Dermatopathology Physician
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians › Dermatology › Dermatopathology
About this specialty
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.
Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: added definition, added source; 7/1/2011: modified source]<br/>Additional Resources: American Board of Dermatology, 2007. http://www.abderm.org/; American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology, 2007. http://www.osteopathic.org/certification<br/>Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Dermatology. Board certification for Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) is provided by the American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| UCSF DERMATOPATHOLOGY SERVICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,815,743 |
| STEPHEN HAMMOND, M.D | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $3,685,469 |
| CRAIG ABBOTT, M.D. | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $1,473,354 |
| LING XIA, MD | MANITOWOC, WI | $1,432,543 |
| SCOTT MCCLELLAN, M.D. | NEW BERN, NC | $1,395,592 |
| STEPHEN VANNUCCI, MD | CHICO, CA | $1,351,680 |
| DEBRA JIH, M.D. | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,349,220 |
| DANIEL RIVLIN, MD | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $1,344,447 |
| MARCELO HORENSTEIN, MD | VERONA, NJ | $1,331,203 |
| SCOTT SANDERS, M.D. | NEW CITY, NY | $1,301,584 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.