Active NPI 1174750723 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Mara Melanie Dacso , MD

Dermatology • Dallas, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Mara Dacso, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Dallas, TX. With approximately 17 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston in 2009, Dr. Dacso delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 5939 HARRY HINES BLVD STE 100.

Dr. Dacso is affiliated with Pdp Of Texas, Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths, pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity, 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

5939 Harry Hines Blvd Ste 100

Dallas, TX 753904006

Telephone 2146335555

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Center For Dermatology, Pllc Facility NPI 1194792416

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston

Graduation Year

2009

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Dallas, TX

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

17 Yrs -5.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.2 Yrs

State Avg: 20.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

109 Specialists

Practicing in Dallas, TX (1210 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

9.2% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

56.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Dacso (17 Years) 17 Yrs

Dallas 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
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	551	75	$15.00	$6.60
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	302	140	$155.46	$49.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	214	138	$197.00	$90.68
17000 Destruction of skin growth	176	108	$151.00	$49.14
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	172	121	$227.00	$94.54
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	151	94	$277.00	$128.50
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	74	49	$113.00	$49.98
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	35	31	$259.00	$113.19
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$241.00	$111.35
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$359.00	$167.03
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	13	$124.00	$56.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	679	244	$146.00	$36.49
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	356	61	$14.00	$6.47
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	123	99	$186.00	$87.40
17000 Destruction of skin growth	106	85	$136.00	$50.28
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	94	80	$217.00	$92.57
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	91	64	$253.00	$122.66
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	44	22	$84.00	$22.66
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	41	32	$110.00	$48.73
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	25	23	$236.00	$107.69
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$228.00	$105.23
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$340.00	$161.09
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	12	11	$781.80	$384.55
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	12	11	$304.00	$134.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	4,766	1,428	$146.00	$36.74
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	450	61	$14.00	$6.60
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	294	139	$84.00	$21.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	159	100	$186.00	$87.78
17000 Destruction of skin growth	146	92	$136.00	$49.53
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	142	110	$217.00	$96.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	121	81	$253.00	$122.54
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	78	53	$110.00	$49.87
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	47	$228.00	$107.85
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	32	32	$223.00	$37.04
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	29	24	$199.00	$26.43
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	25	13	$189.00	$28.20
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	22	17	$236.00	$107.98
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	22	20	$115.00	$54.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$340.00	$157.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	7,133	2,222	$145.50	$36.72
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	405	189	$84.00	$21.46
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	379	64	$13.49	$6.39
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	162	125	$217.90	$97.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	150	78	$220.65	$126.50
17000 Destruction of skin growth	129	82	$135.84	$45.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	118	81	$179.73	$89.05
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	86	51	$112.56	$51.73
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	50	20	$189.00	$42.52
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	45	13	$18.00	$1.24
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	43	43	$338.95	$163.39
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	43	42	$223.00	$44.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	38	$226.53	$109.20
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	32	23	$199.00	$30.10
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	31	29	$109.35	$54.77
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	25	23	$234.88	$111.29
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$149.73	$70.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	4,422	1,436	$140.00	$36.96
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	222	105	$84.00	$21.58
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	72	17	$11.00	$5.97
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	49	42	$222.00	$91.82
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	43	29	$149.00	$74.27
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	36	18	$120.00	$52.57
17000 Destruction of skin growth	32	25	$135.00	$47.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	28	$220.00	$107.81
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	19	18	$223.00	$49.34
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	14	12	$199.00	$28.55
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$220.00	$102.59

