Active NPI 1093765034 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Michael Mark Nelson , MD

Dermatology • Gig Harbor, WA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Michael Nelson, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Gig Harbor, WA. With approximately 26 years of clinical experience since graduating from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 2000, Dr. Nelson delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 4700 POINT FOSDICK DR NW STE 219.

Dr. Nelson is affiliated with Silver Falls Dermatology Llc 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

4700 Point Fosdick Dr Nw Ste 219

Gig Harbor, WA 98335

Telephone 2538517733

Fax 2538518060

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Eric O Rasmussen Facility NPI 1780782904

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2000

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Gig Harbor, WA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

26 Yrs +7.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 18.5 Yrs

State Avg: 19.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

2 Specialists

Practicing in Gig Harbor, WA (397 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

4.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Nelson (26 Years) 26 Yrs

Gig Harbor Specialty Average (18.5 Years) 18.5 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	1,527	303	$6.89	$6.74
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	647	507	$92.57	$90.48
17000 Destruction of skin growth	536	431	$69.75	$53.69
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	326	269	$117.98	$113.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	191	191	$112.96	$111.02
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	120	110	$103.03	$86.36
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	104	97	$57.86	$56.24
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	33	$129.81	$127.88
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	28	21	$171.39	$168.74
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	25	25	$73.23	$72.35
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	20	16	$51.41	$50.62
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	17	17	$182.94	$174.72
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	15	15	$127.49	$125.58
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	11	11	$309.97	$305.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,342	235	$6.92	$6.82
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	482	338	$91.45	$89.89
17000 Destruction of skin growth	442	325	$69.00	$54.33
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	282	227	$118.47	$112.88
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	281	281	$114.17	$110.22
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	122	109	$105.23	$90.35
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	85	73	$57.35	$56.54
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	46	46	$73.34	$72.53
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	25	17	$173.53	$170.98
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	23	21	$313.20	$308.22
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	11	$128.83	$127.06
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$167.40	$165.46
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	18	16	$51.83	$51.00
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	16	16	$130.02	$123.94
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	13	$251.45	$123.72

