Who bills the most Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths (17004) to Medicare in California?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS287 physician groups billed Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths (17004) to Medicare fee-for-service in California in 2024; the top five named groups hold 24% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 25%.
17004 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths · Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners PUF (Part B), CY2024 release. Medicare fee-for-service only.
Snapshot covers the whole California market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 49% of Medicare in California; Medicare Advantage penetration 45% → 51% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 17004 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J ROBERT WEST MD INC | LAS VEGAS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 140 | 7,760 | 5.1% | (702) 258-1001 |
| 2 | GOLDEN STATE DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC. | WALNUT CREEK | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 118 | 4,321 | 2.8% | (925) 932-7704 |
| 3 | ALAMITOS DERMATOLOGICAL MEDICAL CLINIC A PROFESSIONAL CORP | LOS ALAMITOS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 3,457 | 2.3% | (562) 598-8593 |
| 4 | CSI MEDICAL GROUP | SARATOGA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 97 | 3,326 | 2.2% | (408) 253-4407 |
| 5 | LA LASER CENTER PC A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION | BISHOP | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 82 | 2,859 | 1.9% | (760) 873-8781 |
| 6 | SUTTER VALLEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2420 | 2,216 | 1.4% | (916) 681-8852 |
| 7 | SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 3716 | 1,991 | 1.3% | (415) 600-1020 |
| 8 | SCRIPPS HEALTH | LA JOLLA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1431 | 1,802 | 1.2% | (858) 455-9100 |
| 9 | REDWOOD FAM DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES - A MEDICAL CORPORATION | SANTA ROSA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 18 | 1,613 | 1.1% | (707) 545-4537 |
| 10 | REDDING DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | REDDING | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 14 | 1,602 | 1.0% | (530) 241-1111 |
| 11 | MINARETS MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | FRESNO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 1,533 | 1.0% | (559) 438-6577 |
| 12 | EDGAR S. MACIAS, M.D., INC | FRESNO | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 11 | 1,396 | 0.9% | (559) 431-2397 |
| 13 | CONTOUR DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETIC SURGERY MEDICAL CENTER APC | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 16 | 1,345 | 0.9% | (760) 423-4000 |
| 14 | FOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY - PACIFIC, P.C. | THOUSAND OAKS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 25 | 1,340 | 0.9% | (805) 497-1694 |
| 15 | KIM TANG MD INC | LAKE FOREST | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 5 | 1,302 | 0.8% | 9497708115121 |
| 16 | DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 1,262 | 0.8% | (949) 706-7766 |
| 17 | EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 457 | 1,135 | 0.7% | (760) 340-3911 |
| 18 | SAN LUIS DERMATOLOGY, INC. | SAN LUIS OBISPO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 1,069 | 0.7% | (805) 541-2650 |
| 19 | SKIN AND BEAUTY CENTER INC | NORTHRIDGE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 33 | 1,055 | 0.7% | (818) 886-3884 |
| 20 | CALIFORNIA DERMATOLOGY INSTITUTE PC | HUNTINGTON PARK | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 19 | 996 | 0.7% | (888) 367-1850 |
| 21 | ISLAND DERMATOLOGY, INC. | GLENDORA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 27 | 988 | 0.6% | (626) 914-3675 |
| 22 | HODARI MD DERMATOLOGY INC | CHICO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 10 | 979 | 0.6% | (530) 894-6832 |
| 23 | PEYMAN GHASRI MD A PROF CORP | TARZANA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 939 | 0.6% | (818) 344-3376 |
| 24 | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FULLERTON | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1455 | 925 | 0.6% | (714) 871-3006 |
| 25 | DERMATOLOGY SPECIALISTS INC | OCEANSIDE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 14 | 906 | 0.6% | (760) 757-7546 |
| 26 | DERMATOLOGIST MEDICAL GROUP OF NORTH COUNTY INC | OCEANSIDE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 19 | 874 | 0.6% | (760) 758-5340 |
| 27 | SU AND CHANG DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES APMC | GLENDALE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 840 | 0.5% | (818) 658-2300 |
| 28 | SANSUM CLINIC | SANTA BARBARA | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 322 | 810 | 0.5% | (805) 681-7500 |
| 29 | PACIFIC DERMATOLOGY INSTITUTE | REDLANDS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 33 | 800 | 0.5% | (909) 793-2323 |
| 30 | PARHAM TABIBIAN MD INC | LOS ALAMITOS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 8 | 791 | 0.5% | (562) 799-3330 |
| 31 | AESTHETIC DERMATOLOGY AND LASER CENTER MEDICAL GROUP INC | ANAHEIM | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 791 | 0.5% | (714) 229-8246 |
| 32 | J. SCOTT BOSWELL, MD A MEDICAL CORPORATION | FRESNO | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 14 | 787 | 0.5% | (559) 439-3000 |
| 33 | ALPINE ALLERGY AND ASTHMA ASSOCIATES INC | AUBURN | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 700 | 0.5% | (530) 888-1016 |
