Active NPI 1417018136 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Claudia Hernandez , MD

Dermatology • Chicago, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Claudia Hernandez, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Chicago, IL. With approximately 30 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1996, Dr. Hernandez delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1801 W TAYLOR ST.

Dr. Hernandez is affiliated with Rush University Medical Group and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, tangential biopsy of single skin lesion. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1801 W Taylor St
Suite 3e

Chicago, IL 606124319

Telephone 3129968666

Fax 3129961188

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 University Of Illinois Chicago Physician Group (Uicpg) Facility NPI 1871665950

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1996

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Chicago, IL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

30 Yrs +12.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 17.3 Yrs

State Avg: 23.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

242 Specialists

Practicing in Chicago, IL (673 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

9.9% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Hernandez (30 Years) 30 Yrs

Chicago Specialty Average (17.3 Years) 17.3 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
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	24	$221.00	$100.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	22	$141.00	$68.26
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$261.00	$86.19
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$367.00	$139.48
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	12	12	$320.00	$36.07

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	18	18	$141.00	$70.45
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$367.00	$143.21
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$221.00	$103.82
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$261.00	$89.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	76	71	$141.00	$71.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	23	$221.00	$105.18
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$261.00	$91.75
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	18	18	$320.00	$37.88
17000 Destruction of skin growth	17	17	$214.00	$58.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	178	155	$141.00	$73.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	73	$221.00	$107.14
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	37	35	$320.00	$37.60
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	34	14	$28.00	$2.17
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	30	$261.00	$91.71
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	26	25	$105.00	$38.94
17000 Destruction of skin growth	25	25	$214.00	$55.97
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	19	18	$982.00	$191.14
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	17	11	$173.00	$24.33
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	15	14	$353.00	$71.51
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	13	13	$402.00	$50.63
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	11	$804.00	$96.20
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$175.00	$54.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	230	187	$145.86	$56.09
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	76	66	$101.84	$28.68
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	69	69	$173.43	$55.41
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	44	42	$294.23	$42.68
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	26	13	$26.38	$2.23
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$256.84	$81.55
17000 Destruction of skin growth	20	19	$208.30	$59.12
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	15	14	$194.33	$78.24
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	15	14	$353.00	$69.68
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	14	13	$384.93	$54.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	256	203	$141.00	$54.75
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	97	85	$105.00	$27.64
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	83	83	$175.00	$54.79
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	55	52	$320.00	$43.07
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	35	$261.00	$83.18
17000 Destruction of skin growth	28	25	$214.00	$54.74
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	26	16	$353.00	$75.18
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	23	13	$173.00	$25.81
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	16	16	$402.00	$55.97
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	15	14	$28.00	$2.88
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	14	12	$179.00	$32.73
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	13	12	$175.00	$78.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	308	224	$141.00	$54.29
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	101	101	$175.00	$53.62
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	77	73	$334.00	$50.91
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	76	72	$105.00	$27.21
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	52	$261.00	$81.00
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	34	26	$353.00	$74.36
17000 Destruction of skin growth	30	29	$214.00	$52.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	28	25	$141.00	$75.67
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	25	20	$28.00	$2.74
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	19	16	$179.00	$33.90
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$175.00	$79.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	316	199	$141.00	$54.09
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	101	101	$175.00	$53.82
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	100	100	$261.00	$81.74
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	82	77	$334.00	$51.04
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	48	15	$28.00	$2.86
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	36	35	$105.00	$26.22
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	28	25	$353.00	$73.31
17000 Destruction of skin growth	28	25	$214.00	$56.77
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	22	15	$179.00	$32.88
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	22	19	$141.00	$77.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	19	$221.00	$80.52
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	18	17	$107.00	$27.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$261.00	$115.73
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	13	13	$252.00	$109.66

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2022-02-28

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License IL 036100343

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 IL 036100343

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 - Pediatric Dermatology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207NP0225X

State License IL 036100343

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.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Rush University Medical Group

1700 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 606125500

Phone: 3125632875

Rush University Medical Group

1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 606123844

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

7 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 28, 2022

Dermatology (License #036100343 in IL)

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NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 08, 2007

Registered at 1801 W TAYLOR ST, SUITE 3E, CHICAGO, IL 606124319 (Tel: 3129968666)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 08, 2007

Registered at 808 S WOOD ST, 3RD FLOOR, COLLEGE MEDICINE EAST, MC 624, CHICAGO, IL 606127300

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 08, 2007

Recorded as CLAUDIA HERNANDEZ, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 08, 2007

Dermatology

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration December 13, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1417018136

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: December 13, 2006

Last Update: February 28, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

808 S Wood St, 3rd Floor, College Medicine East, Mc 624

Chicago, IL 606127300

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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