Active NPI 1508868860 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Michael John Ford , MD

Dermatology • Tallahassee, FL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Michael Ford, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Tallahassee, FL. With approximately 44 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 1982, Dr. Ford delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2040 FLEISCHMANN RD.

Dr. Ford 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

2040 Fleischmann Rd

Tallahassee, FL 323084599

Telephone 8504223376

Fax 8502057182

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Southeastern Dermatology, Pa Facility NPI 1841229036

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Florida College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1982

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Tallahassee, FL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

44 Yrs +22.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 21.4 Yrs

State Avg: 23.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

20 Specialists

Practicing in Tallahassee, FL (1273 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

33.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ford (44 Years) 44 Yrs

Tallahassee Specialty Average (21.4 Years) 21.4 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	2,447	455	$7.93	$6.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,477	972	$113.00	$92.58
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	914	595	$84.53	$67.73
17000 Destruction of skin growth	858	619	$82.90	$49.37
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	390	332	$138.18	$98.17
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	366	288	$70.14	$57.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	237	237	$142.41	$112.82
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	226	169	$858.87	$609.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	223	184	$160.34	$130.76
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	199	170	$148.16	$103.86
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	168	157	$154.52	$115.86
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	152	89	$518.89	$404.27
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	134	113	$382.24	$219.17
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	111	39	$1.22	$0.97
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	110	103	$123.69	$77.50
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	109	101	$142.06	$99.24
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	104	89	$169.06	$123.44
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	95	76	$806.42	$607.38
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	86	68	$123.52	$99.88
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	86	78	$121.51	$74.97
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	85	65	$508.95	$388.69
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	77	76	$111.55	$89.99
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	76	71	$100.35	$80.95
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	61	53	$308.11	$124.94
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	58	52	$148.98	$104.34
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	49	43	$168.25	$124.41
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	48	44	$339.41	$275.24
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	45	22	$17.42	$14.56
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	45	42	$399.87	$157.75
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	44	43	$205.26	$168.99
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	44	42	$9.63	$5.71
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	43	40	$135.50	$109.31
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	37	28	$71.19	$49.74
17314 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	35	25	$496.11	$400.23
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$214.58	$173.32
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	33	29	$129.82	$89.39
11105 Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth	33	21	$74.78	$60.50
10040 Acne surgery	30	30	$143.76	$105.91
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	29	27	$52.28	$42.07
12042 Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm	28	27	$391.53	$157.80
96573 Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth	25	24	$272.60	$221.70
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	24	24	$158.47	$118.72
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	23	19	$186.32	$152.81
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	20	19	$532.57	$302.71
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	20	19	$114.67	$61.30
12051 Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	18	18	$358.79	$152.20
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	14	$216.67	$156.71
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	14	14	$595.82	$240.34
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	13	$165.11	$129.90
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$91.09	$73.56
12041 Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.5 cm or less	12	12	$332.60	$156.14
11730 Simple separation of fingernail or toenail from nail bed, first nail	12	12	$142.31	$82.15
12031 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less	11	11	$326.64	$218.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,209	423	$8.25	$6.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,421	933	$114.36	$89.40
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	947	636	$85.61	$65.86
17000 Destruction of skin growth	775	549	$84.58	$48.19
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	472	348	$71.50	$55.89
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	381	320	$142.00	$96.88
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	270	270	$145.30	$111.22
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	254	193	$162.18	$125.75
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	232	182	$871.19	$598.74
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	192	178	$159.14	$115.34
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	170	150	$153.67	$104.75
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	156	99	$526.54	$406.80
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	139	132	$127.23	$78.00
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	120	42	$1.35	$1.06
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	120	111	$172.66	$126.21
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	116	107	$389.67	$223.58
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	108	81	$500.38	$384.62
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	97	87	$102.57	$79.13
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	96	77	$87.75	$67.70
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	87	76	$815.57	$576.17
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	81	75	$133.33	$101.75
