Active NPI 1972645307 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Louisa Mae Tift , MD

Dermatology • Bronx, NY

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Louisa Tift, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Bronx, NY. With approximately 23 years of clinical experience since graduating from New York University School Of Medicine in 2003, Dr. Tift delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 3620 E TREMONT AVE.

Dr. Tift is affiliated with Schweiger Dermatology Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths, test for allergy using skin patch, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3620 E Tremont Ave

Bronx, NY 104652038

Telephone 7187924700

Fax 7187921255

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Dermatology & Surgery Associates, Llp Facility NPI 1609991405

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

New York University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2003

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Bronx, NY

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

23 Yrs -2.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 25.8 Yrs

State Avg: 28.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

40 Specialists

Practicing in Bronx, NY (1289 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

17.5% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

65.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Tift (23 Years) 23 Yrs

Bronx Specialty Average (25.8 Years) 25.8 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	2,312	254	$31.14	$7.72
95044 Test for allergy using skin patch	2,041	26	$20.47	$6.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	626	357	$278.81	$104.04
17000 Destruction of skin growth	476	262	$257.61	$59.55
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	322	234	$354.33	$105.60
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	189	139	$433.34	$132.56
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	157	94	$176.98	$58.90
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	144	88	$185.98	$65.45
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	118	53	$5.09	$0.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	104	75	$368.00	$147.01
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	75	$350.75	$129.23
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	73	44	$210.78	$55.06
11901 Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths	44	13	$241.74	$76.14
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	26	17	$502.56	$185.30
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	22	20	$387.37	$149.24
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	20	17	$517.29	$196.53
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	15	14	$1099.36	$357.03
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$245.11	$83.48
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$495.00	$192.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,368	229	$23.97	$8.01
95044 Test for allergy using skin patch	1,760	22	$19.55	$6.55
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	506	297	$320.31	$106.89
17000 Destruction of skin growth	456	238	$244.41	$57.35
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	341	235	$372.94	$109.44
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	231	124	$184.33	$61.63
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	210	135	$416.42	$137.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	139	103	$451.73	$149.92
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	124	80	$202.31	$67.67
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	118	60	$3.27	$1.07
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	71	71	$403.44	$133.40
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	65	52	$208.97	$46.22
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	32	29	$457.29	$152.77
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	30	22	$1116.35	$373.24
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	23	15	$654.60	$190.18
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$593.04	$198.09
11402 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	11	$632.64	$105.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,007	221	$29.28	$8.12
95044 Test for allergy using skin patch	1,600	20	$20.43	$6.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	470	273	$299.63	$108.29
17000 Destruction of skin growth	391	235	$232.53	$59.06
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	290	208	$358.42	$113.70
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	158	101	$193.13	$63.45
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	156	99	$424.28	$138.63
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	122	91	$404.94	$150.61
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	112	50	$3.30	$1.15
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	84	48	$196.73	$68.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	68	68	$387.79	$133.81
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	63	41	$197.94	$46.99
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	29	23	$577.14	$207.39
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	21	19	$429.84	$153.19
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	20	16	$1081.54	$340.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$523.88	$202.26
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	11	11	$583.79	$207.08

