Active NPI 1205832813 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Thomas A Vanmeter , MD

Dermatology • Santa Barbara, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Thomas Vanmeter, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Santa Barbara, CA. With approximately 54 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine in 1972, Dr. Vanmeter delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 334 S PATTERSON AVE.

Dr. Vanmeter accepts Medicare assignment.

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

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

334 S Patterson Ave
Ste 105

Santa Barbara, CA 931112475

Telephone 8059641514

Fax 8059640861

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Cardiovascular Pulmonary Medical Group, Inc Facility NPI 1497839161

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1972

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Santa Barbara, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

54 Yrs +29.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 25.0 Yrs

State Avg: 24.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

27 Specialists

Practicing in Santa Barbara, CA (2182 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

14.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

55.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Vanmeter (54 Years) 54 Yrs

Santa Barbara Specialty Average (25.0 Years) 25.0 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	2,466	454	$16.00	$7.47
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,232	880	$186.00	$96.41
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	952	501	$152.00	$37.87
17000 Destruction of skin growth	827	633	$144.00	$51.07
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	682	532	$246.00	$107.17
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	488	355	$126.00	$60.59
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	423	283	$360.00	$183.70
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	319	40	$15.00	$0.98
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	143	111	$380.00	$167.50
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	104	91	$316.00	$123.07
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	88	73	$382.00	$172.18
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	78	73	$262.00	$120.01
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	65	63	$220.00	$78.69
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	64	54	$354.00	$156.06
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	61	50	$402.00	$185.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	40	$266.00	$129.99
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	44	42	$296.00	$140.11
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	43	43	$250.00	$117.44
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	43	39	$436.00	$217.43
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	35	35	$294.00	$135.04
17280 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	33	31	$300.00	$126.07
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	30	25	$410.00	$203.57
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	26	26	$252.00	$115.13
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	24	22	$264.00	$109.83
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	21	21	$334.00	$141.41
17260 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less	17	17	$232.00	$64.02
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	17	16	$298.00	$115.33
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	16	11	$284.00	$147.15
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	12	12	$162.00	$77.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,743	484	$14.18	$7.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,169	879	$145.56	$91.05
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,101	552	$123.61	$38.93
17000 Destruction of skin growth	821	638	$115.73	$50.71
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	625	515	$196.48	$107.74
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	480	353	$94.56	$57.28
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	437	296	$284.93	$182.81
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	384	49	$11.22	$1.07
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	173	139	$302.73	$171.41
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	117	100	$254.36	$119.92
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	117	93	$297.85	$172.00
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	111	104	$179.51	$78.28
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	69	$177.30	$122.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	77	77	$188.00	$118.58
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	77	75	$214.92	$116.37
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	68	60	$334.50	$191.28
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	65	55	$372.00	$221.22
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	52	43	$305.52	$155.80
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	50	49	$240.80	$134.51
17280 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	45	44	$254.29	$123.06
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	41	41	$192.98	$114.72
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	40	39	$241.88	$128.41
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	25	25	$234.00	$116.10
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	22	20	$330.77	$203.58
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	17	17	$124.82	$78.63
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	17	15	$236.76	$138.75
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	17	17	$226.00	$133.08
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	13	$261.20	$128.27
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	13	13	$186.08	$86.88
17260 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less	13	13	$232.00	$76.81
67810 Biopsy of eyelid	11	11	$320.36	$198.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	3,377	556	$13.29	$7.77
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,225	905	$87.92	$87.05
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,080	566	$104.03	$40.29
17000 Destruction of skin growth	930	714	$84.61	$53.23
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	589	487	$132.76	$109.11
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	500	380	$54.88	$54.34
