Active NPI 1265491302 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Melissa I Costner , MD

Dermatology • Addison, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Melissa Costner, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Addison, TX. With approximately 33 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical School At Houston in 1993, Dr. Costner delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 17051 DALLAS PKWY STE 350.

Dr. Costner is affiliated with Dallas Dermatology Partners, 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

17051 Dallas Pkwy Ste 350

Addison, TX 750017107

Telephone 2147020029

Fax 2143823453

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Dallas Dermatology Partners, Pllc Facility NPI 1871114504

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical School At Houston

Graduation Year

1993

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Addison, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

33 Yrs +10.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.2 Yrs

State Avg: 20.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

5 Specialists

Practicing in Addison, TX (1210 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

54.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Costner (33 Years) 33 Yrs

Addison Specialty Average (22.2 Years) 22.2 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	5,200	17	$2.80	$1.67
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,301	249	$15.00	$6.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	618	351	$223.00	$126.77
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	610	416	$154.00	$90.74
17000 Destruction of skin growth	477	329	$135.00	$48.53
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	344	257	$232.00	$111.83
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	336	260	$207.00	$83.57
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	191	95	$110.00	$49.74
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	101	91	$93.00	$56.72
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	86	46	$30.00	$0.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	84	$240.00	$110.77
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	70	70	$331.64	$164.41
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	51	19	$45.00	$14.37
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	46	38	$115.00	$48.31
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	38	36	$260.00	$125.49
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	36	32	$330.00	$168.60
96574 Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth	26	17	$557.00	$279.12
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	11	$510.00	$153.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,079	182	$15.00	$6.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	610	405	$154.00	$89.22
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	437	244	$223.00	$126.25
17000 Destruction of skin growth	344	255	$135.00	$51.08
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	248	194	$207.00	$88.32
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	213	182	$232.00	$114.04
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	89	53	$110.00	$50.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	81	$240.00	$111.45
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	76	68	$93.00	$55.72
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	52	30	$30.00	$1.06
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	49	49	$335.00	$165.50
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	36	35	$260.00	$125.49
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	34	27	$115.00	$49.01
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	20	15	$45.00	$14.15
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	15	12	$330.00	$170.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	971	179	$15.00	$7.01
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	525	290	$223.00	$128.19
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	515	333	$154.00	$90.76
17000 Destruction of skin growth	368	260	$135.00	$50.14
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	269	212	$207.00	$92.67
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	229	189	$232.00	$114.27
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	114	77	$110.00	$52.83
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	83	83	$240.00	$110.52
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	80	35	$30.00	$1.10
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	68	68	$335.00	$166.14
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	58	51	$93.00	$57.14
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	41	40	$260.00	$123.32
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	38	31	$115.00	$46.64
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	17	15	$330.00	$173.49

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	853	153	$14.98	$6.82
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	487	251	$223.00	$132.26
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	398	280	$154.00	$93.64
17000 Destruction of skin growth	287	206	$135.00	$51.33
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	206	168	$207.00	$96.01
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	154	127	$232.00	$117.95
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	105	63	$110.00	$55.26
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	101	44	$30.00	$1.29
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	69	38	$115.00	$53.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	68	68	$335.00	$169.70
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	51	45	$93.00	$57.89
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	50	50	$233.60	$114.95
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	43	41	$260.00	$134.66
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	16	12	$330.00	$172.68
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	16	13	$44.06	$14.62
69100 Biopsy of ear	11	11	$205.00	$84.69
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$155.00	$74.81

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	635	115	$25.56	$6.32
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	564	334	$151.35	$76.17
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	284	240	$178.04	$111.89
17000 Destruction of skin growth	209	156	$179.83	$54.89
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	127	110	$168.51	$100.76
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	85	77	$97.04	$46.28
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	59	29	$30.00	$1.44
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	58	51	$254.52	$115.95
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	55	$209.45	$110.09
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	51	36	$90.88	$55.50
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	51	27	$106.47	$54.43
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	31	29	$214.84	$131.42
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	20	20	$152.50	$74.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
95044 Test for allergy using skin patch	1,587	19	$11.00	$5.67
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	665	125	$30.00	$5.63
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	629	336	$150.00	$74.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	438	329	$175.00	$108.85
17000 Destruction of skin growth	223	167	$125.00	$56.63
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	168	136	$152.50	$98.47
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	107	93	$100.00	$45.36
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	76	$200.00	$108.41
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	68	33	$30.00	$1.59
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	63	32	$100.00	$53.96
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	54	40	$85.00	$53.83
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	52	51	$186.92	$123.80
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	36	34	$175.00	$111.79
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	35	28	$250.00	$153.31
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	29	29	$150.00	$76.63
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	13	13	$75.00	$22.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	712	124	$30.00	$5.30
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	696	395	$150.00	$73.18
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	290	235	$175.00	$108.37
17000 Destruction of skin growth	245	182	$125.00	$57.32
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	214	174	$150.00	$104.76
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	91	79	$100.00	$44.27
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	75	30	$30.00	$1.78
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	71	29	$100.00	$55.28
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	67	47	$100.00	$32.87
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	65	65	$200.00	$108.26
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	29	29	$150.00	$75.51
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	28	21	$250.00	$146.25
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	27	21	$175.00	$113.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	744	133	$30.00	$5.60
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	620	342	$150.00	$72.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	422	295	$175.00	$107.55
17000 Destruction of skin growth	235	167	$125.00	$57.60
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	220	169	$150.00	$101.38
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	81	70	$100.00	$43.73
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	69	55	$100.00	$32.29
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	60	27	$30.00	$1.78
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	58	27	$100.00	$53.83
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	49	$200.00	$108.12
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	23	18	$250.00	$150.82
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	19	16	$175.00	$111.53
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	18	18	$150.00	$74.89
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	18	15	$450.00	$304.80

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-10-27

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License TX J5980

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

Dallas Dermatology Partners, Pllc

17051 Dallas Pkwy, Addison, TX 750017107

Phone: 2147020029

Dallas Dermatology Partners, Pllc

8144 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 752310906

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

3 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Melissa Rubenstein , MD

Dermatology

NPI 1164587671

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Erica Muller , MD

Dermatology

NPI 1699732974

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Abbey West

Physician Assistant

NPI 1770357121

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location October 27, 2020

Registered at 17051 DALLAS PKWY STE 350, ADDISON, TX 750017107 (Tel: 2147020029)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 27, 2020

Registered at 17051 DALLAS PKWY STE 350, ADDISON, TX 750017107 (Tel: 2147020029)

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NPI Profile Active October 26, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 26, 2007

Registered at 9301 N CENTRAL EXPY, SUITE 180, DALLAS, TX 752310806 (Tel: 2144207070)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 26, 2007

Registered at 9301 N CENTRAL EXPY, SUITE 180, DALLAS, TX 752310806 (Tel: 2144207070)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 26, 2007

Recorded as MELISSA COSTNER, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 26, 2007

Dermatology (License #J5980 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 18, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1265491302

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: March 18, 2006

Last Update: October 27, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

17051 Dallas Pkwy Ste 350

Addison, TX 750017107

Phone: 2147020029

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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