Who bills the most Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths (17003) to Medicare in California?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS384 physician groups billed Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths (17003) to Medicare fee-for-service in California in 2024; the top five named groups hold 28% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 20%.
17003 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 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 | 17003 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J ROBERT WEST MD INC | LAS VEGAS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 140 | 160,015 | 6.5% | (702) 258-1001 |
| 2 | GOLDEN STATE DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC. | WALNUT CREEK | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 118 | 107,134 | 4.3% | (925) 932-7704 |
| 3 | CSI MEDICAL GROUP | SARATOGA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 97 | 86,627 | 3.5% | (408) 253-4407 |
| 4 | SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 3716 | 55,211 | 2.2% | (415) 600-1020 |
| 5 | SCRIPPS HEALTH | LA JOLLA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1431 | 54,541 | 2.2% | (858) 455-9100 |
| 6 | SUTTER VALLEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2420 | 36,848 | 1.5% | (916) 681-8852 |
| 7 | SAN LUIS DERMATOLOGY, INC. | SAN LUIS OBISPO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 32,996 | 1.3% | (805) 541-2650 |
| 8 | FOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY - PACIFIC, P.C. | THOUSAND OAKS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 25 | 26,009 | 1.0% | (805) 497-1694 |
| 9 | REDWOOD FAM DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES - A MEDICAL CORPORATION | SANTA ROSA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 18 | 25,895 | 1.0% | (707) 545-4537 |
| 10 | REDDING DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | REDDING | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 14 | 25,628 | 1.0% | (530) 241-1111 |
| 11 | LA LASER CENTER PC A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION | BISHOP | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 82 | 22,440 | 0.9% | (760) 873-8781 |
| 12 | J. SCOTT BOSWELL, MD A MEDICAL CORPORATION | FRESNO | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 14 | 22,223 | 0.9% | (559) 439-3000 |
| 13 | DERMATOLOGIST MEDICAL GROUP OF NORTH COUNTY INC | OCEANSIDE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 19 | 21,079 | 0.9% | (760) 758-5340 |
| 14 | DERMATOLOGY SPECIALISTS INC | OCEANSIDE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 14 | 18,713 | 0.8% | (760) 757-7546 |
| 15 | STANFORD HEALTH CARE | STANFORD | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 3039 | 18,393 | 0.7% | (650) 723-4000 |
| 16 | NORTH PACIFIC DERMATOLOGY A MEDICAL CORPORATION | CRESCENT CITY | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 7 | 18,187 | 0.7% | 7074648335212 |
| 17 | CONTOUR DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETIC SURGERY MEDICAL CENTER APC | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 16 | 15,574 | 0.6% | (760) 423-4000 |
| 18 | ANTHONY HUYNH MEDICAL GROUP INC | EL CENTRO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 15,440 | 0.6% | (760) 337-8500 |
| 19 | ALPINE ALLERGY AND ASTHMA ASSOCIATES INC | AUBURN | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 14,511 | 0.6% | (530) 888-1016 |
| 20 | JEFFREY ROSS GUNTER MD INC | GATESVILLE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 15 | 13,965 | 0.6% | (661) 949-0004 |
| 21 | SANSUM CLINIC | SANTA BARBARA | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 322 | 13,695 | 0.6% | (805) 681-7500 |
| 22 | KEITH MARK GROSS MD INC | VICTORVILLE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 13,589 | 0.5% | (760) 951-9895 |
| 23 | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FULLERTON | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1455 | 13,521 | 0.5% | (714) 871-3006 |
| 24 | REGENTS UNIV OF CALIFORNIA UCSF | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 277 | 12,658 | 0.5% | (415) 476-1000 |
| 25 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SAN DIEGO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2057 | 12,463 | 0.5% | (800) 926-8273 |
| 26 | HODARI MD DERMATOLOGY INC | CHICO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 10 | 11,349 | 0.5% | (530) 894-6832 |
| 27 | EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 457 | 11,345 | 0.5% | (760) 340-3911 |
| 28 | SOLANO DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC | VALLEJO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 11,101 | 0.4% | 7076435785338 |
| 29 | JEFFREY J CROWLEY MD INC | BAKERSFIELD | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 11,043 | 0.4% | (661) 327-3756 |
| 30 | PEYMAN GHASRI MD A PROF CORP | TARZANA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 11,043 | 0.4% | (818) 344-3376 |
| 31 | MICHAEL P MILLIGAN MD INC | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 3 | 10,958 | 0.4% | (760) 328-8884 |
| 32 | SKIN AND BEAUTY CENTER INC | NORTHRIDGE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 33 | 10,774 | 0.4% | (818) 886-3884 |
