Active NPI 1851371132 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Jay L Cohen , MD

Dermatology • Needham, MA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Jay Cohen, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Needham, MA. With approximately 39 years of clinical experience since graduating from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1987, Dr. Cohen delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 464 HILLSIDE AVE.

Dr. Cohen is affiliated with Jay L. Cohen, Md, Pc 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

464 Hillside Ave
Suite 303

Needham, MA 024941227

Telephone 7814493588

Fax 7814495474

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 The Boston Foundation For Sight, Inc. Facility NPI 1023077757

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Graduation Year

1987

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Needham, MA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

39 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 39.0 Yrs

State Avg: 27.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

2 Specialists

Practicing in Needham, MA (648 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

65.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Cohen (39 Years) 39 Yrs

Needham Specialty Average (39.0 Years) 39.0 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	1,247	189	$40.00	$7.63
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	855	610	$285.00	$99.26
17000 Destruction of skin growth	371	254	$240.00	$66.25
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	195	156	$350.00	$110.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	136	86	$190.00	$62.37
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	75	44	$200.00	$56.69
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	56	$330.00	$121.62
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	31	24	$350.00	$130.21
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	28	21	$525.00	$175.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$390.00	$139.26
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	26	19	$510.00	$189.27
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	14	14	$450.00	$149.75
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	12	11	$400.00	$141.61
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	12	11	$10.00	$5.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	886	155	$40.00	$7.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	755	535	$267.44	$99.47
17000 Destruction of skin growth	287	213	$240.00	$67.81
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	170	139	$350.00	$116.28
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	108	76	$171.02	$63.04
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	63	35	$200.00	$58.04
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	50	50	$324.80	$121.20
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	31	21	$495.32	$194.44
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	30	$355.33	$137.79
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	25	24	$520.00	$204.22
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	22	22	$230.00	$80.63
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	21	21	$400.00	$145.97
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	18	15	$441.67	$141.85
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	15	15	$10.00	$5.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,067	164	$40.00	$8.02
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	733	499	$220.00	$101.45
17000 Destruction of skin growth	339	237	$240.00	$69.07
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	164	142	$350.00	$117.94
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	94	65	$140.00	$63.92
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	68	68	$320.00	$125.18
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	64	39	$200.00	$60.01
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	26	19	$500.00	$183.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	24	$310.00	$138.32
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	20	14	$475.00	$197.14
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	18	18	$230.00	$82.25
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	18	17	$400.00	$151.01
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	18	18	$10.00	$5.75
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	13	11	$420.00	$125.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	961	159	$40.00	$7.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	643	464	$220.00	$102.99
17000 Destruction of skin growth	323	227	$240.00	$67.08
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	185	153	$350.00	$123.18
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	104	90	$140.00	$63.75
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	103	64	$200.00	$62.52
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	58	58	$320.00	$126.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	32	$310.00	$145.75
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	28	27	$400.00	$154.76
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	20	12	$500.00	$172.34
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	19	19	$230.00	$82.86
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	17	15	$469.71	$194.59
69100 Biopsy of ear	15	13	$300.00	$105.00
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	15	15	$10.00	$5.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	924	165	$40.00	$7.08
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	575	428	$220.00	$84.55
17000 Destruction of skin growth	302	218	$240.00	$64.02
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	157	131	$314.84	$115.00
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	109	84	$140.00	$51.42
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	74	44	$129.73	$62.26
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	53	51	$310.00	$122.26
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	41	$320.00	$121.38
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	32	31	$324.06	$148.01
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	26	18	$500.00	$188.93
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	25	21	$460.00	$183.64
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	19	18	$250.00	$84.61
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	17	13	$420.00	$129.44
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	17	16	$200.00	$51.65
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$230.00	$80.38

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,262	174	$40.00	$6.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	724	511	$220.00	$81.99
17000 Destruction of skin growth	368	230	$240.00	$63.55
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	175	134	$140.00	$50.55
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	171	139	$310.00	$111.96
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	77	51	$100.00	$60.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	55	$320.00	$118.18
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	40	39	$310.00	$142.75
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	28	28	$230.00	$85.00
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$310.00	$115.77
69100 Biopsy of ear	19	18	$300.00	$91.65
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	17	15	$460.00	$172.48
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	16	13	$330.00	$127.12
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	14	$500.00	$187.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	829	132	$40.00	$6.02
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	736	499	$220.00	$80.54
17000 Destruction of skin growth	301	186	$240.00	$66.53
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	207	173	$308.16	$120.53
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	180	132	$140.00	$49.20
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	52	37	$100.00	$36.47
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$320.00	$119.63
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	36	36	$230.00	$83.75
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	14	13	$10.00	$5.71
69100 Biopsy of ear	13	12	$300.00	$93.17
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$310.00	$118.87
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	11	11	$328.64	$121.78

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	892	146	$40.00	$6.31
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	712	480	$211.29	$79.37
17000 Destruction of skin growth	314	205	$240.00	$67.59
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	216	130	$135.19	$47.83
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	182	157	$294.73	$115.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	76	$311.84	$117.21
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	53	42	$100.00	$35.64
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	30	30	$224.00	$81.53
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	25	$303.85	$116.55
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	11	11	$310.91	$125.21

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License MA 079748

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.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

3149790 (MA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Jay L. Cohen, Md, Pc

464 Hillside Ave, Needham, MA 024941228

Phone: 7814493588

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

1 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Kerry Fike , MD

Dermatology - MOHS-Micrographic Surgery

NPI 1942297163

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active August 23, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 23, 2011

Registered at 464 HILLSIDE AVE, SUITE 303, NEEDHAM, MA 024941227 (Tel: 7814493588)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address August 23, 2011

Registered at 464 HILLSIDE AVE, SUITE 303, NEEDHAM, MA 024941227 (Tel: 7814493588)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 23, 2011

Recorded as JAY COHEN, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 23, 2011

Dermatology (License #079748 in MA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 20, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1851371132

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: January 20, 2006

Last Update: August 23, 2011

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

464 Hillside Ave, Suite 303

Needham, MA 024941227

Phone: 7814493588

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