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Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD

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Specializes in: Dermatology (Skin Disorders)

Mayo Medical School (1979)

Professional interests include: vasculitis, melanoma, psoriasis, and more.

13400 E Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

(480) 301-8508

Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD is a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ specializing in dermatology (skin disorders). He graduated from Mayo Medical School in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

Office Locations

13400 E Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

(480) 301-8508

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Phoenix, AZ

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200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

(507) 284-2511

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

phototherapy

UV therapy alone

In 2023, Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD performed more phototherapy (light therapy), and UV therapy alone (without topical treatment) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Top 25%

By Volume:

photodynamic skin therapy

By Affordability:

ultraviolet light therapy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD performed more photodynamic skin therapy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for ultraviolet (UV) light therapy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2012 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	124
doctor visit	472
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	178
skin procedures	178

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2013 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and phototherapy (light therapy).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	129
doctor visit	546
phototherapy (light therapy)	29
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	313
skin procedures	313

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	527
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	70
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD in 2013

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2014 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), diagnostic procedures and phototherapy (light therapy).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	113
doctor visit	512
phototherapy (light therapy)	54
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	257
skin procedures	273

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	52
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2015 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), phototherapy (light therapy) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	161
doctor visit	790
phototherapy (light therapy)	192
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	324
skin procedures	350

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	742
Female	618

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1254
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	578
From 75 to 84	504
85 and over	196
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD in 2015

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	3
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2016 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), phototherapy (light therapy) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	139
doctor visit	614
phototherapy (light therapy)	283
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	287
skin procedures	353

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	85
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD in 2016

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2017 were skin testing, allergy testing, phototherapy (light therapy) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1249
diagnostic procedures	192
doctor visit	697
phototherapy (light therapy)	372
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	268
skin procedures	340
skin testing	1249

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	566
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	89
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD in 2017

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2018 were skin procedures, phototherapy (light therapy), removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	183
doctor visit	673
phototherapy (light therapy)	280
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	256
skin procedures	306

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	579
Black	11
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	251
85 and over	89
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD in 2018

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2019 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and phototherapy (light therapy).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	474
phototherapy (light therapy)	169
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	225
skin procedures	250

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	444
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	81
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2020 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and phototherapy (light therapy).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	545
phototherapy (light therapy)	309
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	320
skin procedures	381

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	104
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD in 2020

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2021 were skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), phototherapy (light therapy) and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	553
injections	15
phototherapy (light therapy)	161
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	253
skin procedures	289

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	289
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	93
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD in 2021

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	18
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2022 were phototherapy (light therapy), skin procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	724
injections	18
phototherapy (light therapy)	430
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	320
skin procedures	381

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	383
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	673
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	102
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated as a dermatologist in Scottsdale, AZ were skin testing, allergy testing, skin procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

allergy testing	1249
diagnostic procedures	148
doctor visit	600
injections	16
phototherapy (light therapy)	227
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	272
skin procedures	310
skin testing	1249

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	333
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	555
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	225
85 and over	87
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	259

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD graduated from Mayo Medical School in 1979. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He is certified by the Dermatology American Board of Dermatology and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: Mayo Medical School (1979)

Residency: Mayo Clinic (1984)

Board Certification: Dermatology American Board of Dermatology (1984)

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mayo Clinic

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Seattle Genetics, Inc.	$6,472 SGN35 $3,472	ADCETRIS $3,000
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$5,850 SHINGRIX $5,850
Celgene Corporation	$4,679 Istodax $4,679
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$145 $145
LEO Pharma Inc.	$125 ADBRY $125
Other	$511 Tremfya $109	DUPIXENT DUPILUMAB INJECTION $97	ELZONRIS $91	TARGRETIN $13	$202

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$8,350
Honoraria	$5,500
Travel and Lodging	$2,885
Food and Beverage	$1,047

Biography

Dr. Mark Pittelkow's specialty is dermatology (skin disorders). His areas of expertise consist of connective tissue disorders, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and psoriasis. Dr. Pittelkow's education and training includes medical school at Mayo Medical School and residency at Mayo Clinic. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Pittelkow include: Honorary Member - Chinese Dermatology Society; "Guide to American's Top Dermatologists," and Edition - Consumers' Research Council of America. He is professionally affiliated with Mayo Clinic.