Active NPI 1114996568 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Joseph A Howe

Dermatology • Thomasville, GA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Joseph Howe is a certified Dermatology practicing in Thomasville, GA. With approximately 31 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine in 1995, Joseph Howe delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 119 W HILL ST.

Joseph Howe is affiliated with Privia Medical Group Of Georgia Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

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

119 W Hill St

Thomasville, GA 317926618

Telephone 2292251900

Fax 2292253493

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Mcintosh Clinic, P.c. Facility NPI 1831117746

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1995

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Thomasville, GA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

31 Yrs +5.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 25.8 Yrs

State Avg: 24.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

5 Specialists

Practicing in Thomasville, GA (364 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

74.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Howe (31 Years) 31 Yrs

Thomasville Specialty Average (25.8 Years) 25.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,930	468	$30.00	$5.82
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,267	782	$183.00	$84.04
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,069	678	$246.00	$44.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	404	260	$270.00	$118.72
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	379	329	$337.00	$85.55
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	211	184	$40.00	$15.59
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	162	129	$357.00	$91.73
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	126	118	$306.00	$77.47
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	118	107	$332.00	$110.73
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	110	97	$420.00	$117.86
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	106	106	$271.00	$103.62
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	96	81	$364.00	$92.29
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	75	68	$339.00	$82.44
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	35	29	$480.00	$131.08
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	34	31	$531.00	$155.62
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	31	30	$1440.00	$262.28
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$416.00	$156.85
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	30	27	$430.00	$115.30
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	28	26	$749.00	$127.52
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	26	26	$539.00	$152.12
11642 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	21	21	$821.00	$128.23
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	19	18	$265.00	$63.02
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	13	13	$565.00	$153.08
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	13	$110.00	$51.94
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	13	13	$898.00	$286.67
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	13	12	$18.00	$8.65
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	12	11	$437.00	$106.09
11622 Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	12	$774.00	$164.31
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	11	11	$620.00	$171.75