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	364	255	$183.81	$181.39
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	151	116	$203.73	$168.61
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	120	117	$113.33	$87.45
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	98	18	$4.94	$1.12
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	97	83	$208.75	$169.80
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	85	78	$170.35	$131.49
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	79	71	$136.80	$108.18
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	78	$127.59	$119.06
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	63	52	$220.00	$182.51
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	63	62	$158.01	$139.37
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	63	49	$228.17	$211.42
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	58	52	$192.48	$141.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	45	$121.38	$119.77
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	45	44	$130.60	$115.36
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	31	28	$138.42	$107.38
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	30	29	$155.00	$143.38
17280 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	27	26	$164.15	$125.05
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	26	25	$162.00	$129.69
67810 Biopsy of eyelid	25	24	$209.80	$206.82
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	23	20	$178.00	$153.33
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	21	20	$219.00	$198.00
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	16	13	$155.44	$130.88
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	14	14	$119.00	$81.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	3,329	579	$8.11	$7.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,087	821	$104.44	$99.32
17000 Destruction of skin growth	976	740	$73.07	$55.69
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	855	515	$78.63	$40.53
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	632	474	$69.52	$61.78
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	340	300	$126.14	$109.55
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	179	134	$179.04	$177.74
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	157	150	$112.86	$90.70
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	101	90	$159.39	$132.91
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	99	99	$148.73	$121.92
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	98	84	$192.26	$171.39
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	68	63	$190.30	$174.74
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	66	64	$134.25	$122.79
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	55	50	$177.83	$154.38
17280 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	54	51	$151.51	$122.74
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	42	34	$219.83	$214.18
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	37	30	$203.45	$190.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	33	$149.41	$141.03
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	31	31	$153.86	$129.73
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	27	27	$129.29	$119.37
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	25	25	$150.52	$141.88
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	18	18	$104.72	$79.97
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	16	13	$72.06	$57.53
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	15	15	$134.86	$113.24
67810 Biopsy of eyelid	14	13	$207.63	$199.79
17270 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters) of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals	14	13	$164.79	$131.91
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	12	12	$128.75	$102.59
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	12	11	$208.32	$197.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	4,011	614	$6.96	$6.82
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,306	673	$71.03	$41.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,265	892	$81.81	$81.24
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,099	792	$73.09	$49.75
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	720	515	$50.00	$49.70
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	652	519	$126.46	$105.54
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	308	204	$176.28	$175.28
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	223	201	$113.09	$81.10
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	142	116	$196.91	$178.54
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	141	114	$163.08	$133.08
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	108	108	$117.15	$116.34
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	107	105	$136.88	$113.18
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	106	88	$198.60	$175.68
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	93	20	$2.00	$1.53
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	74	63	$208.51	$194.26
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	71	65	$227.64	$220.25
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	67	53	$183.33	$146.70
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	63	60	$158.24	$135.93
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	50	49	$154.58	$130.58
17280 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	46	44	$155.74	$126.05
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	44	$118.63	$117.65
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	39	39	$138.77	$105.98
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	35	35	$130.76	$111.18
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	29	27	$161.58	$146.64
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	26	21	$150.59	$135.74
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	22	21	$178.39	$157.20
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	19	19	$58.57	$58.23
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	18	18	$119.83	$91.97
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$82.81	$82.33
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	14	14	$66.14	$54.24
67810 Biopsy of eyelid	14	13	$211.14	$201.47
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	13	13	$213.70	$204.14
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	12	12	$45.26	$12.52

