Active NPI 1407802549 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Sandra Osswald , MD

Dermatology • San Antonio, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Sandra Osswald, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in San Antonio, TX. With approximately 37 years of clinical experience since graduating from Boston University School Of Medicine in 1989, Dr. Osswald delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 7979 WURZBACH RD FL 3.

Dr. Osswald is affiliated with University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio and accepts Medicare assignment.

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

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

7979 Wurzbach Rd Fl 3

San Antonio, TX 782294427

Telephone 2104509840

Fax 2104506064

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Boston University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1989

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in San Antonio, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

37 Yrs +13.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.4 Yrs

State Avg: 20.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

107 Specialists

Practicing in San Antonio, TX (1210 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

1.9% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

64.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Osswald (37 Years) 37 Yrs

San Antonio Specialty Average (23.4 Years) 23.4 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	941	160	$19.34	$6.60
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	308	246	$220.67	$90.57
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	249	194	$311.00	$128.42
17000 Destruction of skin growth	246	190	$196.00	$61.69
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	73	69	$292.73	$98.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	40	$271.52	$108.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	29	29	$405.69	$163.45
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	28	24	$329.32	$112.80
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	23	17	$1182.83	$374.55
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	19	17	$484.05	$167.43
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	17	17	$395.41	$127.82
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	13	$137.00	$57.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,041	176	$19.66	$6.52
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	341	267	$221.10	$87.75
17000 Destruction of skin growth	274	228	$195.21	$57.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	229	184	$313.40	$124.34
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	114	105	$300.63	$97.16
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$272.35	$109.03
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$405.89	$162.29
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	28	25	$490.75	$164.82
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	25	23	$332.96	$110.77
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	19	16	$149.95	$49.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	16	$137.00	$54.08

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,082	197	$19.00	$6.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	387	304	$223.00	$88.14
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	326	262	$316.00	$124.23
17000 Destruction of skin growth	316	259	$194.00	$59.47
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	115	108	$306.00	$97.97
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$273.00	$106.12
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	42	42	$408.00	$162.92
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	34	29	$486.00	$165.10
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	32	30	$334.00	$111.68
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	26	25	$137.00	$54.98
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	25	21	$155.00	$50.37
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	15	11	$442.00	$176.95
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	11	11	$243.00	$96.62

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,632	260	$18.73	$6.45
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	461	342	$299.11	$125.56
17000 Destruction of skin growth	443	344	$193.23	$56.91
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	441	357	$212.11	$89.28
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	205	174	$301.83	$100.34
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	90	90	$396.98	$161.67
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	69	67	$332.78	$112.28
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	62	58	$120.40	$55.17
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	61	61	$269.98	$110.10
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	49	38	$478.02	$163.38
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	43	35	$155.00	$52.18
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	22	22	$170.18	$71.42
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	13	12	$245.69	$97.95
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	12	12	$1171.00	$389.67
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	12	12	$405.00	$142.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,358	244	$17.35	$5.94
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	632	483	$182.31	$73.60
17000 Destruction of skin growth	386	309	$190.73	$55.84
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	175	139	$266.00	$106.76
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	173	160	$290.70	$96.63
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	143	143	$262.36	$104.60
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	54	47	$458.19	$156.05
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	53	51	$110.00	$44.26
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	48	45	$325.63	$108.78
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	44	44	$185.11	$74.78
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	37	26	$155.00	$52.24
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	17	17	$366.76	$123.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,851	275	$15.75	$5.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	816	591	$171.54	$71.99
17000 Destruction of skin growth	473	369	$190.77	$54.52
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	254	229	$287.00	$93.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	166	113	$253.86	$105.87
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	121	112	$101.12	$43.75
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	120	120	$248.25	$104.40
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	111	111	$178.79	$74.27
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	75	63	$436.84	$142.69
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	58	46	$155.00	$51.57
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	48	44	$322.08	$105.66
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	21	20	$240.29	$96.95
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	17	15	$347.06	$118.13
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	17	15	$1214.00	$391.17
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	12	12	$361.00	$120.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,587	277	$15.26	$4.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	705	539	$142.00	$68.03
17000 Destruction of skin growth	445	351	$193.00	$54.03
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	314	263	$84.84	$40.88
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	236	218	$304.94	$96.75
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	140	140	$145.81	$69.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	105	105	$209.67	$99.90
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	68	53	$209.68	$100.94
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	64	51	$423.84	$131.20
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	62	52	$323.53	$102.45
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	38	33	$95.79	$30.58
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	31	29	$199.35	$92.57
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	27	16	$163.33	$50.56
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	22	22	$342.73	$93.62
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	19	19	$1168.47	$398.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,557	226	$15.81	$5.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	752	522	$140.28	$68.71
17000 Destruction of skin growth	397	296	$192.20	$56.36
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	219	184	$291.46	$94.51
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	191	159	$83.14	$41.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	99	99	$202.47	$100.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	92	64	$200.76	$98.76
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	76	76	$141.18	$69.75
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	65	45	$433.69	$142.54
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	42	31	$94.50	$31.15
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	33	27	$303.58	$100.05
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	27	18	$153.37	$45.53
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	23	21	$200.00	$94.48
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	23	12	$5.36	$1.80
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	19	13	$998.11	$353.36
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	13	13	$380.62	$125.50

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-04-16

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License TX K0973

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 K0973

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

203268201 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Cshcn

203268202 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio

7979 Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 782294427

Phone: 2104509000

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

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location April 16, 2021

Registered at 7979 WURZBACH RD FL 3, SAN ANTONIO, TX 782294427 (Tel: 2104509840)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 16, 2021

Registered at 7979 WURZBACH RD FL 3, SAN ANTONIO, TX 782294427 (Tel: 2104509840)

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NPI Profile Active February 27, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 27, 2013

Registered at 7979 WURZBACH RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 782294427 (Tel: 2104509840)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 27, 2013

Registered at 7703 FLOYD CURL DR, MC7977, SAN ANTONIO, TX 782293901 (Tel: 2104509000)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 27, 2013

Recorded as SANDRA OSSWALD, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 27, 2013

Dermatology (License #K0973 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 26, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1407802549

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 26, 2006

Last Update: April 16, 2021

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

7979 Wurzbach Rd Fl 3

San Antonio, TX 782294427

Phone: 2104509840

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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