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	80	75	$147.48	$100.27
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	74	62	$9.82	$5.40
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	72	69	$127.95	$79.01
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	68	61	$348.79	$271.86
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	65	65	$214.88	$166.96
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	60	57	$156.99	$110.64
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	57	50	$129.19	$98.17
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	54	49	$212.98	$167.59
17314 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	42	29	$503.14	$381.62
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	41	38	$315.39	$121.66
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	40	37	$175.85	$127.39
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	40	39	$53.60	$41.34
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	38	36	$408.07	$165.90
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	37	30	$70.42	$43.67
12042 Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm	35	35	$398.77	$180.57
11105 Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth	33	27	$76.08	$58.79
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	32	30	$115.40	$55.39
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	32	29	$159.11	$118.74
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	30	18	$17.15	$13.93
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	29	28	$131.55	$88.16
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	28	28	$610.86	$235.70
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	27	27	$548.22	$243.33
12011 Repair of wound (2.5 centimeters or less) of the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes	26	25	$147.30	$61.15
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	23	19	$64.01	$49.68
96573 Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth	23	23	$279.07	$221.58
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	21	19	$176.41	$131.72
12051 Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	20	20	$364.77	$148.39
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	19	16	$227.62	$135.52
11730 Simple separation of fingernail or toenail from nail bed, first nail	17	17	$146.58	$100.61
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	16	16	$93.15	$71.87
10040 Acne surgery	16	16	$144.76	$107.83
11402 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	14	$216.98	$96.86
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	14	$199.63	$140.33
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	14	14	$1000.81	$771.65
69100 Biopsy of ear	13	13	$121.62	$66.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,941	349	$8.41	$6.56
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,280	868	$115.73	$90.35
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	906	590	$84.33	$64.24
17000 Destruction of skin growth	656	471	$85.42	$48.31
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	410	285	$71.89	$56.55
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	325	282	$142.36	$94.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	260	260	$146.57	$112.54
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	211	163	$869.79	$564.90
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	201	189	$162.92	$118.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	197	158	$162.94	$126.68
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	149	76	$527.77	$401.69
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	143	130	$156.09	$108.55
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	122	30	$1.41	$1.11
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	119	109	$130.05	$81.21
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	115	71	$502.59	$385.90
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	105	97	$148.16	$100.14
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	103	87	$129.77	$73.98
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	101	95	$393.82	$246.65
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	96	86	$176.58	$127.46
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	96	83	$131.69	$101.67
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	88	68	$357.87	$280.92
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	85	71	$130.25	$100.68
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	85	84	$88.72	$68.16
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	77	60	$9.82	$5.60
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	68	65	$68.67	$52.53
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	62	57	$816.22	$610.77
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	55	48	$51.10	$37.21
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	52	47	$318.50	$123.10
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	46	43	$158.53	$106.20
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	41	41	$219.48	$169.31
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	41	40	$180.22	$137.50
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	40	23	$72.97	$50.37
11105 Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth	40	29	$76.83	$59.56
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	34	32	$413.82	$164.47
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	32	32	$557.27	$289.20
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	30	15	$18.15	$14.23
17314 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	29	27	$504.48	$390.13
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	29	24	$208.65	$168.05
12011 Repair of wound (2.5 centimeters or less) of the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes	28	24	$149.14	$56.02
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	26	24	$115.70	$58.24
11400 Removal of growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of the trunk, arms or legs	23	21	$163.05	$117.39
11603 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	22	22	$364.04	$140.89
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	22	22	$222.65	$162.84
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	21	18	$64.25	$51.05
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	21	21	$619.09	$228.45
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	20	18	$135.39	$78.03
12051 Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	18	17	$371.94	$151.37
12042 Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm	18	18	$403.00	$183.35
10040 Acne surgery	18	18	$142.73	$99.67
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	17	16	$1003.52	$753.00
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	16	16	$94.97	$69.94
69100 Biopsy of ear	16	15	$124.71	$69.69
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	15	14	$155.42	$120.57
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	15	$181.76	$141.61
12034 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 7.6-12.5 cm	12	12	$439.52	$254.40
11401 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	11	11	$204.58	$100.64

