Active NPI 1457307209 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Ronald P. Rapini , MD

Dermatology • Bellaire, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Ronald Rapini, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Bellaire, TX. With approximately 48 years of clinical experience since graduating from Ohio State University College Of Medicine in 1978, Dr. Rapini delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6500 WEST LOOP S.

Dr. Rapini maintains professional affiliations with University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston, Ut Physicians and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity, 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

6500 West Loop S

Bellaire, TX 774013536

Telephone 7135008260

Fax 7135243432

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Ut Physicians Facility NPI 1205955507

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Ohio State University College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1978

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Bellaire, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

48 Yrs +28.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 19.6 Yrs

State Avg: 20.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

19 Specialists

Practicing in Bellaire, TX (1210 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

10.5% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

74.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Rapini (48 Years) 48 Yrs

Bellaire Specialty Average (19.6 Years) 19.6 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
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	736	520	$471.54	$70.87
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	296	63	$43.00	$1.98
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	230	40	$44.00	$6.33
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	108	85	$223.00	$89.41
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	105	86	$317.00	$126.40
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	94	82	$272.48	$96.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	86	74	$175.56	$65.86
17000 Destruction of skin growth	82	75	$229.00	$47.06
17000 Destruction of skin growth	63	52	$180.00	$51.69
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	44	11	$58.00	$27.95
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	43	43	$314.88	$82.55
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	41	37	$340.00	$42.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	40	$240.00	$103.11
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	40	36	$269.00	$109.26
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	31	30	$317.00	$66.69
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	29	13	$238.00	$110.75
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	17	12	$766.00	$99.09
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	16	15	$385.25	$36.66
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	15	13	$386.00	$104.31
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	11	11	$119.00	$34.57

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	752	529	$473.26	$71.63
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	426	81	$41.53	$2.05
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	335	59	$44.00	$6.74
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	176	138	$170.60	$66.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	138	104	$223.00	$91.91
17000 Destruction of skin growth	117	100	$223.26	$50.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	99	91	$266.34	$98.84
17000 Destruction of skin growth	89	68	$180.00	$57.97
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	60	60	$308.80	$84.24
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	52	12	$95.15	$49.43
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	44	43	$337.32	$42.57
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	38	36	$269.00	$111.70
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	36	33	$309.06	$67.41
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	26	$317.00	$131.23
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	30	13	$257.00	$87.62
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	25	19	$238.00	$114.22
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	25	15	$749.36	$101.32
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$240.00	$111.60
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	22	21	$298.00	$24.90
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	19	18	$364.53	$101.66
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	12	11	$152.67	$45.51
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$190.00	$72.17

