Active NPI 1497011548 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. April Taylor Sanchez , MD

Dermatology • Walker, LA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. April Sanchez, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Walker, LA. With approximately 14 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2012, Dr. Sanchez delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 29799 WALKER RD S.

Dr. Sanchez is affiliated with Dermatology Clinic A Professional Medical Corporation 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

29799 Walker Rd S

Walker, LA 70785

Telephone 2259980500

Fax 2252434493

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Bensons Dermatology & Skin Cancer Facility NPI 1932103819

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2012

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Walker, LA

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

14 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 14.0 Yrs

State Avg: 24.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

1 Specialists

Practicing in Walker, LA (209 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

32.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Sanchez (14 Years) 14 Yrs

Walker Specialty Average (14.0 Years) 14.0 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	306	66	$30.00	$5.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	151	98	$150.00	$118.47
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	149	114	$135.00	$83.20
17000 Destruction of skin growth	122	96	$110.00	$49.03
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	97	76	$175.00	$99.04
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	68	62	$175.00	$76.61
17108 Destruction of skin growth (over 50.0 sq centimeters)	38	18	$750.00	$584.84
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	32	31	$60.00	$51.85
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$150.00	$100.48
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$225.00	$155.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	347	53	$30.00	$5.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	159	107	$115.38	$83.66
17000 Destruction of skin growth	109	77	$110.00	$49.86
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	107	73	$150.00	$119.49
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	74	57	$175.00	$99.84
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	66	59	$175.00	$81.06
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	50	11	$10.00	$1.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	32	$150.00	$101.45
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	31	31	$62.03	$51.98
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$202.50	$157.49
17108 Destruction of skin growth (over 50.0 sq centimeters)	29	14	$750.00	$592.88
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	17	11	$85.00	$43.38
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$95.00	$67.36
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	11	11	$200.00	$109.79
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	11	11	$75.00	$37.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	273	42	$30.00	$5.99
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	145	87	$150.59	$122.06
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	117	93	$115.00	$84.66
17000 Destruction of skin growth	75	51	$110.00	$50.52
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	61	52	$175.00	$103.08
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	56	49	$175.00	$83.21
17108 Destruction of skin growth (over 50.0 sq centimeters)	55	19	$750.00	$601.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$150.00	$105.48
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	34	34	$204.91	$160.88
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	19	12	$75.00	$47.62
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	12	12	$205.33	$112.04

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	253	37	$30.00	$5.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	118	77	$151.46	$122.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	106	74	$115.00	$87.96
17000 Destruction of skin growth	77	51	$110.00	$48.88
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	56	52	$175.00	$87.03
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	50	42	$175.00	$101.15
17108 Destruction of skin growth (over 50.0 sq centimeters)	48	16	$750.00	$610.62
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	40	$150.00	$108.61
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$200.00	$155.60

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	306	35	$30.00	$5.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	180	100	$150.00	$104.38
17000 Destruction of skin growth	68	46	$110.00	$43.61
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	65	48	$175.00	$82.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	62	62	$150.00	$103.91
17108 Destruction of skin growth (over 50.0 sq centimeters)	43	17	$750.00	$617.68
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	41	38	$175.00	$99.42
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	35	31	$115.00	$71.30
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	24	17	$75.00	$50.07

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	165	27	$30.00	$5.30
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	112	65	$150.00	$104.48
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	109	109	$150.00	$103.23
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	63	47	$175.00	$96.74
17000 Destruction of skin growth	49	34	$110.00	$49.59
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	44	39	$175.00	$73.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	31	27	$116.32	$69.93
17108 Destruction of skin growth (over 50.0 sq centimeters)	18	17	$750.00	$627.21
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	18	11	$75.00	$47.39
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	16	15	$200.00	$113.04

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	94	24	$26.51	$4.93
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	64	44	$131.41	$69.20
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	64	$168.13	$103.50
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	44	40	$196.86	$86.08
17000 Destruction of skin growth	41	37	$140.05	$44.19
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	28	26	$197.29	$102.06
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	13	$179.33	$102.71
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	12	11	$69.67	$28.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	56	12	$22.00	$5.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	55	$190.00	$103.08
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	49	31	$140.00	$68.88
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	39	37	$212.00	$85.22
17000 Destruction of skin growth	22	14	$166.00	$52.57
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	16	16	$227.00	$102.36
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	12	11	$67.00	$31.44

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License LA 301650

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.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X

An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Dermatology Clinic A Professional Medical Corporation

5326 O Donovan Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 708084691

Dermatology Clinic A Professional Medical Corporation

5326 Odonovan Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 708084691

Phone: 2257697546

Dermatology Clinic A Professional Medical Corporation

5000 Odonavan Blvd, Walker, LA 707856355

Phone: 2257697546

Secondary Practice Locations

5000 Odonavan Blvd, Suite 507

Walker, LA 707856351

Phone: 2252143199

5000 Odonavan Blvd, Suite 507

Walker, LA 707856351

Phone: 2252143199

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

1 Associated Practitioners

Kamryn King , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1528899218

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

9 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location September 19, 2019

Registered at 29799 WALKER RD S, WALKER, LA 70785 (Tel: 2259980500)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 19, 2019

Registered at 180 N 5TH ST, PONCHATOULA, LA 704542532 (Tel: 9853707546)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 19, 2019

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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NPI Profile Active July 21, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 21, 2016

Registered at 5000 ODONAVAN BLVD, SUITE 507, WALKER, LA 707856351 (Tel: 2252143199)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 21, 2016

Registered at 5959 S SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD, BATON ROUGE, LA 708166038 (Tel: 2255260006)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 21, 2016

Recorded as APRIL SANCHEZ, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 21, 2016

Dermatology (License #301650 in LA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 03, 2012

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1497011548

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: April 03, 2012

Last Update: September 19, 2019

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

180 N 5th St

Ponchatoula, LA 704542532

Phone: 9853707546

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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