Active NPI 1255442232 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. David B Kessler , DO

Dermatology • Massapequa, NY

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. David Kessler, DO is a certified Dermatology practicing in Massapequa, NY. With approximately 40 years of clinical experience since graduating from New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology in 1986, Dr. Kessler delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 70 GRAND AVE.

Dr. Kessler is affiliated with Massapequa Dermatology Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 10% gel, 10 mg, destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths, 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

70 Grand Ave

Massapequa, NY 117584906

Telephone 5167991600

Fax 5167991454

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Massapequa Dermatology Pllc Facility NPI 1184735193

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology

Graduation Year

1986

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Massapequa, NY

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

40 Yrs +12.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.0 Yrs

State Avg: 28.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

4 Specialists

Practicing in Massapequa, NY (1289 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

61.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Kessler (40 Years) 40 Yrs

Massapequa Specialty Average (28.0 Years) 28.0 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
J7345 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 10% gel, 10 mg	4,800	21	$3.92	$1.66
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,785	271	$19.01	$7.71
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,100	727	$255.78	$104.14
17000 Destruction of skin growth	471	348	$194.45	$61.57
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	337	277	$329.51	$127.38
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	252	216	$286.41	$105.06
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	204	145	$359.67	$146.16
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	153	129	$159.51	$65.52
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	121	121	$316.58	$127.99
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	99	69	$483.72	$196.77
10040 Acne surgery	92	86	$339.48	$133.16
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	84	65	$141.57	$57.80
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	50	17	$39.84	$16.15
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	43	31	$2.42	$0.98
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	42	31	$165.09	$55.47
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	31	31	$366.57	$147.53
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	30	30	$203.26	$83.62
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	29	29	$471.46	$186.87
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	25	21	$65.00	$5.71
17250 Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound	25	12	$249.47	$94.91
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	23	18	$518.45	$182.20
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	20	18	$770.84	$325.48
69100 Biopsy of ear	19	17	$273.32	$82.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7345 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 10% gel, 10 mg	5,200	21	$3.50	$1.63
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,912	260	$19.84	$7.88
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,092	711	$263.41	$105.01
17000 Destruction of skin growth	466	335	$327.97	$63.59
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	385	304	$377.46	$130.58
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	239	207	$337.08	$105.82
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	170	140	$173.84	$66.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	141	100	$356.58	$145.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	112	112	$366.52	$132.82
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	94	65	$920.36	$204.20
10040 Acne surgery	92	85	$396.13	$137.85
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	69	57	$172.26	$60.52
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	47	28	$1.84	$1.02
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	41	28	$287.94	$51.04
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	35	35	$481.29	$189.99
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	27	27	$236.07	$85.19
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	25	22	$65.00	$5.71
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	24	20	$399.31	$152.10
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	21	18	$717.37	$336.90
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	12	$456.86	$181.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,841	265	$26.00	$8.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,183	745	$438.70	$108.34
17000 Destruction of skin growth	470	330	$603.93	$66.22
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	306	238	$569.76	$134.02
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	293	246	$514.52	$116.48
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	221	166	$278.20	$68.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	141	94	$609.29	$149.38
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	112	81	$1295.00	$206.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	109	109	$552.56	$135.78
10040 Acne surgery	94	93	$780.00	$142.16
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	77	60	$256.20	$63.51
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	41	12	$67.74	$16.66
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	39	29	$1.33	$1.13
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	36	30	$520.00	$55.30
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	25	22	$65.00	$5.76
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	22	19	$892.12	$210.67
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	21	21	$357.92	$88.93
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	18	16	$639.72	$153.92
69100 Biopsy of ear	18	18	$486.16	$100.31
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$814.96	$201.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7345 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 10% gel, 10 mg	4,200	20	$6.17	$1.54
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,834	282	$26.00	$7.86
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,063	688	$441.39	$109.58
17000 Destruction of skin growth	470	341	$605.00	$66.41
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	355	271	$564.82	$130.22
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	304	244	$272.39	$67.41
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	243	220	$516.21	$117.01
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	102	$548.39	$134.65
10040 Acne surgery	100	93	$780.00	$140.95
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	93	60	$623.86	$151.76
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	74	55	$263.80	$65.86
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	73	55	$1295.00	$205.22
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	58	32	$1.33	$1.16
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	51	16	$68.00	$16.96
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	49	33	$520.00	$53.61
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	25	21	$651.26	$159.28
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	24	24	$357.45	$85.85
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	19	18	$1437.12	$358.13
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$817.67	$203.64
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	17	13	$65.00	$5.83
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	11	$885.86	$189.31
69100 Biopsy of ear	13	13	$497.26	$100.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7345 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 10% gel, 10 mg	6,600	28	$3.85	$1.50
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,779	251	$9.45	$7.18
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	753	527	$147.33	$89.43
17000 Destruction of skin growth	435	329	$140.28	$61.79
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	356	329	$175.72	$128.86