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,522	530	$30.00	$6.08
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,306	808	$183.00	$85.14
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,157	713	$246.00	$46.51
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	371	316	$337.00	$86.06
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	371	253	$270.39	$120.32
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	203	148	$357.00	$88.65
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	129	122	$306.00	$73.23
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	123	105	$332.00	$112.94
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	122	98	$364.00	$97.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	121	121	$271.00	$104.48
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	119	102	$339.00	$89.40
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	104	82	$420.00	$113.52
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	39	39	$430.00	$127.22
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	38	35	$539.00	$144.84
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	36	33	$531.00	$155.09
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	33	32	$1440.00	$275.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	27	27	$416.00	$159.12
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	24	24	$749.00	$133.94
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	24	20	$450.00	$151.19
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	23	21	$265.00	$59.56
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	18	15	$18.00	$8.40
11642 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	18	16	$821.00	$125.96
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	17	17	$290.00	$66.25
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	16	14	$165.00	$46.83
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	15	14	$296.00	$60.16
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	14	$110.00	$53.30
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	15	13	$32.00	$7.10
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	14	$480.00	$142.91
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	13	12	$437.00	$127.51
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	13	12	$496.00	$144.36
87220 Tissue fungi or parasites	13	13	$17.00	$4.18
11641 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	13	12	$720.00	$111.36
11622 Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	11	$774.00	$148.40
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	12	12	$898.00	$297.02
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	11	11	$351.00	$117.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,494	532	$30.00	$6.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,398	861	$183.00	$85.25
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,224	757	$246.00	$43.28
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	465	377	$337.00	$85.69
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	434	308	$270.00	$121.77
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	291	208	$357.00	$87.98
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	167	133	$339.00	$82.18
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	164	129	$332.00	$109.76
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	154	149	$306.00	$76.12
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	148	119	$364.00	$99.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	111	111	$271.00	$105.21
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	110	95	$420.00	$118.85
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	44	38	$539.00	$154.27
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	43	37	$450.00	$148.28
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	43	39	$430.00	$123.75
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	35	33	$531.00	$148.60
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	34	30	$749.00	$138.53
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	34	31	$290.00	$64.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$416.00	$156.20
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	30	30	$1440.00	$268.44
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	26	26	$110.00	$52.64
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	22	20	$480.00	$140.01
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	19	19	$265.00	$53.30
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	19	17	$18.00	$2.81
87220 Tissue fungi or parasites	18	18	$17.00	$3.98
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	17	17	$496.00	$128.29
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	16	$565.00	$166.86
11641 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	16	16	$720.00	$118.59
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	16	$620.00	$187.55
11622 Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	15	$774.00	$158.84
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	14	13	$165.00	$47.76
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	14	13	$32.00	$7.68
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	14	14	$296.00	$64.86
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	13	13	$437.00	$127.39
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	12	12	$385.00	$118.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,732	602	$30.00	$5.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,474	878	$183.00	$87.13
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,395	826	$246.00	$41.06
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	609	418	$270.00	$123.37
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	551	433	$337.00	$79.05
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	396	280	$357.00	$90.22
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	354	243	$332.00	$106.08
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	254	185	$339.00	$75.14
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	221	159	$364.00	$88.01
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	175	170	$306.00	$77.41
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	149	121	$420.00	$120.19
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	122	122	$271.00	$106.36
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	79	68	$539.00	$159.70
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	64	52	$480.00	$136.42
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	64	58	$430.00	$120.13
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	60	60	$416.00	$162.21
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	51	41	$531.00	$148.77
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	44	37	$450.00	$149.29
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	42	38	$290.00	$58.68
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	31	28	$749.00	$151.93
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	30	29	$265.00	$47.32
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	29	26	$296.00	$65.09
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	28	27	$437.00	$122.77
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	25	22	$620.00	$188.58
87220 Tissue fungi or parasites	25	23	$17.00	$4.27
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	24	24	$1440.00	$292.10
11641 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	23	22	$720.00	$119.08
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	23	22	$565.00	$171.61
11642 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	20	19	$821.00	$141.98
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	18	16	$18.00	$2.67
12051 Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	17	17	$785.00	$269.75
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	15	$110.00	$53.65
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	15	15	$898.00	$301.49
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	15	14	$174.40	$49.78
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	15	13	$32.00	$6.73
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	14	12	$496.00	$126.98
11622 Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	13	12	$774.00	$187.22
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	12	12	$385.00	$111.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,955	630	$30.00	$5.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	2,408	1,213	$183.00	$72.00
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,473	869	$246.00	$37.75
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	712	404	$357.00	$77.84
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	569	346	$339.00	$67.38
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	568	447	$337.00	$71.32
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	564	337	$332.00	$100.22
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	349	237	$364.00	$80.08
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	316	213	$420.00	$108.27
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	239	225	$306.00	$71.48
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	160	115	$539.00	$139.65
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	140	140	$187.00	$72.77
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	126	102	$430.00	$127.12
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	111	81	$290.00	$51.95
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	105	78	$450.00	$149.42
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	84	61	$749.00	$175.24
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	82	67	$480.00	$139.29
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	73	62	$531.00	$135.84
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	55	52	$296.00	$55.49
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	53	41	$437.00	$104.64
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	47	43	$620.00	$172.43
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	46	36	$165.00	$50.59
11641 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	46	41	$720.00	$142.13
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	38	33	$110.00	$43.38
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	35	34	$1440.00	$276.44
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	35	33	$18.00	$2.89
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	35	33	$565.00	$169.80
11642 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	33	30	$821.00	$189.29
87220 Tissue fungi or parasites	30	26	$17.00	$4.23
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	29	27	$265.00	$55.84
12051 Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	29	29	$785.00	$215.98
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	29	26	$496.00	$116.50
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	24	23	$32.00	$7.38
11622 Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	24	21	$774.00	$178.88
12052 Repair of wound (2.6 to 5.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and/or mouth	17	14	$898.00	$275.91
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	15	15	$385.00	$115.32
17263 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	14	11	$580.00	$171.46
80076 Liver function blood test panel	12	11	$33.00	$8.08
13151 Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm	11	11	$1271.00	$410.27
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	11	11	$43.00	$9.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	4,242	704	$30.00	$5.26