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	815	582	$467.74	$72.99
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	393	82	$39.83	$2.13
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	356	65	$44.00	$6.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	174	145	$165.34	$68.57
17000 Destruction of skin growth	121	107	$216.02	$51.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	119	102	$223.00	$93.07
17000 Destruction of skin growth	103	85	$180.00	$60.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	73	$317.00	$131.42
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	72	$255.49	$100.14
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	52	48	$269.00	$117.58
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	47	44	$333.66	$42.91
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	46	$299.87	$85.67
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	42	21	$237.17	$116.13
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	42	11	$241.26	$91.68
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	36	34	$302.00	$68.64
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	34	$240.00	$114.50
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	27	24	$729.26	$99.89
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	15	15	$288.60	$25.81
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$190.00	$74.79
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	14	14	$351.79	$104.48
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	12	12	$363.00	$46.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$379.00	$170.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	659	497	$438.72	$73.98
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	489	84	$41.98	$2.16
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	354	64	$44.00	$6.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	184	137	$158.22	$69.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	170	134	$223.00	$94.94
17000 Destruction of skin growth	121	100	$206.84	$48.70
17000 Destruction of skin growth	109	79	$180.00	$56.84
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	100	85	$245.15	$102.98
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	77	61	$456.10	$39.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	48	$317.00	$134.73
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	62	55	$268.35	$115.65
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	59	53	$309.41	$43.60
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	54	$286.74	$85.59
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	41	38	$287.66	$66.71
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	40	$240.00	$115.16
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	32	19	$695.38	$101.53
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	17	17	$275.35	$32.10
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	17	12	$234.00	$116.92
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	15	15	$357.00	$80.29
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	12	12	$353.00	$41.03
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	12	12	$190.00	$75.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	712	526	$148.00	$73.11
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	384	72	$45.47	$2.21
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	291	60	$44.00	$6.31
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	173	129	$154.48	$77.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	137	124	$237.07	$81.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	127	98	$152.03	$52.26
17000 Destruction of skin growth	113	91	$199.17	$50.19
17000 Destruction of skin growth	101	79	$180.00	$58.90
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	47	$230.00	$110.90
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	48	44	$87.00	$42.89
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	44	41	$229.00	$111.70
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	39	$280.67	$78.54
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	35	35	$277.29	$64.93
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	35	$240.00	$111.98
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	28	17	$673.14	$102.50
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	15	15	$267.67	$31.44
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$190.00	$78.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	723	525	$148.00	$70.58
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	709	124	$54.69	$2.53
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	363	67	$44.00	$5.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	207	175	$227.59	$80.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	201	134	$152.94	$75.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	197	148	$145.71	$52.44
17000 Destruction of skin growth	185	150	$192.19	$50.33
17000 Destruction of skin growth	119	86	$180.00	$57.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	78	$262.51	$77.13
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	54	49	$266.69	$69.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	45	$230.00	$111.03
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	46	35	$644.00	$103.52
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	45	44	$229.00	$106.20
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$240.00	$107.77
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	27	25	$87.00	$41.28
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	25	25	$263.00	$27.31
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$190.00	$77.91
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	15	11	$295.00	$40.15
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$178.43	$52.05
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	12	11	$272.00	$103.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	946	147	$59.00	$2.49
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	887	636	$148.00	$69.77
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	355	63	$44.00	$5.37
17000 Destruction of skin growth	228	182	$189.96	$48.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	207	158	$144.07	$52.10
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	206	183	$224.89	$79.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	172	118	$147.35	$74.10
17000 Destruction of skin growth	104	75	$180.00	$57.39
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	97	97	$258.73	$77.82
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	73	64	$264.00	$70.71
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	62	49	$218.39	$108.14
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	53	48	$229.00	$110.79
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	48	46	$87.00	$41.60
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	37	36	$263.00	$38.91
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	35	28	$639.00	$102.27
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	18	16	$282.00	$99.13
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	17	16	$480.00	$147.32
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$227.82	$109.62
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	14	14	$220.57	$105.23
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$161.62	$76.24
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$172.69	$51.32
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	12	12	$213.00	$98.53
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	11	11	$231.00	$111.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,033	157	$59.00	$2.46
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	896	633	$148.00	$69.13
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	431	65	$44.00	$5.68
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	321	246	$224.93	$78.37
17000 Destruction of skin growth	233	187	$190.00	$46.36
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	143	102	$146.00	$73.73
17000 Destruction of skin growth	114	77	$180.00	$53.45
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	97	82	$214.00	$107.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	93	93	$260.53	$76.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	86	69	$144.02	$50.51
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	68	57	$87.00	$41.41
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	67	59	$264.00	$67.83
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	57	39	$639.00	$100.19
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	52	44	$229.00	$109.87
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	42	41	$263.00	$37.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	38	$217.00	$109.13
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	22	20	$213.00	$99.91
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	19	16	$282.00	$99.23
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	15	15	$192.00	$104.50

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-12-16

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License TX G6375

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.

Dermatology - Dermatopathology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ND0900X

State License TX G6375

A dermatopathologist has the expertise to diagnose and monitor diseases of the skin including infectious, immunologic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases. This entails the examination and interpretation of specially prepared tissue sections, cellular scrapings and smears of skin lesions by means of routine and special (electron and fluorescent) microscopes.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

134301408 (TX)

Medicaid State Provider ID

134301411 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Cshcn

134301413 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs

8G7800 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbstx

8H3180 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Ut Physicians

5656 Kelley St, Houston, TX 770261967

Phone: 7135664635

Ut Physicians

6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770301501

Phone: 7135007700

University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston

5656 Kelley St, Houston, TX 770261967

Phone: 7135665100

University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston

6411 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770301501

Phone: 7137044000

University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston

6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770301501

University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston

6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770301501

Phone: 7135005301

Ut Physicians

6411 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770301501

Phone: 7137040093

Ut Physicians

6411 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770301501

Phone: 7135003267

Ut Physicians

5656 Kelley St, Houston, TX 770261967

Phone: 7135665656

Ut Physicians

6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770303005

Ut Physicians

2525 Holly Hall St, Houston, TX 770544124

Secondary Practice Locations

1515 Holcombe Blvd

Houston, TX 770304000

Phone: 7137926800

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

8 Historical Events

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 16, 2025

Dermatology (License #G6375 in TX)

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Updated Practice Location April 22, 2024

Registered at 6500 WEST LOOP S, BELLAIRE, TX 774013536 (Tel: 7135008260)

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NPI Profile Active February 19, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 19, 2008

Registered at 6655 TRAVIS ST, 600, HOUSTON, TX 770301312 (Tel: 7135008260)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 19, 2008

Registered at PO BOX 201088, HOUSTON, TX 772161088 (Tel: 7135003500)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 19, 2008

Recorded as RONALD RAPINI, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 19, 2008

Dermatology (License #G6375 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 25, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1457307209

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 25, 2006

Last Update: December 16, 2025

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 201088

Houston, TX 772161088

Phone: 7135003500

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