| 33 | CARMELO PLATEROTI D O A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | TEMPLETON | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 4 | 9,498 | 0.4% | (805) 434-2821 |
| 34 | BERNARDO DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | POWAY | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 8 | 8,823 | 0.4% | (858) 451-3311 |
| 35 | FRESNO DERMATOLOGY SPECIALISTS INC | FRESNO | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 6 | 8,807 | 0.4% | (559) 233-3376 |
| 36 | PACIFIC DERMATOLOGY INSTITUTE | REDLANDS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 33 | 8,534 | 0.3% | (909) 793-2323 |
| 37 | SHARP REES-STEALY MEDICAL GROUP INC | SAN DIEGO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 872 | 8,510 | 0.3% | (858) 499-2600 |
| 38 | UCI DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY | ORANGE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 37 | 8,406 | 0.3% | (714) 456-7004 |
| 39 | INTEGRATED DERMATOLOGY OF WESTLAKE VILLAGE PC | WESTLAKE VILLAGE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 7 | 7,991 | 0.3% | (805) 495-0551 |
| 40 | GEORGE KEITH LLEWELLYN, MD, INC. | SANTA BARBARA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3 | 7,744 | 0.3% | (805) 884-4900 |
| 41 | HOWARD FEIN MD INC | LONG BEACH | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 14 | 7,696 | 0.3% | (310) 541-7800 |
| 42 | DIGNITY HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FOLSOM | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1197 | 7,601 | 0.3% | (916) 983-7476 |
| 43 | ARTIUS DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES PC | PORTERVILLE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 19 | 7,490 | 0.3% | (559) 781-1812 |
| 44 | ISLAND DERMATOLOGY, INC. | GLENDORA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 27 | 7,348 | 0.3% | (626) 914-3675 |
| 45 | SIERRA DERM INC | GRASS VALLEY | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2 | 7,259 | 0.3% | (530) 272-2303 |
| 46 | EITAN HOMA MD AND JENNIFER KRASNOFF MD INC | HERCULES | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 7,207 | 0.3% | (510) 741-7418 |
| 47 | ALAMITOS DERMATOLOGICAL MEDICAL CLINIC A PROFESSIONAL CORP | LOS ALAMITOS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 7,146 | 0.3% | (562) 598-8593 |
| 48 | PREMIER DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ORANGE COUNTY | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 7,109 | 0.3% | (949) 251-0427 |
| 49 | COMPREHENSIVE DERMATOLOGY GROUP | ENCINITAS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 6,934 | 0.3% | (760) 634-3376 |
| 50 | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1699 | 6,792 | 0.3% | (310) 423-0674 |
| 51 | MANGROVE MEDICAL GROUP | CHICO | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 9 | 6,608 | 0.3% | 5303450064268 |
| 52 | WILLIAM J WICKWIRE M D INC A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | REDONDO BEACH | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 10 | 6,563 | 0.3% | — |
| 53 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 35 | 6,449 | 0.3% | (310) 825-6911 |
| 54 | INTEGRATED DERMATOLOGY OF LAKEPORT PC | LAKEPORT | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 6,351 | 0.3% | (707) 263-8955 |
| 55 | HUNG V. ONG, MD., INC. | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 6,217 | 0.3% | (949) 646-7546 |
| 56 | ANA CARDENAS DERMATOLOGY A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | BAKERSFIELD | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 5 | 6,130 | 0.2% | (661) 410-7546 |
| 57 | INTEGRATED DERMATOLOGY OF SANTA ROSA PC | SANTA ROSA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 6,041 | 0.2% | (707) 528-4239 |
| 58 | DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 5,793 | 0.2% | (949) 706-7766 |
| 59 | PACIFIC SKIN INSTITUTE | SACRAMENTO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 8 | 5,719 | 0.2% | (916) 925-7020 |
| 60 | GREENBRAE DERMATOLOGY, A MEDICAL CORPORATION | GREENBRAE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 5,688 | 0.2% | (415) 925-0550 |
| 61 | ERIC S LEE MD | LOS GATOS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 5,586 | 0.2% | (408) 848-0888 |
| 62 | BRADLEY S KURGIS DO INC | TEMPLETON | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2 | 5,573 | 0.2% | (805) 434-5563 |
| 63 | NOVATO DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES A MEDICAL CORPORATION | NOVATO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 5,516 | 0.2% | (415) 892-0754 |
| 64 | EYE ASSOCIATES OF SEBASTOPOL MEDICAL GROUP | SEBASTOPOL | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 5,494 | 0.2% | (707) 823-7628 |
| 65 | R MAKALA ANDERS MD MEDICAL CORPORATION | SONOMA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 5,479 | 0.2% | (707) 938-1423 |
| 66 | COASTAL MEDICAL AND COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY INC | LA JOLLA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 5,461 | 0.2% | (858) 657-0267 |
| 67 | ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY CARE INC | SAN RAMON | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 8 | 5,407 | 0.2% | — |