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	4,605	686	$6.68	$5.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,271	898	$79.92	$78.15
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,245	873	$72.82	$51.09
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,183	654	$53.27	$40.40
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	977	650	$48.91	$47.54
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	709	552	$122.53	$103.11
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	316	203	$163.29	$160.94
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	272	41	$2.00	$1.58
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	231	215	$117.61	$80.81
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	154	131	$189.05	$173.01
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	135	121	$155.81	$125.26
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	131	131	$116.48	$113.82
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	114	101	$193.11	$176.11
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	98	95	$131.35	$112.98
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	73	59	$219.14	$211.38
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	55	49	$202.07	$180.71
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	47	47	$155.30	$132.42
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	43	40	$177.63	$138.48
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	38	38	$123.42	$112.74
17280 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	36	35	$153.89	$127.44
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	29	29	$79.97	$79.17
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	29	29	$126.34	$110.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	26	$115.78	$113.84
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	25	25	$133.96	$121.08
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	23	22	$177.57	$153.56
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	22	19	$37.05	$36.49
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	16	16	$36.56	$15.32
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	14	13	$162.43	$137.27
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	14	14	$206.29	$195.80
67810 Biopsy of eyelid	12	12	$189.00	$178.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	4,076	623	$6.00	$5.42
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,208	644	$74.38	$39.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,165	846	$78.07	$74.59
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,136	795	$72.06	$49.56
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	1,017	642	$47.03	$45.22
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	708	547	$120.11	$102.24
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	361	230	$161.09	$149.40
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	247	34	$2.00	$1.80
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	193	177	$111.39	$81.19
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	176	144	$187.00	$164.56
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	127	112	$189.76	$164.39
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	127	127	$114.00	$109.81
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	116	101	$154.45	$113.66
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	91	87	$130.16	$108.32
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	86	75	$217.00	$206.74
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	78	68	$198.00	$182.82
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	55	54	$119.00	$87.02
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	52	50	$174.00	$128.43
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	44	$114.47	$110.14
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	41	41	$153.00	$118.91
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	41	41	$79.32	$76.98
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	34	34	$133.00	$107.17
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	31	31	$124.00	$111.83
17280 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	26	26	$151.00	$110.03
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	24	24	$173.92	$132.81
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	23	23	$155.00	$141.26
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	17	16	$204.00	$191.75
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	13	13	$46.54	$12.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	4,270	656	$6.02	$5.72
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,220	625	$67.78	$48.37
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,186	838	$72.12	$48.89
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,066	793	$78.09	$73.73
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	905	586	$47.04	$44.32
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	648	510	$120.15	$99.49
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	354	215	$161.19	$153.13
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	233	217	$111.00	$80.03
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	175	29	$2.00	$1.81
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	162	125	$187.35	$157.62
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	154	154	$114.00	$108.55
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	125	121	$114.00	$108.29
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	115	103	$189.28	$169.42
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	102	83	$154.25	$109.69
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	72	70	$130.00	$107.45
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	69	60	$174.00	$134.62
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	67	63	$217.57	$204.20
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	63	54	$198.00	$178.40
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	62	61	$153.35	$130.67
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	60	58	$119.00	$88.32
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	30	30	$79.00	$75.71
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	30	30	$133.00	$107.17
17280 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	26	26	$151.00	$118.89
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	25	23	$173.00	$131.74
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	20	19	$155.00	$114.42
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	20	18	$35.00	$32.84
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	18	14	$60.00	$48.86
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	16	14	$204.00	$194.05
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	16	12	$159.25	$126.87
67810 Biopsy of eyelid	15	15	$186.00	$153.44
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	13	12	$41.92	$21.41
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	13	13	$124.00	$108.41
40490 Biopsy of lip	12	11	$139.00	$115.76
17273 Destruction of malignant growth (2.1 to 3.0 centimeters) of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals	11	11	$221.00	$210.73

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License CA A25370

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.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00A253700 (CA)

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6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active November 22, 2010

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 22, 2010

Registered at 334 S PATTERSON AVE, STE 105, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931112475 (Tel: 8059641514)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 22, 2010

Registered at 334 S PATTERSON AVE, STE 105, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931112475 (Tel: 8059641514)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 22, 2010

Recorded as THOMAS VANMETER, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 22, 2010

Dermatology (License #A25370 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 28, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1205832813

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: June 28, 2005

Last Update: November 22, 2010

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

334 S Patterson Ave, Ste 105

Santa Barbara, CA 931112475

Phone: 8059641514

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