Physician Specialty, Experience, Region, Gender, and the Socioeconomic Status of Practice Location Predict Cost of Skin Cancer Procedures Performed in the Medicare Population

Physician and practice characteristics predict substantial cost differences, highlighting the need to understand these variations to optimize cost-effective skin cancer care.

Authors

Brad R. Woodie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-5216)
Alan B. Fleischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8679-3352)
Justin A Freking

Institutions

University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Cureus
Published: 2025-10-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.94940
Primary Topic: Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
Type: article
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Physician Specialty, Experience, Region, Gender, and the Socioeconomic Status of Practice Location Predict Cost of Skin Cancer Procedures Performed in the Medicare Population

Brad R. Woodie, Alan B. Fleischer, Justin A Freking

Oct 19, 2025

Cureus

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies

article

Physician Specialty, Experience, Region, Gender, and the Socioeconomic Status of Practice Location Predict Cost of Skin Cancer Procedures Performed in the Medicare Population

Brad R. Woodie, Alan B. Fleischer, Justin A Freking

October 19, 2025article en

Abstract

Physician and practice characteristics predict substantial cost differences, highlighting the need to understand these variations to optimize cost-effective skin cancer care.

CureusVol. 17(10)

University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)

Openalex Percentile: Top 60%

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies

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Physician Specialty, Experience, Region, Gender, and the Socioeconomic Status of Practice Location Predict Cost of Skin Cancer Procedures Performed in the Medicare Population — Brad R. Woodie, Alan B. Fleischer, et al. · Cureus (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS