATIONAL AVE STE 204, LOS GATOS, CA 950322425 (Tel: 4083562147)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 15, 2009

Registered at 15215 NATIONAL AVE STE 204, LOS GATOS, CA 950322425 (Tel: 4083562147)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 15, 2009

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER SCHMIDT, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 15, 2009

Dermatology (License #A42337 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 13, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1356366702

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: July 13, 2006

Last Update: January 15, 2009

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

15215 National Ave Ste 204

Los Gatos, CA 950322425

Phone: 4083562147

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