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	716	134	$7.94	$6.90
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	226	173	$99.40	$90.53
17000 Destruction of skin growth	217	171	$76.26	$52.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	179	179	$122.08	$111.18
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	177	140	$125.61	$113.47
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	64	56	$120.96	$89.85
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	30	25	$60.12	$54.96
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$173.49	$165.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	18	$142.21	$127.69
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	21	16	$186.07	$171.22
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$77.49	$72.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,406	404	$7.04	$6.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,027	752	$93.02	$91.54
17000 Destruction of skin growth	687	536	$68.59	$53.74
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	351	312	$118.36	$114.11
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	160	143	$112.16	$96.67
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	139	139	$117.44	$110.62
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	113	106	$79.67	$56.60
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	44	34	$171.66	$166.55
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	44	44	$76.27	$72.83
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	33	29	$47.03	$41.34
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	33	21	$55.00	$54.28
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	32	28	$321.25	$306.98
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	24	22	$183.00	$175.22
12031 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less	23	23	$272.43	$271.76
11402 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	22	22	$177.86	$88.80
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	17	13	$137.00	$136.67
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	17	14	$260.47	$126.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,702	468	$7.03	$6.16
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,199	850	$77.58	$75.71
17000 Destruction of skin growth	805	616	$67.55	$52.87
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	400	341	$115.57	$112.57
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	201	176	$104.35	$90.42
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	131	131	$79.17	$76.20
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	94	87	$47.64	$45.34
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	68	54	$166.12	$161.93
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	58	58	$111.24	$108.96
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	45	44	$311.00	$309.52
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	39	31	$42.69	$41.01
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	31	23	$56.16	$53.11
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	29	28	$254.00	$126.43
12031 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less	17	16	$270.06	$246.19
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	15	$182.00	$181.06
11402 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	13	12	$175.00	$87.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	2,576	454	$6.33	$5.69
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,172	842	$81.39	$74.63
17000 Destruction of skin growth	782	605	$71.92	$55.27
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	348	302	$122.53	$110.97
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	162	144	$108.17	$89.28
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	97	97	$86.80	$77.01
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	95	88	$49.40	$45.53
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	78	$118.37	$109.05
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	69	50	$163.04	$154.28
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	53	53	$343.87	$309.50
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	33	32	$291.00	$130.16
12031 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less	25	23	$275.96	$244.81
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	24	22	$59.50	$54.11
11402 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	22	20	$178.14	$85.49
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	21	20	$42.00	$40.94
11603 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	12	12	$308.25	$144.25
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$202.91	$109.38
11403 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm	11	11	$247.45	$98.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	942	227	$6.57	$5.28
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	348	310	$93.03	$72.24
17000 Destruction of skin growth	336	309	$83.07	$54.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	150	146	$121.51	$106.21
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	142	128	$151.18	$109.09
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	114	113	$139.05	$96.68
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	105	105	$99.09	$74.14
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	75	$140.56	$104.80
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	51	50	$55.90	$44.24
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	22	22	$405.00	$291.45
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	16	16	$174.50	$138.43
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	15	12	$46.40	$32.81
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	12	12	$316.67	$135.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,582	262	$7.12	$5.57
17000 Destruction of skin growth	459	352	$83.43	$55.09
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	426	329	$81.88	$72.33
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	225	179	$138.28	$108.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	219	204	$120.32	$106.23
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	131	131	$84.38	$74.46
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	115	108	$127.63	$93.98
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	71	67	$53.21	$43.50
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	63	$120.06	$107.08
J7308 Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)	39	21	$392.69	$357.08
96567 Application of light and light-sensitive drugs to aid destruction of premalignant skin growths, per session	35	21	$173.46	$136.54
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	34	28	$169.35	$149.68
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	29	29	$363.93	$297.63
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	28	12	$2.00	$1.79
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	20	20	$284.25	$142.28
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	14	$201.60	$162.76

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-04-30

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License WA MD60058324

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

Silver Falls Dermatology Llc

19917 7th Ave Ne, Poulsbo, WA 983706555

Phone: 3608245474

Secondary Practice Locations

4707 S 19th St Ste 130

Tacoma, WA 984051151

Phone: 2537522273

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

8 Associated Practitioners

Casey Pinch , PA

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1083031025

Physician Assistant

Jessica Neal

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1710314034

Juliene Bottom , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1720266844

Physician Assistant (Certified)

William Bies , PA

Physician Assistant

NPI 1760414510

Physician Assistant

Dr. Kerri Robbins , MD

Dermatology - MOHS-Micrographic Surgery

NPI 1831333749

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Philip Mclain , MD

Dermatology

NPI 1912384710

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

9 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location January 15, 2019

Registered at 4700 POINT FOSDICK DR NW STE 219, GIG HARBOR, WA 98335 (Tel: 2538517733)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 15, 2019

Registered at 4700 POINT FOSDICK DR NW STE 219, GIG HARBOR, WA 983351706 (Tel: 2538517733)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 15, 2019

Dermatology (License #MD60058324 in WA)

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NPI Profile Active January 04, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 04, 2013

Registered at 1703 S MERIDIAN, SUITE 101, PUYALLUP, WA 983717590 (Tel: 2538483000)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 04, 2013

Registered at 1703 S MERIDIAN, SUITE 101, PUYALLUP, WA 983717590 (Tel: 2538483000)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 04, 2013

Recorded as MICHAEL NELSON, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 04, 2013

Dermatology (License #MD60058324 in WA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 11, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1093765034

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 11, 2006

Last Update: April 30, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

4700 Point Fosdick Dr Nw Ste 219

Gig Harbor, WA 983351706

Phone: 2538517733

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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