Active NPI 1619900255 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Scott Baxter Karlene , MD

Dermatology • Flint, MI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Scott Karlene, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Flint, MI. With approximately 36 years of clinical experience since graduating from Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth in 1990, Dr. Karlene delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1352 S LINDEN RD.

Dr. Karlene 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

1352 S Linden Rd

Flint, MI 485324185

Telephone 8102300001

Fax 8102300014

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Scott B Karlene Md Pc Facility NPI 1124293147

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth

Graduation Year

1990

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Flint, MI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

36 Yrs +11.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 24.3 Yrs

State Avg: 22.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

10 Specialists

Practicing in Flint, MI (493 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

10.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

40.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Karlene (36 Years) 36 Yrs

Flint Specialty Average (24.3 Years) 24.3 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
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,383	162	$14.59	$6.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	860	361	$122.69	$90.38
17000 Destruction of skin growth	446	207	$112.88	$57.12
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	199	121	$235.93	$108.67
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	183	172	$177.70	$127.65
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	182	154	$163.27	$92.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	141	141	$150.00	$112.18
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	114	95	$70.00	$56.11
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	93	40	$4.00	$0.94
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	73	34	$87.89	$48.10
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	36	31	$89.72	$49.79
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	35	22	$347.14	$164.11
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	27	20	$177.22	$124.71
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	17	11	$259.12	$156.12
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	13	12	$195.00	$124.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,303	164	$12.00	$6.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	810	361	$105.00	$90.58
17000 Destruction of skin growth	439	213	$100.00	$55.69
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	231	117	$150.00	$110.71
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	224	194	$160.00	$128.59
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	178	142	$150.00	$92.37
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	130	130	$150.00	$113.52
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	127	39	$4.00	$1.06
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	84	69	$70.00	$57.03
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	84	36	$76.00	$49.35
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	48	37	$80.00	$50.15
11901 Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths	46	12	$96.00	$69.64
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	35	22	$165.00	$122.35
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	31	22	$300.00	$165.68
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	13	13	$245.00	$181.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,157	145	$12.00	$6.82
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	963	398	$105.00	$92.24
17000 Destruction of skin growth	393	188	$100.00	$57.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	217	189	$160.00	$129.92
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	190	96	$150.00	$114.22
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	174	140	$150.00	$99.71
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	153	153	$150.00	$116.06
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	122	54	$4.00	$1.12
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	72	42	$76.00	$50.67
11901 Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths	52	16	$96.00	$70.16
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	49	44	$70.00	$58.25
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	22	16	$300.00	$172.82
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	20	17	$80.00	$50.82
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	20	13	$245.00	$156.84
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	19	17	$165.00	$129.11
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	16	14	$248.00	$185.90
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	12	11	$136.00	$92.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,089	437	$105.00	$93.72
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,004	145	$12.00	$6.60
17000 Destruction of skin growth	388	195	$100.00	$58.43
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	215	171	$150.00	$99.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	210	191	$160.00	$132.52
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	194	194	$150.00	$115.34
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	153	93	$150.00	$113.78
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	146	61	$4.00	$1.27
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	98	46	$76.00	$54.37
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	71	62	$70.00	$57.82
11901 Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths	48	24	$96.00	$71.76
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	36	27	$80.00	$54.83
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	26	25	$165.00	$128.90
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	22	17	$300.00	$171.11
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	21	11	$202.00	$121.23
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	20	13	$123.00	$79.51
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	18	17	$165.00	$125.79
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	17	16	$248.00	$181.17
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	13	$245.00	$160.67

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	839	373	$105.00	$77.24
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	702	121	$12.00	$6.06
17000 Destruction of skin growth	299	179	$100.00	$56.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	203	184	$160.00	$111.99
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	161	134	$150.00	$97.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	143	143	$150.00	$111.90
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	141	62	$4.00	$1.45
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	115	85	$150.00	$112.88
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	97	52	$76.00	$51.21
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	58	50	$70.00	$47.05
11901 Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths	44	18	$96.00	$70.18
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	28	26	$80.00	$55.03
10040 Acne surgery	25	12	$155.00	$113.42
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	19	19	$165.00	$126.40
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	19	16	$245.00	$173.73
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	17	12	$300.00	$163.14
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	15	11	$202.00	$135.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,242	164	$11.56	$5.69
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,231	499	$94.87	$73.11
17000 Destruction of skin growth	490	233	$100.00	$55.88
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	228	206	$138.38	$105.88
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	203	203	$144.88	$106.75
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	201	125	$150.00	$106.32
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	191	151	$148.98	$89.51
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	122	48	$4.00	$1.58
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	98	83	$56.54	$44.38
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	76	38	$75.18	$48.26
11901 Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths	46	19	$94.11	$68.52
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	36	31	$77.78	$52.63
10040 Acne surgery	29	17	$151.72	$105.43
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	29	23	$153.45	$118.13
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	22	18	$233.64	$168.79
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	21	17	$112.48	$65.12
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	20	13	$300.00	$150.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,212	155	$20.00	$5.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,210	472	$90.00	$71.72
17000 Destruction of skin growth	484	233	$100.00	$56.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	223	214	$125.00	$105.85
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	215	182	$130.00	$98.61
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	209	209	$130.00	$106.76
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	137	94	$150.00	$107.72
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	91	54	$4.00	$1.76
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	82	69	$55.00	$42.93
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	64	44	$75.00	$47.90
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	38	30	$50.00	$33.21
11901 Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths	27	19	$93.00	$70.13
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	25	22	$150.00	$118.74
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	16	13	$110.00	$69.61
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	11	$215.00	$157.22
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	12	12	$175.00	$129.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,026	477	$90.04	$70.76
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	913	142	$20.00	$5.61
17000 Destruction of skin growth	385	214	$100.00	$56.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	272	251	$124.94	$103.94
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	211	211	$129.88	$105.61
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	197	161	$129.90	$95.84
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	175	112	$150.00	$104.67
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	96	85	$54.90	$42.70
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	90	44	$4.00	$1.71
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	75	40	$75.00	$48.25
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	35	29	$49.83	$32.78
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	29	23	$150.00	$115.92
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	27	21	$300.00	$145.03
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	17	16	$215.00	$172.39
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	16	15	$120.00	$69.09
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	15	15	$150.00	$110.81
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	14	13	$250.00	$169.53
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	13	11	$110.00	$70.65

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License MI 4301058501

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.

Specialist

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X

State License MI 4301058501

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

3258453 (MI)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

3 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Kevin Gaffney , MD

Dermatology

NPI 1194740449

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Timothy Kessler , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1326215997

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Lauren Weinberg , PA

Physician Assistant

NPI 1942552641

Physician Assistant

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 01, 2010

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 01, 2010

Registered at 1352 S LINDEN RD, FLINT, MI 485324185 (Tel: 8102300001)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 01, 2010

Registered at 1352 S LINDEN RD, FLINT, MI 485324185 (Tel: 8102300001)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 01, 2010

Recorded as SCOTT KARLENE, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 01, 2010

Specialist (License #4301058501 in MI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 08, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1619900255

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: July 08, 2006

Last Update: December 17, 2018

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1352 S Linden Rd

Flint, MI 485324185

Phone: 8102300001

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