| 34 | HOWARD FEIN MD INC | LONG BEACH | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 14 | 652 | 0.4% | (310) 541-7800 |
| 35 | ERIC S LEE MD | LOS GATOS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 636 | 0.4% | (408) 848-0888 |
| 36 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SAN DIEGO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2057 | 636 | 0.4% | (800) 926-8273 |
| 37 | BERNARDO DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | POWAY | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 8 | 635 | 0.4% | (858) 451-3311 |
| 38 | GREENBRAE DERMATOLOGY, A MEDICAL CORPORATION | GREENBRAE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 626 | 0.4% | (415) 925-0550 |
| 39 | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1699 | 593 | 0.4% | (310) 423-0674 |
| 40 | DERMATOLOGY AND LASER CENTER OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 9 | 586 | 0.4% | (619) 298-9535 |
| 41 | INTEGRATED DERMATOLOGY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE PC | WESTLAKE VILLAGE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 7 | 568 | 0.4% | (805) 495-0551 |
| 42 | UCI DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY | ORANGE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 37 | 538 | 0.4% | (714) 456-7004 |
| 43 | GEORGE KEITH LLEWELLYN, MD, INC. | SANTA BARBARA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3 | 492 | 0.3% | (805) 884-4900 |
| 44 | INTEGRATED DERMATOLOGY OF LAKEPORT PC | LAKEPORT | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 474 | 0.3% | (707) 263-8955 |
| 45 | ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETICS LASER CARE A MEDICAL CORPORATION | VALENCIA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 10 | 455 | 0.3% | (661) 254-3686 |
| 46 | REGENTS UNIV OF CALIFORNIA UCSF | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 277 | 454 | 0.3% | (415) 476-1000 |
| 47 | ESCONDIDO DERMATOLOGY INC A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | ESCONDIDO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 449 | 0.3% | (760) 747-1980 |
| 48 | STANFORD HEALTH CARE | STANFORD | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 3039 | 446 | 0.3% | (650) 723-4000 |
| 49 | CHICO DERMATOLOGY INC | CHICO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2 | 444 | 0.3% | (530) 774-2650 |
| 50 | VIPAL SONI MD INC | HUNTINGTON BEACH | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 439 | 0.3% | (714) 848-0770 |
| 51 | SOLANO DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC | VALLEJO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 421 | 0.3% | 7076435785338 |
| 52 | MONA Z MOFID MD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | SAN DIEGO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3 | 421 | 0.3% | (858) 412-3271 |
| 53 | NORTH COUNTY DERMATOLOGY CENTER GP | ENCINITAS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 414 | 0.3% | (760) 230-2805 |
| 54 | FRESNO DERMATOLOGY SPECIALISTS INC | FRESNO | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 6 | 409 | 0.3% | (559) 233-3376 |
| 55 | PRECISION DERMATOLOGY INC | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 407 | 0.3% | (415) 202-1540 |
| 56 | COMPREHENSIVE DERMATOLOGY GROUP | ENCINITAS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 401 | 0.3% | (760) 634-3376 |
| 57 | EYE ASSOCIATES OF SEBASTOPOL MEDICAL GROUP | SEBASTOPOL | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 398 | 0.3% | (707) 823-7628 |
| 58 | WEST HILLS DERMATOLOGY GROUP A MEDICAL CORPORATION | WEST HILLS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3 | 386 | 0.3% | (818) 592-6005 |
| 59 | SOUTH COAST DERMATOLOGY INSTITUTE, A MEDICAL CORPORATION | TUSTIN | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 382 | 0.2% | (714) 508-0754 |
| 60 | EAST COUNTY DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | EL CAJON | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 380 | 0.2% | (619) 442-4468 |
| 61 | ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN CANCER SPECIALISTS | STOCKTON | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 16 | 379 | 0.2% | (209) 227-5052 |
| 62 | HUNG V. ONG, MD., INC. | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 377 | 0.2% | (949) 646-7546 |
| 63 | ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY OF COLORADO PC | FORT COLLINS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 64 | 368 | 0.2% | (970) 484-3050 |
| 64 | RISHU GUPTA MD INC | POWAY | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 365 | 0.2% | (858) 675-8001 |
| 65 | ANTHONY HUYNH MEDICAL GROUP INC | EL CENTRO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 355 | 0.2% | (760) 337-8500 |
| 66 | EITAN HOMA MD AND JENNIFER KRASNOFF MD INC | HERCULES | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 350 | 0.2% | (510) 741-7418 |
| 67 | CALIFORNIA DERMATOLOGY GROUP PC | SOLVANG | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 326 | 0.2% | (805) 892-8222 |
| 68 | SOUTH BAY SKIN AND CANCER MEDICAL GROUP INC | CHULA VISTA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 314 | 0.2% | (619) 426-9600 |
| 69 | PREMIER DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ORANGE COUNTY | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 312 | 0.2% | (949) 251-0427 |
| 70 | WILLIAM F RESH MD SKIN AND SKIN CANCER MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN DIEGO INC | NATIONAL CITY | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 16 | 311 | 0.2% | (619) 267-8303 |
| 71 | SHARP REES-STEALY MEDICAL GROUP INC | SAN DIEGO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 872 | 299 | 0.2% | (858) 499-2600 |
