Dr. Wayne L Bakotic , DO
Pathology - Dermatopathology • Alpharetta, GA
6240 Shiloh Rd
Alpharetta, GA 300058347
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Dr. Wayne Bakotic is listed in NPPES under Pathology - Dermatopathology.
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NPI assigned on April 10, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 11,558 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 88312 — Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report: 6,032 service units.
- 88305 — Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity: 3,726 service units.
- 88313 — Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report: 1,077 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 11 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Dermatopathology in Georgia (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 9,781. Middle half: 4,226 to 14,159.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 8,352 in 2020 to 11,558 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
6240 Shiloh Rd
Alpharetta, GA 300058347
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Pathology - Dermatopathology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
3,395 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,090,887 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $843,652 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Bakotic has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Bakotic as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Alpharetta and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Dermatopathology in Georgia (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 9,781. Middle half: 4,226 to 14,159.
Too few clinicians listed under Pathology - Dermatopathology in Alpharetta have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Dermatopathology in Georgia (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $565,396. Middle half: $223,542 to $1,095,201.
Too few clinicians listed under Pathology - Dermatopathology in Alpharetta have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Dermatopathology in Georgia (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $434,895. Middle half: $172,787 to $845,707.
Too few clinicians listed under Pathology - Dermatopathology in Alpharetta have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
3 active clinicians are listed under Pathology - Dermatopathology with a practice address in Alpharetta, GA (26 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 38% from 8,352 in 2020 to 11,558 in 2024.
- 2020: 8,352
- 2021: 6,797
- 2022: 2,403
- 2023: 7,249
- 2024: 11,558
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 26% from $864,300 in 2020 to $1,090,887 in 2024.
- 2020: $864,300
- 2021: $857,479
- 2022: $281,957
- 2023: $745,359
- 2024: $1,090,887
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 25% from $677,309 in 2020 to $843,652 in 2024.
- 2020: $677,309
- 2021: $680,427
- 2022: $223,773
- 2023: $583,095
- 2024: $843,652
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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88312
Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report
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6,032 | 2,970 | $115.00 | $107.94 |
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88305
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
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3,726 | 3,264 | $117.00 | $69.30 |
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88313
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report
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1,077 | 997 | $84.99 | $79.71 |
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88342
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
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247 | 157 | $140.00 | $101.34 |
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88356
Microscopic genetic analysis of nerve tissue
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225 | 137 | $329.00 | $227.47 |
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88311
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present
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65 | 48 | $24.00 | $20.03 |
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88304
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
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64 | 48 | $70.00 | $42.19 |
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88173
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
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50 | 49 | $168.00 | $164.40 |
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89060
Crystal identification from tissue or body fluid
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30 | 28 | $23.00 | $7.18 |
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88341
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
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24 | 19 | $104.00 | $83.42 |
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88307
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
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18 | 15 | $360.00 | $282.35 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-12-15NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZD0900X
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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PATHOLOGY
I20040611000281
GA
1355324187
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Pathology - Dermatopathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 6240 SHILOH RD, ALPHARETTA, GA 300058347 (Tel: 8554225628)
Registered at 6240 SHILOH RD, ALPHARETTA, GA 300058347 (Tel: 8554225628)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 114 MIMOSA DR, SUITE C, THOMASVILLE, GA 317926677 (Tel: 2292286496)
Registered at PO BOX 2717, THOMASVILLE, GA 317992717 (Tel: 2292286496)
Recorded as WAYNE BAKOTIC, D.O.
Pathology (license number reported to NPPES: GA 051017)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pathology - Dermatopathology Specialists in Alpharetta
Healthcare providers in AlpharettaMailing Address
6240 Shiloh Rd
Alpharetta, GA 300058347
Phone: 8554225628