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Family Practice Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396), acute outpatient procedures, joint injections, dermatologic cryotherapy, and whole-family longitudinal care. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

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Dr. Thomas Messe, MD

Pace, FL 32571

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
61st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,171 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Karen Locke, MD

Carbondale, CO 81623

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
89th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,281 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Larry Shrager, DO

Broomall, PA 19008

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
85th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nabil Salib, MD

Forest Hills, NY 11375

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
15th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (800 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Scott Early, MD

Lawrence, MA 01843

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
90th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Brett Fissel, MD

Chalfont, PA 18914

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
19th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (849 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laura Tavarez, MD

Forked River, NJ 08731

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
56th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,461 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
55th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,890 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jenna Cella, DO

Manteno, IL 60950

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
54th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,451 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Sowmya Thanneeru, MD

Scranton, PA 18510

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
39th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
26th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elisa Thompson, MD

Spring Hill, FL 34609

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
53rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Carl Goolsby, MD

Hiram, GA 30141

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
9th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Asher, MD

Columbus, GA 31901

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
96th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dylan Thaxton, MD

Malvern, AR 72104

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
36th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stefan Reynoso, MD

Claremont, CA 91711

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jodie Calain, DO

St Augustine, FL 32086

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
48th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,621 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ronald Durtschi, MD

Abington, PA 19001

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
22nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Michaluk, DO

Milton, PA 17847

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
10th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (733 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allen Jarzombek, MD

Bastrop, TX 78602

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
51st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,610 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
54th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Lusk, MD

Ridgecrest, CA 93555

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
45th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,283 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Messina, MD

Wareham, MA 02571

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
41st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,096 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Adam Mikulski, DO

Trevose, PA 19053

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
80th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,357 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Fidel Dale Bautista, MD

Sellersville, PA 18960

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
74th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,031 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Renu Malhi, MD

Minot, ND 58701

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
54th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,743 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronald Bullock, MD

Petal, MS 39465

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
26th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,378 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Mashburn, MD

Hartselle, AL 35640

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
59th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,408 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Lugus, MD

Hendersonville, NC 28792

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
64th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yana Saknovsky, DO

Philadelphia, PA 19114

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
74th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,051 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Tourtellot, DO

Stratford, NJ 08084

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
2nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Suresh Gundaji, MBBS

Brockton, MA 02301

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
99th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Delaney Koehler, MD

New Lenox, IL 60451

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
25th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (914 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Gregory Rocco, MD

Kenosha, WI 53142

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
69th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,788 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Smith, MD

Wooster, OH 44691

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
79th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,222 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Freshta Obaidi, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
15th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Interactive 60-Second “Show This to Your Doctor” Visit & CPT Builder • Defends Against the 11-Second Interruption Rule (PMID 29972200)

Walk Into Your 15-Minute Appointment With Exact Labs, CPT Codes & Opening Words

Clinicians interrupt patients after a median of 11 seconds (J Gen Intern Med, PMID 29972200). Select your appointment reason below to generate your 1-page script:

15-Minute Exam-Room Agenda • High-Volume Endocrinology

Hypothyroidism, Subclinical TSH Drift (2.5–8.0 mIU/L) or Thyroid Nodule

1. Your 10-Second Opening Script (Read Verbatim Before the 11-Second Interruption)

"I have two specific goals for our 15 minutes today: first, my morning TSH is [X] mIU/L with persistent fatigue and cold intolerance, so I would like to evaluate Free T4, Free T3, TPO Antibodies, and Ferritin together; second, if we palpate any thyroid asymmetry, can we perform an in-office neck ultrasound (CPT 76536)?"

2. In-Office Medicare CPT Procedures to Verify Before Booking
CPT 76536 In-Office High-Resolution Thyroid & Neck Ultrasound

Confirms the endocrinologist images thyroid nodules themselves rather than sending you to a hospital radiology department.

CPT 60100 Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy

Identifies structural thyroid specialists vs. general diabetes-only clinics.

3. Exact Blood & Diagnostic Labs to Request on Your Order Sheet
  • ✓ TSH + Free T4 + Free T3 (drawn before 8:30 AM fasting)
  • ✓ Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) & Thyroglobulin Antibodies (Hashimoto rule-out)
  • ✓ Serum Ferritin + Vitamin D 25(OH)D (required for T4-to-T3 deiodinase conversion)
4. Day-1 Pre-Appointment Rule

Hold all Biotin (Vitamin B7) supplements for 72 hours before your blood draw so streptavidin assay interference does not create a false TSH/Free T4 reading.

Patient Triage & Insurance Verification Guide

Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

Why does CMS Medicare Part B procedure volume matter when choosing a specialist?

General directory listings show what a doctor claims to treat, whereas federal CMS Medicare Part B claims reveal what they actually perform every week. For example, seeing an endocrinologist who performs 400+ in-office thyroid neck ultrasounds (CPT 76536) per year or a gastroenterologist in the top decile for adenoma detection colonoscopy (CPT 45385) prevents unnecessary outside imaging referrals and repeat appointments.

How does dotMD prevent health-system lab rollups and low-rated clinics from skewing Page 1?

Large hospital networks often bill tens of thousands of automated lab draws or vaccination claims under a single department chair NPI. Our directory triage engine isolates individual practicing clinicians (300 to 4,500 Medicare beneficiaries/year) and requires a minimum 4.2-star verified Google patient consensus with at least 15 reviews for default showcase rankings.

How does the GreatDoc™ Star Rating separate bedside manner from front-desk billing complaints?

The GreatDoc™ rating—calculated by the Proprietary DotMD™ J3 Model—audits patient reviews across clinical diagnostic accuracy, unhurried listening, and procedure skill while flagging administrative friction points (such as $250 annual clinic fees, parking validation costs, or phone hold times) so you know exactly what to expect before walking into the waiting room.

How do I verify if a doctor takes my specific PPO, HMO, or Medicare plan?

Every flagship physician profile on dotMD includes an interactive Insurance Network & Cash-Rate Checker covering Original Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, and regional PPO/HMO plans—plus the exact CMS geo-adjusted CPT 99204 self-pay cash rate ($195–$260) and 3-question script to verify network participation with the billing desk.