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	321	270	$247.07	$135.05
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	235	207	$160.83	$108.91
96920 Laser treatment (total area less than 250 sq centimeters) for inflammatory skin disease	191	12	$314.75	$196.83
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	187	142	$78.66	$55.04
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	95	65	$413.47	$191.03
10040 Acne surgery	70	64	$235.99	$107.38
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	69	56	$80.11	$65.75
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	60	42	$32.45	$1.45
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	56	$155.88	$129.34
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	52	38	$128.28	$46.48
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	43	43	$144.36	$91.52
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	37	15	$21.04	$16.89
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	31	25	$236.97	$181.00
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	25	19	$135.00	$5.80
69100 Biopsy of ear	24	21	$166.65	$95.86
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	24	24	$342.63	$55.65
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	18	16	$913.00	$327.52
96573 Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth	13	13	$1041.00	$261.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7345 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 10% gel, 10 mg	8,203	34	$2.15	$1.41
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,381	329	$7.05	$6.95
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,123	724	$89.30	$85.83
17000 Destruction of skin growth	537	386	$81.14	$60.53
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	382	311	$137.48	$130.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	349	320	$127.96	$125.36
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	339	296	$122.19	$107.94
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	222	182	$53.68	$52.93
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	117	87	$65.03	$64.05
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	116	76	$185.54	$182.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	111	111	$129.54	$126.39
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	97	97	$90.59	$89.33
10040 Acne surgery	95	84	$135.27	$111.97
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	70	37	$1.69	$1.59
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	47	36	$66.19	$52.74
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	41	35	$215.76	$186.76
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	39	32	$310.58	$306.12
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	38	31	$39.90	$5.71
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	28	26	$151.70	$146.75
69100 Biopsy of ear	26	22	$120.12	$88.76
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	19	19	$103.59	$54.06
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	16	15	$159.80	$157.38
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	13	$171.74	$151.02
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	14	11	$146.42	$108.15
11105 Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth	13	13	$74.51	$73.39
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	11	11	$229.56	$205.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,989	296	$6.61	$6.31
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,297	781	$86.46	$81.65
17000 Destruction of skin growth	479	363	$81.06	$58.56
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	370	292	$137.58	$128.42
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	337	291	$131.03	$110.93
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	186	144	$52.64	$49.98
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	158	106	$39.96	$38.14
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	152	104	$176.66	$168.70
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	129	129	$89.79	$84.98
10040 Acne surgery	111	106	$134.82	$105.54
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	93	93	$129.88	$122.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	78	$126.42	$120.72
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	68	35	$14.70	$1.80
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	50	37	$215.09	$174.50
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	40	28	$404.59	$398.12
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	31	12	$24.50	$23.40
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	28	26	$71.74	$59.78
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	28	23	$39.90	$5.71
17250 Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound	28	13	$145.51	$70.74
96573 Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth	25	24	$231.13	$220.73
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	24	21	$161.80	$154.44
69100 Biopsy of ear	23	22	$268.80	$97.35
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	15	$173.72	$132.78
17272 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	12	$228.87	$191.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,367	286	$7.06	$6.73
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,200	741	$86.32	$82.09
17000 Destruction of skin growth	519	360	$81.82	$58.53
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	381	326	$127.19	$109.35
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	347	279	$136.54	$124.70
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	252	195	$52.58	$49.49
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	140	96	$185.96	$173.77
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	139	103	$39.99	$38.17
10040 Acne surgery	128	120	$124.06	$89.78
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	105	105	$129.06	$123.33
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	91	91	$89.53	$84.82
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	86	82	$127.10	$119.20
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	78	37	$6.70	$1.82
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	45	40	$213.37	$194.62
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	45	35	$67.85	$54.76
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	40	32	$365.35	$354.32
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	36	32	$188.71	$158.86
Q0112 All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations	31	25	$38.06	$5.74
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	26	25	$173.68	$149.86
69100 Biopsy of ear	25	24	$123.00	$84.54
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	22	19	$160.45	$153.26
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	22	22	$132.00	$50.30
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	19	19	$250.63	$128.09
11311 Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	15	13	$135.26	$94.67

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License NY 171086

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

01503988 (NY)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Massapequa Dermatology Pllc

70 Grand Ave, Massapequa, NY 117584906

Phone: 5167991600

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

2 Associated Practitioners

Kimberly Cossaro

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1427132018

Taylor Kurz , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1982595641

Physician Assistant (Certified)

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 March 18, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 18, 2015

Registered at 70 GRAND AVE, MASSAPEQUA, NY 117584906 (Tel: 5167991600)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 18, 2015

Registered at 70 GRAND AVE, MASSAPEQUA, NY 117584906 (Tel: 5167991600)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 18, 2015

Recorded as DAVID KESSLER, D.O.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 18, 2015

Dermatology (License #171086 in NY)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 31, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1255442232

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: August 31, 2006

Last Update: March 18, 2015

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

70 Grand Ave

Massapequa, NY 117584906

Phone: 5167991600

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