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,097	229	$55.00	$7.86
95044 Test for allergy using skin patch	1,840	23	$20.00	$7.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	451	276	$200.00	$109.76
17000 Destruction of skin growth	371	243	$170.00	$55.58
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	293	214	$275.00	$116.76
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	188	106	$225.00	$65.86
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	145	70	$2.00	$1.28
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	130	89	$500.00	$136.55
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	86	61	$160.00	$67.38
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	78	60	$100.00	$44.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	76	$300.00	$136.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	58	$275.00	$155.82
11901 Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths	66	11	$225.00	$82.30
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	30	29	$325.00	$153.65
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	20	18	$320.00	$209.82
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$355.00	$193.05
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	15	15	$275.00	$162.53
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	14	13	$700.00	$384.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95044 Test for allergy using skin patch	1,840	23	$20.00	$6.98
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,790	173	$51.19	$7.17
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	347	206	$187.20	$88.98
17000 Destruction of skin growth	304	174	$170.71	$52.91
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	257	184	$214.90	$111.37
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	162	84	$150.46	$65.69
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	149	129	$275.00	$128.98
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	98	68	$341.58	$132.03
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	93	42	$3.12	$1.45
11901 Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths	52	14	$167.31	$73.47
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	45	$293.89	$129.17
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	42	33	$103.57	$43.94
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	27	26	$151.67	$55.02
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	25	25	$217.20	$90.41
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	23	15	$356.52	$191.45
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	23	22	$259.78	$148.33
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	15	13	$833.33	$371.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,453	233	$30.00	$6.84
95044 Test for allergy using skin patch	1,680	21	$20.00	$7.18
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	517	279	$140.00	$84.49
17000 Destruction of skin growth	415	239	$175.00	$51.75
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	322	223	$244.57	$104.89
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	187	107	$147.19	$61.71
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	128	92	$225.00	$127.41
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	89	67	$115.00	$52.86
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	81	$275.00	$122.00
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	77	39	$10.00	$1.57
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	55	41	$125.00	$42.08
11901 Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths	49	12	$175.00	$77.38
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	33	32	$275.00	$141.52
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	19	16	$1063.16	$367.77
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	19	16	$600.00	$206.89
11402 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	11	$1100.00	$101.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,437	225	$30.00	$6.49
95044 Test for allergy using skin patch	1,600	20	$20.00	$7.17
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	455	280	$140.00	$84.26
17000 Destruction of skin growth	406	229	$175.00	$50.37
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	366	254	$200.00	$117.49
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	246	141	$100.00	$39.18
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	149	113	$115.00	$51.25
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	82	66	$225.00	$133.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	56	$275.00	$125.47
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	40	31	$125.00	$48.26
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	28	26	$275.00	$139.21
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	26	17	$600.00	$191.30
10040 Acne surgery	19	13	$200.00	$125.76
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$160.00	$82.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,623	213	$30.00	$6.87
95044 Test for allergy using skin patch	2,080	25	$20.00	$6.91
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	435	253	$140.00	$83.99
17000 Destruction of skin growth	391	215	$175.00	$50.20
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	359	235	$200.00	$114.02
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	281	147	$100.00	$39.35
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	172	127	$115.00	$50.53
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	71	49	$225.00	$127.29
10040 Acne surgery	58	45	$200.00	$83.76
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	55	36	$125.00	$43.73
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	46	$275.00	$126.99
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	33	29	$275.00	$133.12
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	29	26	$1000.00	$365.62
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	23	23	$160.00	$87.34
11402 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	15	$350.00	$100.17
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	12	$550.00	$162.04

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-06-10

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License NY 242339

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

Schweiger Dermatology Pllc

815 Hutchinson River Pkwy, Bronx, NY 104651882

Phone: 2122833000

Secondary Practice Locations

306 E 96th St Apt 15g

New York, NY 101283844

Phone: 6467346784

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Specialist

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

7 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location June 10, 2021

Registered at 3620 E TREMONT AVE, BRONX, NY 104652038 (Tel: 7187924700)

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NPI Profile Active May 09, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 09, 2008

Registered at 306 E 96TH ST APT 15G, NEW YORK, NY 101283844 (Tel: 6467346784)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 09, 2008

Registered at 3620 E TREMONT AVE, 2ND FLOOR, BRONX, NY 104652038 (Tel: 7187924700)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 09, 2008

Recorded as LOUISA TIFT, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 09, 2008

Dermatology (License #242339 in NY)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 13, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1972645307

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: February 13, 2007

Last Update: June 10, 2021

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

3620 E Tremont Ave, 2nd Floor

Bronx, NY 104652038

Phone: 7187924700

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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