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,209	400	$7.95	$6.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,411	937	$115.23	$90.41
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,025	643	$83.00	$62.77
17000 Destruction of skin growth	765	544	$82.52	$46.28
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	355	298	$140.81	$92.19
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	329	246	$70.37	$55.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	274	197	$164.19	$128.73
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	259	242	$164.34	$120.79
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	252	252	$145.79	$112.61
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	225	180	$874.18	$579.15
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	175	33	$1.61	$1.27
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	144	128	$156.99	$101.44
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	140	93	$528.91	$406.90
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	116	112	$129.83	$79.85
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	114	105	$148.67	$98.17
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	101	65	$494.47	$380.61
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	99	91	$9.63	$5.77
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	98	83	$124.37	$95.02
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	98	89	$397.78	$247.10
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	89	81	$180.89	$124.08
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	82	78	$126.78	$74.95
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	77	64	$357.35	$271.21
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	67	63	$131.77	$101.52
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	60	51	$36.70	$28.28
11105 Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth	58	47	$77.59	$60.57
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	58	56	$45.19	$34.82
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	57	51	$818.00	$613.74
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	55	53	$158.03	$106.27
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	53	49	$177.98	$129.30
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	51	47	$321.68	$123.89
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	47	39	$51.33	$39.55
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	39	22	$70.03	$45.60
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	37	18	$17.62	$13.99
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	35	34	$134.88	$77.55
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	34	34	$412.53	$158.79
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$217.78	$169.31
12042 Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm	31	27	$406.08	$160.84
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	31	29	$66.33	$52.38
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	29	28	$114.25	$58.72
11400 Removal of growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of the trunk, arms or legs	29	25	$165.46	$99.46
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	29	26	$205.31	$164.34
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	27	25	$623.97	$240.39
17314 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	27	22	$504.60	$388.80
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	25	25	$565.36	$287.15
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	23	23	$94.85	$73.10
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	21	21	$1002.61	$769.88
10040 Acne surgery	21	19	$145.08	$96.44
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	21	17	$224.76	$131.16
69100 Biopsy of ear	19	19	$126.67	$70.18
12011 Repair of wound (2.5 centimeters or less) of the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes	19	18	$150.67	$57.78
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	18	18	$200.03	$159.45
11730 Simple separation of fingernail or toenail from nail bed, first nail	16	15	$145.68	$105.46
11440 Removal of noncancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less	16	15	$182.54	$138.80
12051 Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	16	15	$366.93	$160.05
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	13	13	$989.66	$762.81
11402 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	11	$222.29	$80.98
12031 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less	12	12	$343.03	$163.12
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	12	$184.91	$144.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,941	338	$9.17	$5.78
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,035	617	$102.43	$63.04
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	848	690	$170.18	$107.73
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	844	530	$117.28	$74.43
17000 Destruction of skin growth	690	484	$101.91	$46.16
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	296	247	$172.78	$89.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	291	291	$171.38	$107.28
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	269	238	$197.11	$118.53
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	241	188	$1056.94	$559.81
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	203	142	$70.97	$45.04
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	179	160	$154.81	$76.90
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	174	152	$188.33	$96.24
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	168	91	$630.97	$389.99
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	126	29	$2.28	$1.45
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	125	101	$480.80	$234.02
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	114	101	$149.16	$93.14
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	106	88	$9.77	$5.78
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	105	75	$624.25	$382.32
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	98	82	$213.53	$124.16
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	92	74	$155.90	$96.41
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	81	74	$412.34	$252.85
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	74	69	$181.10	$91.80
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	74	66	$191.40	$96.45
11105 Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth	67	49	$95.70	$59.48
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	62	52	$395.56	$121.85
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	52	49	$60.15	$36.96
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	51	47	$62.84	$37.61
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	47	43	$990.25	$571.07
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	46	37	$81.60	$53.19
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	46	41	$46.75	$28.63
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	45	43	$221.72	$125.86
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	44	41	$484.39	$151.18
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	42	31	$86.17	$48.43
12042 Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm	39	38	$480.69	$154.82
17314 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	32	21	$606.27	$378.12
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	30	30	$121.25	$74.78
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	30	25	$276.43	$135.41
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	28	27	$139.96	$55.68
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	27	27	$770.05	$233.10
11603 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	26	26	$453.92	$146.85
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	25	24	$1232.80	$764.71
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	24	23	$219.75	$134.89
12051 Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	20	19	$432.52	$150.14
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	19	18	$691.53	$307.60
69100 Biopsy of ear	18	15	$152.93	$62.87
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	18	17	$165.03	$75.64
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	17	16	$249.82	$141.30
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	17	12	$22.02	$14.14
12011 Repair of wound (2.5 centimeters or less) of the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes	16	14	$180.75	$56.55
11400 Removal of growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of the trunk, arms or legs	15	14	$198.62	$108.75
88332 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block	14	12	$86.48	$50.06
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	13	13	$1230.21	$767.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7345 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 10% gel, 10 mg	4,000	20	$2.33	$1.43
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,007	376	$9.34	$5.52
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,102	684	$105.64	$62.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,035	635	$114.79	$72.60
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	831	670	$170.97	$106.53
17000 Destruction of skin growth	736	530	$106.72	$46.37
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	316	269	$168.14	$91.52
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	302	302	$171.70	$107.22
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	284	262	$197.05	$112.88
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	237	190	$1069.95	$571.52
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	204	188	$156.35	$78.96
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	199	109	$629.83	$389.32
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	170	143	$70.73	$44.28
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	144	127	$191.56	$96.41
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	120	81	$621.81	$385.12
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	108	102	$181.67	$95.04
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	107	94	$155.33	$95.45
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	106	88	$149.32	$88.55
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	98	89	$208.75	$122.11
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	84	76	$401.90	$128.03
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	82	68	$9.88	$5.71
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	69	64	$652.88	$339.77
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	68	67	$762.48	$250.34
96573 Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth	67	61	$309.94	$188.90
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	67	60	$483.83	$270.25
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	57	54	$74.81	$36.25
