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Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD

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Specializes in: Dermatology (Skin Disorders)

Weill Cornell Medical College (1969)

220 Linden Oaks Suite 300
Rochester, NY 14625

(585) 383-4420

Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD is a dermatologist in Rochester, NY specializing in dermatology (skin disorders). He graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College in 1969 and has 57 years of experience. Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD is affiliated with Rochester Regional Health and University of Rochester Medical Center.

Office Locations

Rochester Regional Health

220 Linden Oaks Suite 300
Rochester, NY 14625

(585) 383-4420

(585) 383-4515

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

removal of skin lesion

skin lesion destruction

skin procedures

In 2023, Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD had a list price for removal of skin lesion (growth or mark), skin lesion destruction (e.g. laser surgery), and skin procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY during 2012 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	282
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	261
skin procedures	261

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY during 2013 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	283
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	231
skin procedures	231

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	77
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY during 2014 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	234
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	197
skin procedures	197

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	72
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY during 2015 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	251
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	220
skin procedures	220

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	606
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	160
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY during 2016 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	57
doctor visit	265
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	179
skin procedures	179

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	72
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY during 2017 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	216
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	153
skin procedures	153

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY during 2018 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	207
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	148
skin procedures	148

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY during 2019 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	194
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	132
skin procedures	132

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	45
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY during 2020 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	141
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	93
skin procedures	93

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY during 2021 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	150
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	94
skin procedures	94

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY during 2022 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	156
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	90
skin procedures	90

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated as a dermatologist in Rochester, NY were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and diagnostic procedures.

diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	216
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	163
skin procedures	163

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD.

**Gender**
Female	101
Male	163

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	248
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	38
75 to 84	93
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	96

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College in 1969. He completed residency at Boston Medical Center. He is certified by the Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College (1969)

Residency: Boston Medical Center (1973)

Board Certification: Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology (1974)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Rochester Regional Health

University of Rochester Medical Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, CorVel, EmblemHealth, MVP Health Care, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan, US Family Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, Guardian, MagnaCare, United Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, Fidelis Care, Molina Healthcare, TRICARE, MetLife Dental, ValueOptions, Health Economics Group Dental, Government Employees Health Association (GEHA) Dental, ElderONE, MetraComp, Univera Healthcare, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS), Veterans Administration (VA), Lifetime Benefits (RMSCO), HealthPlex, DeCare Dental, Independent Health CommercialMedicare, FedMed Dental, DentaQuest, OneCall Medical, Aetna Healthcare, First Niagara Business Works (Key Insurance), Liberty Dental and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) Dental.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Stephen L. Pelton, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

CorVel

EmblemHealth

MVP Health Care

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan

US Family Health Plan

UnitedHealthcare

Guardian

MagnaCare

United Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Cigna

Fidelis Care

Molina Healthcare

TRICARE

MetLife Dental

ValueOptions

Health Economics Group Dental

Government Employees Health Association (GEHA) Dental

ElderONE

MetraComp

Univera Healthcare

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS)

Veterans Administration (VA)

Lifetime Benefits (RMSCO)

HealthPlex

DeCare Dental

Independent Health CommercialMedicare

FedMed Dental

DentaQuest

OneCall Medical

Aetna Healthcare

First Niagara Business Works (Key Insurance)

Liberty Dental

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) Dental

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.	$8,361 MENQUADFI $3,717	$4,644
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$65 STELARA $65
AbbVie Inc.	$46 Skyrizi $46
Pfizer Inc.	$39 CIBINQO $22	LITFULO $17
Ranbaxy Inc.	$28 $28
Other	$40 SOOLANTRA $14	Erivedge $12	Otezla $11	HPR Plus Cream $3

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$8,361
Food and Beverage	$125
Education	$93

Biography

Dr. Stephen Pelton sees patients in Rochester, NY. His medical specialty is dermatology (skin disorders). Dr. Pelton's professional affiliations include the University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester General Hospital (RGH). He attended Weill Cornell Medical College for medical school and subsequently trained at Boston Medical Center for residency. He seems to honor several insurance carriers, including UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, and Fidelis Care. According to Rochester Regional Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Rochester, NY.