| 72 | CALIFORNIA COASTAL DERMATOLOGY A MEDICAL CORPORATION | MISSION VIEJO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 284 | 0.2% | (949) 542-8500 |
| 73 | MICHAEL K MCCRAY MD INC | VALENCIA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 271 | 0.2% | (661) 254-7200 |
| 74 | PENINSULA DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | BURLINGAME | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 266 | 0.2% | (650) 692-0182 |
| 75 | JEFFREY J CROWLEY MD INC | BAKERSFIELD | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 265 | 0.2% | (661) 327-3756 |
| 76 | SUN CITY MEDICAL GROUP INC | EL CENTRO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 258 | 0.2% | (442) 271-4337 |
| 77 | CARMELO PLATEROTI D O A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | TEMPLETON | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 4 | 256 | 0.2% | (805) 434-2821 |
| 78 | MICHAEL P MILLIGAN MD INC | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 3 | 254 | 0.2% | (760) 328-8884 |
| 79 | HAL M WEITZBUCH MD MEDICAL CORPORATION | CALABASAS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 246 | 0.2% | (818) 222-7495 |
| 80 | DANIEL BEHROOZAN MD A MEDICAL CORPORATION | SANTA MONICA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 5 | 244 | 0.2% | (310) 392-1111 |
| 81 | NORTH PACIFIC DERMATOLOGY A MEDICAL CORPORATION | CRESCENT CITY | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 7 | 243 | 0.2% | 7074648335212 |
| 82 | MANGROVE MEDICAL GROUP | CHICO | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 9 | 241 | 0.2% | 5303450064268 |
| 83 | WILLIAM J WICKWIRE M D INC A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | REDONDO BEACH | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 10 | 237 | 0.2% | — |
| 84 | BRADLEY S KURGIS DO INC | TEMPLETON | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2 | 236 | 0.2% | (805) 434-5563 |
| 85 | SAND DERMATOLOGY PC | CHINO HILLS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 236 | 0.2% | (909) 313-5111 |
| 86 | CHELAN COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO 2 | CHELAN | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 26 | 229 | 0.1% | (509) 682-3300 |
| 87 | ARTIUS DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES PC | PORTERVILLE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 19 | 227 | 0.1% | (559) 781-1812 |
| 88 | HAYES B GLADSTONE MD PC | MANTECA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 225 | 0.1% | (925) 837-6000 |
| 89 | AGAPE DERMATOLOGY PC | HUNTINGTON BEACH | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 213 | 0.1% | (714) 951-9119 |
| 90 | TONY N NAKHLA DO INC | SANTA ANA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 207 | 0.1% | (714) 547-6111 |
| 91 | KEITH MARK GROSS MD INC | VICTORVILLE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 202 | 0.1% | (760) 951-9895 |
| 92 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 35 | 199 | 0.1% | (310) 825-6911 |
| 93 | DON R. SCOTT MD. A MEDICAL CORPORATION | PALM SPRINGS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 195 | 0.1% | (760) 325-2074 |
| 94 | JOSEPH H GREENBERG LTD A MEDICAL CORP | SAN RAFAEL | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 195 | 0.1% | (415) 472-3903 |
| 95 | BERMAN SKIN INSTITUTE MEDICAL GROUP INC | PLEASANTON | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 20 | 194 | 0.1% | (925) 416-1122 |
| 96 | SIERRA DERM INC | GRASS VALLEY | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2 | 193 | 0.1% | (530) 272-2303 |
| 97 | SEASIDE DERMATOLOGY INC | IRVINE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 191 | 0.1% | (949) 552-1313 |
| 98 | PACIFIC SHORES DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN CANCER INSTITUTE | ARROYO GRANDE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 189 | 0.1% | (805) 202-8245 |
| 99 | ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY INC. | DANA POINT | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 189 | 0.1% | (949) 248-4547 |
| 100 | DIGNITY HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FOLSOM | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1197 | 186 | 0.1% | (916) 983-7476 |
*Share of California's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 17004, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 17004 in California — including groups registered elsewhere ("City" is each group's registered location). Group figures sum clinicians affiliated with exactly one group; clinicians in several groups are listed in each group's drill-down but not volume-attributed to any single group.
How to read this. Figures are Medicare fee-for-service only — not all-payer — from the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners Public Use File (Part B), CY2024 release. CMS suppresses any provider×code row under 11 beneficiaries, so a missing group means "suppressed," never zero. "Charges" are provider-submitted amounts, not payments. Groups are ranked by measured service volume attributed to clinicians in exactly one group — clinicians affiliated with several groups are listed in rosters but never volume-attributed to a single group — a direct read of the public record, not a rating or quality score. Full method: Methods & Sources.
Comparing against an all-payer estimate?
These are exact counts from Medicare fee-for-service claims — roughly a third to half of most procedure markets, depending on payer mix. Modeled all-payer databases project the remainder statistically; we publish the audited floor and label it as such. Same market, different denominator. How the numbers reconcile →