| 68 | DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP OF OXNARD AND CAMARILLO | OXNARD | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 5,407 | 0.2% | (805) 983-0343 |
| 69 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 1424 | 5,387 | 0.2% | (310) 825-7922 |
| 70 | PENINSULA DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | BURLINGAME | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 5,274 | 0.2% | (650) 692-0182 |
| 71 | SOUTH BAY SKIN AND CANCER MEDICAL GROUP INC | CHULA VISTA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 5,198 | 0.2% | (619) 426-9600 |
| 72 | NORTH COUNTY DERMATOLOGY CENTER GP | ENCINITAS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 5,164 | 0.2% | (760) 230-2805 |
| 73 | CALIFORNIA DERMATOLOGY GROUP PC | SOLVANG | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 5,019 | 0.2% | (805) 892-8222 |
| 74 | DERMATOLOGY CONSULTANTS OF SACRAMENTO A MEDICAL CORP | SACRAMENTO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 4,855 | 0.2% | (916) 739-1505 |
| 75 | CHICO DERMATOLOGY INC | CHICO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2 | 4,696 | 0.2% | (530) 774-2650 |
| 76 | SANTA MONICA DERMATOLOGY GROUP | SANTA MONICA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 4,678 | 0.2% | (310) 829-4484 |
| 77 | WEST OAK DERMATOLOGY INC | ROSEVILLE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 4 | 4,606 | 0.2% | (916) 755-0077 |
| 78 | ACCREDITED DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL CLINIC INC | FULLERTON | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 4,591 | 0.2% | (714) 525-3500 |
| 79 | PETER L. KARLSBERG, M.D. A MEDICAL CORPORATION | VENTURA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 4,523 | 0.2% | (805) 677-1600 |
| 80 | PARHAM TABIBIAN MD INC | LOS ALAMITOS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 8 | 4,467 | 0.2% | (562) 799-3330 |
| 81 | HAL M WEITZBUCH MD MEDICAL CORPORATION | CALABASAS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 4,461 | 0.2% | (818) 222-7495 |
| 82 | ROBERTA D SENGELMANN MD INC | SANTA BARBARA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 4,380 | 0.2% | (805) 770-3999 |
| 83 | WILLIAM F RESH MD SKIN AND SKIN CANCER MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN DIEGO INC | NATIONAL CITY | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 16 | 4,370 | 0.2% | (619) 267-8303 |
| 84 | MALCOLM KE MD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | YORBA LINDA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 4,368 | 0.2% | (714) 524-9700 |
| 85 | NATALIE DRIESSEN MD INC | PALM DESERT | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 11 | 4,367 | 0.2% | (760) 773-6616 |
| 86 | CALIFORNIA COASTAL DERMATOLOGY A MEDICAL CORPORATION | MISSION VIEJO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 4,266 | 0.2% | (949) 542-8500 |
| 87 | DESCANSO DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | LA CANADA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 4,085 | 0.2% | (818) 790-6726 |
| 88 | HUNTINGTON DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | PASADENA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 4,041 | 0.2% | (626) 449-9992 |
| 89 | DAVID DENENHOLZ MD INC | PASADENA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 3,964 | 0.2% | (626) 449-4207 |
| 90 | DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCO INC | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 3,872 | 0.2% | (415) 362-2238 |
| 91 | AMERICAN SKIN INSTITUTE INC | SHERMAN OAKS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 7 | 3,846 | 0.2% | (818) 907-7546 |
| 92 | VIPAL SONI MD INC | HUNTINGTON BEACH | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 3,845 | 0.2% | (714) 848-0770 |
| 93 | HAYES B GLADSTONE MD PC | MANTECA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 3,823 | 0.2% | (925) 837-6000 |
| 94 | DEL MAR MED A MEDICAL CORPORATION | SAN DIEGO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 3,810 | 0.2% | (858) 755-6647 |
| 95 | ESCONDIDO DERMATOLOGY INC A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | ESCONDIDO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 3,806 | 0.2% | (760) 747-1980 |
| 96 | JEROME R POTOZKIN MD, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | DANVILLE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 7 | 3,673 | 0.1% | (925) 838-4900 |
| 97 | GROSSMONT DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL CLINIC | LA MESA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 9 | 3,652 | 0.1% | 6194621670215 |
| 98 | KRISTEN AGUIRRE MD INC | LAGUNA HILLS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 3,556 | 0.1% | (949) 464-5770 |
| 99 | JOSEPH H GREENBERG LTD A MEDICAL CORP | SAN RAFAEL | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 3,518 | 0.1% | (415) 472-3903 |
| 100 | PACIFIC SHORES DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN CANCER INSTITUTE | ARROYO GRANDE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 3,446 | 0.1% | (805) 202-8245 |
*Share of California's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 17003, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 17003 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 →