Dermatopathology (Pathology) Physician
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About this specialty
A dermatopathologist is an expert in diagnosing and monitoring 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 light microscopy, electron microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy.
Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definition changed, source added] Additional Resources: American Board of Pathology, 2007. http://www.abpath.org/. Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Pathology. A subspecialty certificate was first issued by the ABMS in 1974. ACGME Accredited Residency Program Requirements: None.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| COCKERELL DERMATOPATHOLOGY PA | DALLAS, TX | $3,669,143 |
| SCOTT ACKER, MD | ALPHARETTA, GA | $3,494,688 |
| ETAN MARKS, D.O. | DELRAY BEACH, FL | $2,609,727 |
| HOWARD MARTIN, MD | HOUSTON, TX | $2,330,638 |
| ROBB WILENTZ, MD | AVENTURA, FL | $2,096,480 |
| LABORATORY OF DERMATOPATHOLOGY ADX, LLC | WOODBURY, NY | $2,074,777 |
| DIPTI ANAND, MD | SMYRNA, GA | $2,050,635 |
| KELLI HUTCHENS, M.D. | MANITOWOC, WI | $1,985,916 |
| FRANCESSCA BRETTSCHNEIDER, MD | AVENTURA, FL | $1,867,261 |
| JUSTIN KERSTETTER, M.D. | LOMA LINDA, CA | $1,835,596 |
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.