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	5,171	2,445	$140.35	$48.57
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	256	49	$11.70	$5.53
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	159	104	$83.25	$27.44
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	78	$220.75	$106.05
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	82	72	$207.85	$90.03
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	80	68	$203.56	$89.67
17000 Destruction of skin growth	76	62	$133.55	$45.32
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	69	55	$150.04	$73.80
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	32	30	$219.81	$41.15
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	30	22	$110.83	$52.03
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$220.00	$108.24
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	13	12	$227.38	$109.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	4,651	2,716	$203.39	$65.34
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,326	281	$18.95	$5.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	587	477	$144.12	$70.27
17000 Destruction of skin growth	495	397	$159.45	$50.43
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	433	370	$152.19	$96.96
96910 Skin application of tar and ultraviolet B or petrolatum and ultraviolet B	422	51	$137.82	$106.17
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	199	174	$60.26	$42.11
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	165	115	$75.58	$31.35
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	150	113	$182.39	$102.81
96921 Treatment of inflammatory skin disease using laser, 250.0-500.0 sq cm	145	15	$250.00	$172.62
96920 Laser treatment (total area less than 250 sq centimeters) for inflammatory skin disease	119	18	$233.82	$147.41
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	109	101	$109.90	$38.99
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	99	85	$175.05	$92.08
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	93	51	$423.07	$396.49
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	63	45	$179.86	$107.61
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	59	59	$160.48	$104.03
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	50	44	$181.94	$40.09
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	49	43	$351.11	$138.74
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	46	46	$105.51	$72.22
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	45	35	$199.71	$103.88
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	31	29	$292.87	$163.12
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	23	15	$8.19	$1.78
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	23	17	$87.03	$46.95
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	20	14	$127.65	$34.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	4,127	2,228	$203.78	$64.82
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,240	464	$18.01	$5.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	913	740	$145.00	$69.61
17000 Destruction of skin growth	868	664	$160.00	$52.47
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	551	463	$150.10	$94.44
96910 Skin application of tar and ultraviolet B or petrolatum and ultraviolet B	410	44	$135.00	$65.91
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	399	330	$60.00	$41.45
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	208	145	$75.00	$31.09
96920 Laser treatment (total area less than 250 sq centimeters) for inflammatory skin disease	167	21	$225.00	$145.42
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	139	103	$190.00	$102.35
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	107	64	$350.00	$343.50
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	97	85	$180.00	$91.88
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	97	97	$105.00	$70.50
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	96	64	$175.00	$125.23
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	91	71	$350.00	$142.58
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	89	89	$160.00	$103.22
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	72	63	$200.00	$103.69
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	66	57	$100.00	$38.56
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	36	23	$120.00	$28.59
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	33	31	$180.00	$35.79
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	30	27	$290.00	$155.02
11401 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	23	22	$250.00	$129.21
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	13	13	$410.00	$287.18
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	11	11	$200.00	$112.52

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-07-29

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License TX P3703

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 P3703

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.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Pdp Of Texas, Pllc

5655 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 750244176

Phone: 2149193500

Secondary Practice Locations

8080 Independence Pkwy Ste 150

Plano, TX 750254006

Phone: 2149193500

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

12 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 29, 2025

Registered at 9900 N CENTRAL EXPY STE 500, DALLAS, TX 752310928 (Tel: 2149873376)

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Updated Practice Location July 10, 2025

Registered at 5939 HARRY HINES BLVD STE 100, DALLAS, TX 753904006 (Tel: 2146335555)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 10, 2025

Registered at 5323 HARRY HINES BLVD DALLAS, DALLAS, TX 753900001 (Tel: 2146335555)

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Updated Practice Location July 02, 2024

Registered at 8080 INDEPENDENCE PKWY STE 150, PLANO, TX 750254006 (Tel: 2149193500)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 02, 2024

Registered at 12700 PARK CENTRAL DR STE 1210, DALLAS, TX 752511522 (Tel: 2149873376)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 02, 2024

Dermatology (License #P3703 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active June 03, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 03, 2015

Registered at 5044 TENNYSON PKWY, SUITE B, PLANO, TX 75024 (Tel: 9729859003)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 03, 2015

Registered at 5044 TENNYSON PKWY, SUITE B, PLANO, TX 75024 (Tel: 9729859003)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 03, 2015

Recorded as MARA DACSO, M.D

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 03, 2015

Dermatology (License #P3703 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 22, 2009

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1174750723

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: June 22, 2009

Last Update: July 29, 2025

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

9900 N Central Expy Ste 500

Dallas, TX 752310928

Phone: 2149873376

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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