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	57	12	$2.44	$1.65
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	54	46	$47.34	$29.12
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	54	51	$70.92	$38.73
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	54	52	$192.44	$98.74
11105 Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth	48	39	$97.01	$58.78
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	47	40	$224.96	$119.27
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	47	46	$400.67	$243.14
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	45	41	$84.84	$52.35
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	43	40	$1001.82	$573.43
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	40	35	$155.02	$70.57
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	34	31	$265.11	$144.47
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	32	20	$86.14	$45.49
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	27	26	$161.66	$79.94
12042 Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm	25	25	$468.31	$164.96
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	25	25	$1255.43	$736.57
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	25	25	$122.46	$75.47
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	23	22	$228.85	$133.21
87220 Tissue fungi or parasites	23	20	$9.90	$4.65
88332 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block	20	15	$84.99	$52.27
17314 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	20	15	$598.11	$374.61
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	19	19	$137.52	$64.61
12011 Repair of wound (2.5 centimeters or less) of the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes	18	18	$195.20	$57.08
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	18	18	$466.85	$158.11
13101 Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm	18	17	$646.17	$342.70
11400 Removal of growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of the trunk, arms or legs	18	18	$195.61	$95.78
11603 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	17	16	$460.88	$141.73
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	17	16	$244.83	$150.57
69100 Biopsy of ear	15	15	$156.39	$68.01
12051 Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	14	14	$405.21	$141.42
11440 Removal of noncancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less	14	13	$216.11	$135.87
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	12	$259.74	$157.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,273	402	$11.39	$5.02
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,278	713	$119.32	$58.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,188	772	$103.44	$68.74
17000 Destruction of skin growth	782	543	$124.67	$43.99
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	591	501	$153.27	$82.19
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	482	405	$153.91	$101.50
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	385	385	$157.49	$102.45
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	304	220	$1014.72	$536.47
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	233	202	$134.02	$89.66
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	216	169	$66.92	$41.13
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	198	113	$577.75	$367.05
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	190	157	$194.44	$95.03
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	145	128	$181.36	$86.57
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	142	85	$188.16	$34.75
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	140	107	$68.95	$31.32
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	119	105	$168.02	$84.82
87220 Tissue fungi or parasites	114	81	$9.90	$5.16
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	109	100	$184.61	$91.92
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	108	30	$2.20	$1.78
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	84	71	$974.86	$546.34
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	81	70	$555.23	$398.27
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	80	72	$197.13	$104.67
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	68	64	$435.50	$218.13
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	67	58	$153.64	$91.27
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	64	54	$229.12	$118.47
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	63	59	$503.80	$253.52
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	61	53	$673.20	$229.77
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	57	50	$407.88	$124.01
96573 Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth	57	53	$295.71	$173.33
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	49	42	$214.18	$140.76
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	46	42	$97.88	$37.58
17314 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	45	28	$535.73	$350.23
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	33	33	$365.50	$152.44
12042 Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm	31	30	$343.83	$150.40
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	27	21	$84.53	$42.32
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	24	21	$232.56	$136.77
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	22	21	$264.73	$148.24
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	22	20	$232.91	$114.70
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	20	20	$204.64	$105.05
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	19	18	$1194.60	$743.25
11400 Removal of growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of the trunk, arms or legs	19	18	$175.70	$114.99
13131 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm	18	18	$454.30	$182.84
12011 Repair of wound (2.5 centimeters or less) of the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes	16	16	$245.50	$52.47
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	15	13	$1013.10	$702.95
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	15	14	$169.05	$108.96
12041 Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.5 cm or less	14	13	$325.50	$112.26
13151 Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm	13	13	$569.80	$200.46
12051 Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	13	13	$341.51	$122.25
11440 Removal of noncancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less	13	13	$204.60	$122.77
14041 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	12	12	$1348.60	$901.49
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	12	12	$106.70	$52.86
13101 Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm	11	11	$641.42	$221.03
11603 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	11	11	$464.60	$135.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,391	403	$13.50	$5.24
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,418	755	$131.61	$57.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,174	776	$104.27	$67.64
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	839	690	$154.05	$81.87
17000 Destruction of skin growth	776	547	$125.23	$42.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	539	463	$154.36	$99.64
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	385	385	$157.55	$100.89
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	365	242	$69.36	$30.74
17311 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	282	206	$1014.72	$514.37
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	277	234	$135.13	$91.05
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	236	186	$67.16	$40.18
17312 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	189	99	$577.75	$359.76
87220 Tissue fungi or parasites	152	125	$9.89	$5.74
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	143	116	$168.02	$85.41
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	133	116	$182.47	$85.73
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	108	66	$188.16	$34.12
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	95	34	$2.20	$1.80
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	94	86	$434.81	$216.27
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	79	67	$550.63	$355.52
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	73	67	$204.22	$121.41
17313 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks	65	51	$974.86	$502.72
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	64	59	$141.10	$89.09
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	59	56	$99.50	$37.24
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	57	54	$406.81	$121.25
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	50	46	$231.29	$120.41
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	49	44	$215.50	$130.53
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	46	40	$234.73	$139.18
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	39	39	$365.50	$136.65
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	36	31	$196.14	$90.89
12042 Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm	34	32	$345.50	$138.26
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	31	25	$85.00	$42.43
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	30	30	$503.80	$257.69
17314 Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks	28	20	$535.73	$344.69
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	27	26	$197.50	$96.22
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	26	26	$673.20	$238.65
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	25	21	$234.51	$122.53
14060 Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	24	23	$1194.60	$714.36
12011 Repair of wound (2.5 centimeters or less) of the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mucous membranes	23	21	$245.50	$50.67
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	22	20	$185.63	$92.95
12051 Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	21	21	$345.50	$130.87
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	21	20	$264.73	$134.91
14040 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	19	19	$1013.10	$713.74
11755 Biopsy of fingernail or toenail	18	14	$207.79	$108.84
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	17	17	$105.76	$53.12
11400 Removal of growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of the trunk, arms or legs	15	15	$177.10	$100.21
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	14	14	$175.68	$108.94
13151 Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm	14	13	$569.80	$196.79
14041 Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	13	13	$1348.60	$885.61
11603 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	13	13	$464.60	$132.09
12034 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 7.6-12.5 cm	13	12	$375.50	$189.72

