Active NPI 1295788198 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Melissa Chesler Lazarus , MD

Dermatology • Bay Harbor Islands, FL

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Melissa Lazarus, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Dermatology in Bay Harbor Islands, FL. Practice services are available at 1080 KANE CONCOURSE 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

1080 Kane Concourse

Bay Harbor Islands, FL 331542107

Telephone 3058646200

Fax 3058649906

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Melissa Lazarus Md Pa Facility NPI 1245416957

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Bay Harbor Islands, FL

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 9.0 Yrs

State Avg: 23.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

3 Specialists

Practicing in Bay Harbor Islands, FL (1273 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

32.6% 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 (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	801	117	$8.56	$6.32
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	273	158	$150.00	$90.40
17000 Destruction of skin growth	215	140	$98.55	$56.36
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	109	95	$147.79	$95.98
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	48	42	$67.48	$56.40
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	39	29	$265.00	$166.23
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	26	22	$79.79	$49.52
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	16	12	$164.87	$111.77
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$163.72	$112.59
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	12	11	$300.00	$267.29
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	12	11	$606.89	$369.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	837	113	$8.56	$6.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	363	170	$150.00	$90.80
17000 Destruction of skin growth	244	143	$98.55	$56.40
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	136	110	$147.79	$101.23
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	59	50	$67.48	$56.98
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	51	31	$265.00	$171.97
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	43	22	$164.87	$113.71
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	34	24	$79.79	$50.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$163.72	$115.25
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	17	16	$300.00	$274.89
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	17	16	$606.89	$365.53
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	14	$200.00	$128.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	915	131	$8.56	$6.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	380	179	$150.00	$92.61
17000 Destruction of skin growth	249	152	$98.55	$54.87
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	160	126	$147.79	$101.13
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	57	40	$79.79	$52.43
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	54	34	$265.00	$171.99
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	37	31	$67.48	$58.46
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	27	20	$164.87	$115.61
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$163.72	$117.47
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	16	$200.00	$129.45
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	11	11	$185.72	$130.34

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	879	133	$8.56	$6.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	331	169	$150.00	$93.97
17000 Destruction of skin growth	260	160	$98.55	$53.07
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	162	119	$147.79	$102.00
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	78	55	$67.48	$57.40
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	74	48	$79.79	$54.40
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	42	27	$265.00	$170.34
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	39	24	$164.87	$115.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	32	$163.72	$117.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	19	$200.00	$133.49
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	15	12	$2.55	$1.17
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	13	11	$63.09	$39.77
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	11	11	$185.72	$133.69

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	851	122	$8.56	$5.93
17000 Destruction of skin growth	240	147	$98.55	$48.69
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	208	134	$187.92	$111.95
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	183	129	$147.79	$100.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	129	80	$138.99	$77.24
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	105	60	$79.79	$55.23
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	54	34	$215.33	$159.62
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	39	32	$67.48	$46.46
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$163.72	$111.43
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	15	12	$164.87	$110.90
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	14	11	$418.05	$416.73
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	12	12	$185.72	$129.19

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	802	123	$12.75	$5.80
17000 Destruction of skin growth	242	148	$110.60	$51.68
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	241	142	$154.42	$109.56
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	182	126	$150.15	$94.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	123	76	$106.96	$75.27
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	68	49	$83.32	$52.60
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	54	32	$202.78	$151.58
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	46	36	$59.33	$43.32
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	19	17	$159.07	$107.62
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	17	17	$109.69	$77.59
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	16	15	$182.85	$120.66
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$160.45	$111.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	801	104	$19.00	$5.51
17000 Destruction of skin growth	231	127	$135.00	$52.99
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	179	118	$177.00	$101.14
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	169	116	$178.00	$105.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	138	98	$117.00	$71.89
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	87	57	$341.00	$145.10
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	63	41	$99.00	$33.86
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	49	37	$73.00	$43.30
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	18	13	$191.00	$98.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	752	125	$19.00	$6.07
17000 Destruction of skin growth	240	144	$135.00	$53.03
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	207	138	$117.00	$75.06
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	193	126	$177.00	$102.36
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	93	55	$341.00	$157.63
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	78	54	$99.00	$35.06
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	77	53	$73.00	$44.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	55	$178.00	$108.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$183.00	$112.39
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	15	14	$191.00	$114.26
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	14	12	$768.00	$435.66
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$125.00	$76.68

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-12-18

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License FL ME95386

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.

Dermatology - Procedural Dermatology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207NS0135X

State License FL ME95386

Procedural Dermatology, a subspecialty of Dermatology, encompassing a wide variety of surgical procedures and methods to remove or modify skin tissue for health or cosmetic benefit. These methods include scalpel surgery, laser surgery, chemical surgery, cryosurgery (liquid nitrogen), electrosurgery, aspiration surgery, liposuction, injection of filler substances, and Mohs micrographic controlled surgery (a special technique for the removal of growths, especially skin cancers).

Career & Practice History Timeline

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6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active March 26, 2010

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 26, 2010

Registered at 1080 KANE CONCOURSE, BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FL 331542107 (Tel: 3058646200)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 26, 2010

Registered at 1080 KANE CONCOURSE, BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FL 331542107 (Tel: 3058646200)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 26, 2010

Recorded as MELISSA LAZARUS, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 26, 2010

Dermatology (License #ME95386 in FL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 19, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1295788198

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 19, 2006

Last Update: December 18, 2023

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

1080 Kane Concourse

Bay Harbor Islands, FL 331542107

Phone: 3058646200

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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