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	3,002	1,347	$183.00	$70.37
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,749	978	$246.00	$41.68
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	617	376	$357.00	$83.58
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	499	402	$337.00	$80.39
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	449	320	$339.00	$73.93
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	440	289	$332.00	$105.39
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	333	295	$306.00	$70.12
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	275	199	$364.00	$91.16
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	250	188	$420.00	$117.48
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	213	213	$187.00	$72.19
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	198	134	$450.00	$142.98
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	172	130	$290.00	$55.73
96900 Application of ultraviolet light to skin	171	11	$62.00	$19.69
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	159	136	$110.00	$42.63
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	112	82	$749.00	$169.48
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	111	93	$539.00	$147.71
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	99	79	$296.00	$59.44
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	75	66	$430.00	$128.53
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	69	55	$531.00	$136.70
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	64	51	$437.00	$109.70
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	63	59	$1440.00	$289.56
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	58	40	$18.00	$2.79
11641 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	57	53	$720.00	$133.90
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	54	51	$480.00	$151.37
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	48	34	$32.00	$8.11
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	47	39	$496.00	$132.05
87220 Tissue fungi or parasites	42	40	$17.00	$4.54
11642 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	40	36	$821.00	$159.55
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	39	34	$165.00	$50.22
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	34	31	$265.00	$52.07
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	29	28	$1431.00	$460.82
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	27	26	$385.00	$112.57
17280 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	27	25	$428.00	$108.60
80076 Liver function blood test panel	26	12	$33.00	$8.56
11622 Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	24	22	$774.00	$174.02
13131 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm	22	21	$1159.00	$373.44
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	19	19	$43.00	$11.51
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	17	17	$620.00	$185.54
13151 Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm	16	16	$1271.00	$409.87
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	16	$565.00	$162.87
12051 Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less	13	13	$785.00	$204.58
12031 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less	11	11	$712.00	$159.22
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	11	11	$351.00	$92.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,849	636	$30.00	$4.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	2,510	1,297	$183.00	$69.06
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,526	905	$246.00	$40.50
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	626	356	$339.00	$74.33
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	557	343	$357.00	$84.83
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	409	337	$337.00	$76.07
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	388	272	$332.00	$68.69
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	310	219	$364.00	$93.73
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	247	228	$315.00	$76.17
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	233	198	$110.00	$41.11
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	196	164	$420.00	$120.34
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	194	194	$187.00	$69.75
96900 Application of ultraviolet light to skin	166	11	$62.00	$18.88
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	89	81	$430.00	$122.76
11641 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	86	76	$720.00	$127.72
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	86	76	$290.00	$52.86
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	83	71	$539.00	$153.40
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	78	47	$18.00	$2.94
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	72	66	$296.00	$55.85
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	71	69	$480.00	$145.47
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	69	57	$749.00	$174.71
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	68	39	$32.00	$9.40
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	51	44	$437.00	$111.00
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	50	49	$450.00	$134.22
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	50	46	$531.00	$147.83
80076 Liver function blood test panel	38	13	$33.00	$9.89
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	36	34	$496.00	$130.77
11642 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	35	31	$821.00	$154.90
13151 Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm	35	33	$1271.00	$394.97
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	34	33	$1431.00	$446.53
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	32	30	$265.00	$50.58
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	32	30	$1440.00	$285.53
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	31	29	$98.00	$30.03
87220 Tissue fungi or parasites	30	27	$17.00	$5.16
17280 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	26	23	$428.00	$98.95
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	26	26	$43.00	$12.78
11622 Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	21	20	$774.00	$168.40
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	21	21	$620.00	$166.77
13131 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm	19	18	$1159.00	$366.29
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	18	18	$109.00	$40.74
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	17	17	$565.00	$172.34
13121 Repair of wound (2.6 to 7.5 centimeters) of scalp, arms, and/or legs	11	11	$1283.00	$380.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	2,391	1,283	$183.00	$83.62
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,784	564	$30.00	$6.47
17000 Destruction of skin growth	1,451	857	$246.00	$46.50
11310 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	628	391	$339.00	$91.29
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	590	383	$357.00	$101.34
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	571	443	$337.00	$85.93
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	379	263	$332.00	$80.90
11306 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	344	238	$364.00	$109.64
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	274	218	$420.00	$137.34
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	259	224	$110.00	$49.24
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	256	234	$315.00	$83.77
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	215	215	$187.00	$84.70
11312 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	97	87	$480.00	$165.08
11307 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	94	81	$430.00	$148.72
11641 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	80	73	$720.00	$162.93
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	80	65	$539.00	$174.48
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	74	59	$749.00	$231.04
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	73	62	$290.00	$63.96
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	65	31	$18.00	$2.94
11305 Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less	63	59	$296.00	$64.33
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	59	28	$32.00	$10.45
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	57	49	$437.00	$132.04
87220 Tissue fungi or parasites	45	38	$17.00	$5.74
80076 Liver function blood test panel	41	13	$33.00	$7.84
13151 Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm	36	33	$1271.00	$493.71
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	36	32	$531.00	$171.35
11622 Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	35	33	$774.00	$234.02
11642 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	34	30	$821.00	$210.44
17280 Destruction of malignant growth (0.5 centimeters or less) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	33	31	$428.00	$121.32
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	33	31	$496.00	$164.25
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	32	30	$265.00	$55.97
13132 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm	28	26	$1431.00	$557.39
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	23	21	$98.00	$37.73
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	21	20	$565.00	$171.35
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	20	17	$43.00	$14.20
13131 Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm	18	18	$1159.00	$439.62
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	17	17	$1440.00	$340.62
17282 Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm	17	17	$620.00	$214.81
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	14	14	$109.00	$48.15
11601 Removal of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of the trunk, arms, or legs	11	11	$686.00	$158.17

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License GA 039824

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.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Privia Medical Group Of Georgia Llc

101 Yorktown Dr, Fayetteville, GA 302141578

Privia Medical Group Of Georgia Llc

101 Yorktown Dr, Fayetteville, GA 302147663

Phone: 7704604285

Privia Medical Group Of Georgia Llc

119 W Hill St, Thomasville, GA 317926618

Phone: 7703042220

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Dr. Brandon Merrill , MD

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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Internal Medicine

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Internal Medicine

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active August 20, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 20, 2007

Registered at 119 W HILL ST, THOMASVILLE, GA 317926618 (Tel: 2292251900)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 20, 2007

Registered at 119 W HILL ST, THOMASVILLE, GA 317926618 (Tel: 2292251900)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 20, 2007

Recorded as JOSEPH HOWE

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 20, 2007

Dermatology (License #039824 in GA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 17, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Number: 1114996568

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: March 17, 2006

Last Update: August 20, 2007

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

119 W Hill St

Thomasville, GA 317926618

Phone: 2292251900

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