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Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD

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Specializes in: Dermatology (Skin Disorders)

University of Illinois College of Medicine (1993)

Professional interests include: dry skin, Mohs surgery, actinic keratosis, and more.

13640 North 99th Avenue Suite 300
Sun City, AZ 85351

(623) 875-2600

Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD is a dermatologist in Sun City, AZ specializing in dermatology (skin disorders). She graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1993 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD is affiliated with Pinnacle Dermatology, Honor Health, PINNACLE DERMATOLOGY SC and John C Lincoln Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

13640 North 99th Avenue Suite 300
Sun City, AZ 85351

Some issues Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD can help you with:

Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)

Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition where the sweat glands become overactive, leading to excessive sweating. It can occur in just one area, such as the armpits, feet, or hands; or it can be general sweating over the entire body. Hyperhidrosis can happen to people of all ages and genders. It is estimated that the condition affects as many as 3% of all people, but many are never diagnosed because they are too embarrassed to talk about their symptoms with their doctor.

When excessive sweating is the main complaint and is not related to any other condition, it is called primary hyperhidrosis. There is no known cause, but it does tend to run in families. Secondary hyperhidrosis is sweating that is caused by another medical condition, such as anxiety, cancer, hyperthyroidism, or menopause. Sometimes treating the underlying condition can improve this type of sweating.

There are tests doctors can use to diagnose hyperhidrosis. One involves simply soaking up the perspiration with paper and then weighing the paper to measure how much extra sweat is being produced. Another test, called the starch-iodine test, involves covering the body with powder. This powder turns blue in any areas where sweat is produced.

Treatment depends on the severity of the hyperhidrosis and the areas affected. Some options are:

Prescription antiperspirants, which contain aluminum chloride and work by plugging the sweat ducts. This signals the sweat glands to decrease sweat production. They work for moderate cases of hyperhidrosis and are relatively affordable.
Lontophoresis, a procedure that uses small amounts of electricity and a tray of tap water to decrease production of sweat glands in the hands or feet.
Botox, which can be injected into the nerves that control sweat glands in the underarms.
Sympathectomy, a surgery for severe cases that can be performed to cut the nerves that stimulate sweat production. Sympathectomy is most effective for hyperhidrosis of the hands. It may cause new symptoms of sweating elsewhere on the body.
Surgery to remove sweat glands, most often in the underarms.

Hyperhidrosis is a serious medical condition that causes both physical and emotional distress. Treatments are available, and support groups exist to help patients cope.

ablation	31
cancer surgery	316
diagnostic procedures	673
doctor visit	1559
ear procedures	49
minor procedures	69
oral procedures	31
plastic surgery procedures	19
reconstructive surgery	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	967
skin procedures	936
skin surgery	316
tissue transfer	19
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	19

**Gender**
Male	492
Female	602

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1068
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	410
From 75 to 84	413
85 and over	260
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

cancer surgery	437
diagnostic procedures	713
doctor visit	1518
ear procedures	62
minor procedures	82
plastic surgery procedures	46
reconstructive surgery	46
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1062
skin procedures	1063
skin surgery	437
tissue transfer	46
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	46

**Gender**
Male	558
Female	600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1128
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	413
From 75 to 84	446
85 and over	288
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

cancer surgery	445
diagnostic procedures	684
doctor visit	1592
ear procedures	55
minor procedures	80
plastic surgery procedures	34
reconstructive surgery	34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1155
skin procedures	1156
skin surgery	445
tissue transfer	34
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	34

**Gender**
Male	1064
Female	1284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2280
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	884
From 75 to 84	890
85 and over	550
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

cancer surgery	373
diagnostic procedures	706
doctor visit	1634
ear procedures	54
minor procedures	50
plastic surgery procedures	13
reconstructive surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1070
skin procedures	1071
skin surgery	373
tissue transfer	13
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13

**Gender**
Male	528
Female	636

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1136
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	472
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

ablation	14
cancer surgery	439
diagnostic procedures	729
doctor visit	1689
ear procedures	45
minor procedures	84
oral procedures	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1234
skin procedures	1220
skin surgery	439

**Gender**
Male	540
Female	668

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1168
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	459
From 75 to 84	504
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	14
cancer surgery	430
chemotherapy	14
diagnostic procedures	453
doctor visit	1554
ear procedures	24
minor procedures	54
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1107
skin procedures	1108
skin surgery	430

**Gender**
Male	544
Female	635

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	435
From 75 to 84	503
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

cancer surgery	588
consultation	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	1628
ear procedures	44
minor procedures	54
plastic surgery procedures	9
reconstructive surgery	9
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1075
skin procedures	1076
skin surgery	588
tissue transfer	9
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	9

**Gender**
Male	508
Female	557

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1026
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

cancer surgery	603
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	1590
ear procedures	34
minor procedures	31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1063
skin procedures	1064
skin surgery	603

**Gender**
Male	459
Female	544

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	972
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	447
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	52
cancer surgery	1183
chemotherapy	52
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	16
diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	3616
ear procedures	60
minor procedures	54
plastic surgery procedures	11
radiation therapy	1326
reconstructive surgery	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	2152
skin procedures	2153
skin surgery	1183
tissue transfer	11
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD treated as a dermatologist in Sun City, AZ were radiation therapy, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and skin surgery.

ablation	22
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	33
cancer surgery	535
chemotherapy	33
consultation	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
diagnostic procedures	455
doctor visit	1822
ear procedures	47
minor procedures	62
oral procedures	22
plastic surgery procedures	25
radiation therapy	1326
reconstructive surgery	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1210
skin procedures	1205
skin surgery	535
tissue transfer	25
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Female	552
Male	469

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	991
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	5

**Age**
85 and over	109
75 to 84	411
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	377

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1993. She completed residency at University of Illinois Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Dermatology - Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery, American Board of Dermatology - Dermatology and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine (1993)

Residency: University of Illinois Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology - Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery, American Board of Dermatology - Dermatology

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Pinnacle Dermatology

Honor Health

PINNACLE DERMATOLOGY SC

John C Lincoln Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Patricia Ann Carroll-Chen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$161 Sotyktu $161
Amgen Inc.	$144 Otezla $33	$111
Genentech USA, Inc.	$112 Erivedge $112
AbbVie Inc.	$106 Humira $55	Skyrizi $51
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$101 LIBTAYO $101
Other	$516 CIBINQO $93	LIBTAYO $61	VALCHLOR $53	POTELIGEO $48	ADBRY $26	Other $235

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,141

Biography

Dr. Patricia Carroll-Chen is a specialist in dermatology (skin disorders). She is affiliated with Honor Health and Pinnacle Dermatology. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Carroll-Chen trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois for her residency.