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License FL ME53580

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 - Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207NI0002X

State License FL ME53580

A dermatologist who utilizes various specialized laboratory procedures to diagnose disorders characterized by defective responses of the body's immune system. Immunodermatologists also may provide consultation in the management of these disorders and administer specialized forms of therapy for these diseases.

Dermatology - Dermatopathology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ND0900X

State License FL ME53580

A dermatopathologist has the expertise to diagnose and monitor diseases of the skin including infectious, immunologic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases. This entails the examination and interpretation of specially prepared tissue sections, cellular scrapings and smears of skin lesions by means of routine and special (electron and fluorescent) microscopes.

Dermatology - Pediatric Dermatology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207NP0225X

State License FL ME53580

A pediatric dermatologist has, through additional special training, developed expertise in the treatment of specific skin disease categories with emphasis on those diseases which predominate in infants, children and adolescents.

Dermatology - Procedural Dermatology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207NS0135X

State License FL ME53580

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).

Dermatology - MOHS-Micrographic Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ND0101X

State License FL ME53580

The highly-trained surgeons that perform Mohs Micrographic Surgery are specialists both in dermatology and pathology. With their extensive knowledge of the skin and unique pathological skills, they are able to remove only diseased tissue, preserving healthy tissue and minimizing the cosmetic impact of the surgery. Mohs surgeons who belong to the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) have completed a minimum of one year of fellowship training at one of the ACMS-approved training centers in the U.S.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

000652800 (FL)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

5 Associated Practitioners

Christopher Jones , PA

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1235342114

Physician Assistant

Dawn Jones , PA

Physician Assistant

NPI 1538496955

Physician Assistant

Brandon Bergschneider , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1578981742

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Morgan Johnson , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1619759784

Physician Assistant (Certified)

David Yorio , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1639614050

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active October 23, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 23, 2009

Registered at 2040 FLEISCHMANN RD, TALLAHASSEE, FL 323084599 (Tel: 8504223376)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 23, 2009

Registered at 2040 FLEISCHMANN RD, TALLAHASSEE, FL 323084599 (Tel: 8504223376)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 23, 2009

Recorded as MICHAEL FORD, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 23, 2009

Dermatology (License #ME53580 in FL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 01, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1508868860

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: June 01, 2005

Last Update: October 23, 2009

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

2040 Fleischmann Rd

Tallahassee, FL 323084599

Phone: 8504223376

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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