$272.1M in total Medicare payments across 10 years
Procedure 17262 (Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm) received $272.1M in total Medicare payments.
Across 2.4M services, the average Medicare payment was $114.23 per service.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $24.2M | 214.5K | — |
| 2015 | $25.8M | 227.3K | +6.7% |
| 2016 | $26.8M | 238.0K | +3.7% |
| 2017 | $26.5M | 236.5K | -1.0% |
| 2018 | $27.2M | 239.9K | +2.4% |
| 2019 | $28.7M | 248.4K | +5.7% |
| 2020 | $26.1M | 226.6K | -9.0% |
| 2021 | $28.7M | 244.9K | +10.1% |
| 2022 | $28.5M | 247.4K | -0.8% |
| 2023 | $29.5M | 259.0K | +3.5% |
| # | Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy Milam | Dermatology | FL | $91.2K | 768 | $118.72 |
| 2 | Cynthia Hensley | Dermatology | FL | $75.2K | 693 | $108.48 |
| 3 | Matthew Luxenberg | Dermatology | CA | $58.3K | 689 | $84.62 |
| 4 | John Kowalczyk | Dermatology | FL | $50.7K | 391 | $129.80 |
| 5 | Adam Korzenko | Dermatology | NY | $50.6K | 372 | $135.96 |
| 6 | Curtis Asbury | Dermatology | DE | $49.6K | 409 | $121.28 |
| 7 | Jesse Olmedo | Dermatology | AZ | $49.2K | 414 | $118.92 |
| 8 | Scott Ross | Dermatology | FL | $49.2K | 414 | $118.81 |
| 9 | Elissa Norton | Dermatology | FL | $48.9K | 384 | $127.30 |
| 10 | Corey Frucht | Dermatology | CA | $48.4K | 382 | $126.77 |
| 11 | Artur Henke | Dermatology | CA | $48.2K | 531 | $90.78 |
| 12 | Brian Fabian | Dermatology | FL | $46.7K | 381 | $122.53 |
| 13 | William Brunner | Dermatology | SD | $44.3K | 985 | $45.02 |
| 14 | Jennifer Gamber | Dermatology | MD | $42.9K | 330 | $130.00 |
| 15 | Steven Shapiro | Dermatology | FL | $41.9K | 314 | $133.42 |
| 16 | Adam Luber | Dermatology | AZ | $41.2K | 377 | $109.25 |
| 17 | Scott Crater | Dermatology | FL | $41.1K | 333 | $123.36 |
| 18 | Mazen Daoud | Dermatology | FL | $39.9K | 349 | $114.32 |
| 19 | Keith Benbenisty | Dermatology | FL | $39.4K | 336 | $117.19 |
| 20 | Stephanie Caradonna | Dermatology | FL | $38.7K | 313 | $123.53 |
| 21 | Gregory Houck | Dermatology | FL | $38.6K | 303 | $127.47 |
| 22 | Scott Schafrank | Dermatology | PA | $37.9K | 298 | $127.35 |
| 23 | Ashraf Hassanein | Dermatology | FL | $35.8K | 315 | $113.56 |
| 24 | Kimberly Davidson | Dermatology | FL | $35.5K | 279 | $127.16 |
| 25 | Christopher Mizelle | Dermatology | NC | $35.1K | 319 | $110.12 |
| State | Payments | Services | Providers | Avg/Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | $6.2M | 53.8K | 880 | $7.0K |
| CA | $2.8M | 21.9K | 492 | $5.6K |
| TX | $1.5M | 13.3K | 408 | $3.8K |
| PA | $1.5M | 12.6K | 311 | $4.7K |
| AZ | $1.3M | 11.9K | 222 | $6.0K |
| NC | $1.3M | 12.3K | 295 | $4.5K |
| NY | $1.2M | 8.6K | 253 | $4.6K |
| VA | $949.2K | 8.1K | 171 | $5.6K |
| NJ | $814.7K | 6.0K | 163 | $5.0K |
| GA | $813.6K | 7.4K | 187 | $4.4K |
| MA | $804.2K | 6.6K | 177 | $4.5K |
| SC | $738.7K | 7.1K | 134 | $5.5K |
| IN | $628.5K | 6.1K | 128 | $4.9K |
| IL | $600.5K | 5.2K | 162 | $3.7K |
| OH | $592.6K | 5.4K | 169 | $3.5K |
| TN | $549.3K | 5.4K | 145 | $3.8K |
| MI | $516.9K | 4.7K | 158 | $3.3K |
| MD | $508.4K | 4.0K | 104 | $4.9K |
| CO | $465.7K | 4.0K | 125 | $3.7K |
| MO | $445.8K | 4.1K | 117 | $3.8K |
| KY | $429.6K | 4.1K | 105 | $4.1K |
| WA | $428.3K | 3.7K | 127 | $3.4K |
| AR | $386.1K | 3.8K | 76 | $5.1K |
| AL | $344.9K | 3.4K | 76 | $4.5K |
| OR | $309.8K | 2.6K | 74 | $4.2K |
| CT | $257.0K | 2.0K | 69 | $3.7K |
| IA | $230.1K | 2.2K | 58 | $4.0K |
| OK | $229.5K | 2.1K | 67 | $3.4K |
| WI | $217.3K | 2.3K | 73 | $3.0K |
| MN | $212.6K | 2.1K | 80 | $2.7K |
Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.