Active NPI 1740448927 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Nicole Papastathis Huffman , MD

Dermatology • Northbrook, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Nicole Huffman, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Northbrook, IL. With approximately 18 years of clinical experience since graduating from New York Medical College in 2008, Dr. Huffman delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 400 SKOKIE BLVD.

Dr. Huffman is affiliated with Dermatology Partners Of The North Shore Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 10% gel, 10 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

400 Skokie Blvd
Suite 475

Northbrook, IL 600622816

Telephone 8472724433

Fax 8472724434

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Dermatology Partners Of The North Shore Llc Facility NPI 1114063591

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

New York Medical College

Graduation Year

2008

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Northbrook, IL

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

18 Yrs -7.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 25.9 Yrs

State Avg: 23.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

11 Specialists

Practicing in Northbrook, IL (673 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

9.1% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

50.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Huffman (18 Years) 18 Yrs

Northbrook Specialty Average (25.9 Years) 25.9 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
J7345 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 10% gel, 10 mg	3,000	15	$3.39	$1.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	909	685	$190.49	$98.83
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	554	156	$13.54	$7.06
17000 Destruction of skin growth	389	299	$141.76	$59.86
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	347	241	$146.44	$76.03
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	226	208	$208.88	$99.74
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	210	172	$236.71	$119.70
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	198	182	$118.68	$61.95
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	79	$268.51	$139.71
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	59	38	$104.79	$54.77
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	41	$236.11	$122.02
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	27	24	$311.48	$146.25
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	23	21	$374.61	$183.18
10040 Acne surgery	21	21	$243.45	$123.72
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	15	14	$194.46	$88.39
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	15	15	$279.36	$145.14
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$151.42	$78.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	832	622	$191.44	$95.89
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	663	171	$13.92	$6.99
17000 Destruction of skin growth	398	293	$143.26	$60.68
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	304	215	$148.32	$74.14
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	204	177	$241.69	$119.42
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	195	170	$119.97	$60.21
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	186	171	$216.55	$100.74
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	76	$270.55	$135.71
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	49	$240.92	$120.75
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	43	33	$107.58	$53.91
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	30	28	$195.88	$78.83
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	24	23	$383.74	$192.30
10040 Acne surgery	22	22	$248.76	$119.11
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	19	19	$153.56	$77.13
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	19	19	$316.28	$150.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7345 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 10% gel, 10 mg	2,600	13	$3.19	$1.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	765	589	$194.96	$97.72
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	656	165	$14.36	$7.20
17000 Destruction of skin growth	389	276	$146.40	$60.87
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	311	224	$149.72	$75.22
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	213	192	$222.88	$104.00
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	186	164	$246.48	$120.95
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	160	148	$122.36	$61.31
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	51	$273.44	$136.89
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$243.80	$122.29
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	39	28	$111.26	$55.90
10040 Acne surgery	25	22	$252.36	$126.63
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	25	21	$320.00	$151.05
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	24	24	$196.20	$88.13
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	19	15	$2.38	$1.18
17260 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less	19	12	$216.84	$83.18
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	17	15	$123.06	$58.13
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	15	$388.98	$194.53
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	13	13	$310.56	$155.74
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	12	11	$223.74	$93.54
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$157.66	$78.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	824	636	$130.82	$88.84
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	748	203	$9.52	$6.49
17000 Destruction of skin growth	405	312	$101.14	$59.29
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	347	230	$102.13	$74.57
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	220	182	$172.81	$121.14
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	210	189	$154.46	$102.22
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	195	173	$87.31	$55.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	66	66	$154.00	$119.73
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	55	35	$79.52	$57.99
10040 Acne surgery	37	37	$155.75	$121.72
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	34	25	$215.75	$149.66
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	30	29	$140.00	$82.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$209.56	$130.72
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	18	12	$84.07	$46.06
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	18	11	$7.05	$1.28
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	17	17	$117.53	$79.77
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	14	$243.72	$194.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	850	659	$80.14	$80.42
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	791	191	$6.00	$6.05
17000 Destruction of skin growth	404	300	$72.00	$55.70
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	382	251	$73.27	$73.54
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	249	212	$121.64	$117.46
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	229	199	$107.25	$96.34
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	116	105	$49.00	$49.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	63	$117.46	$115.32
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	62	41	$58.00	$58.33
10040 Acne surgery	48	46	$120.00	$104.42
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	38	38	$82.00	$82.71
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	36	26	$158.00	$132.09
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	25	15	$10.00	$1.40
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	24	21	$192.00	$185.01
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	21	15	$60.00	$54.38
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	21	21	$98.86	$71.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$116.00	$117.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,039	776	$79.97	$79.06
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,034	242	$6.00	$5.99
17000 Destruction of skin growth	481	362	$72.00	$56.34
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	438	281	$73.24	$72.84
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	282	248	$107.21	$96.85
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	209	174	$121.19	$114.76
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	125	113	$48.81	$47.95
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	87	63	$58.00	$57.45
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$117.20	$116.71
10040 Acne surgery	48	46	$121.38	$112.17
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	43	43	$81.86	$81.61
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	40	36	$158.00	$147.46
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	26	26	$98.00	$79.28
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	12	$192.00	$178.12
17260 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less	12	11	$105.00	$82.70
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	11	$115.83	$115.58
69100 Biopsy of ear	11	11	$110.00	$87.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	826	635	$79.25	$76.82
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	703	177	$6.29	$5.72
17000 Destruction of skin growth	362	275	$72.63	$54.43
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	331	233	$75.51	$71.54
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	237	215	$115.14	$102.64
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	169	146	$121.60	$117.19
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	113	99	$47.11	$46.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	71	71	$118.39	$115.42
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	57	41	$37.53	$35.58
10040 Acne surgery	52	52	$119.19	$110.54
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	46	43	$98.72	$75.29
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	36	11	$10.00	$1.79
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	35	35	$81.69	$79.69
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	27	11	$61.93	$58.15
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	25	23	$157.84	$148.90
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	14	12	$122.57	$119.00
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	13	12	$191.92	$181.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	596	459	$79.01	$73.12
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	586	150	$7.14	$5.77
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	298	204	$74.00	$67.54
17000 Destruction of skin growth	288	215	$73.64	$51.54
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	209	184	$112.39	$94.94
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	163	141	$120.29	$109.14
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	102	91	$47.12	$43.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	73	73	$118.38	$111.00
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	62	62	$81.39	$74.88
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	49	37	$37.00	$33.83
10040 Acne surgery	38	31	$114.05	$98.19
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	24	23	$98.25	$59.07
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$115.00	$107.90
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	11	11	$328.00	$322.75
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	11	11	$161.09	$139.51
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	11	11	$143.00	$133.22

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License IL 036.130234

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

Dermatology Partners Of The North Shore Llc

400 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook, IL 600627930

Phone: 8472724433

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active July 09, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 09, 2012

Registered at 400 SKOKIE BLVD, SUITE 475, NORTHBROOK, IL 600622816 (Tel: 8472724433)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 09, 2012

Registered at 400 SKOKIE BLVD, SUITE 475, NORTHBROOK, IL 600622816 (Tel: 8472724433)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 09, 2012

Recorded as NICOLE HUFFMAN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 09, 2012

Dermatology (License #036.130234 in IL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 24, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1740448927

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 24, 2008

Last Update: July 09, 2012

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

400 Skokie Blvd, Suite 475

Northbrook, IL 600622816

Phone: 8472724433

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