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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. Kinjal Madhav, MD

Carlsbad, CA 92011

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
37th CA 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 ~$239 Cash

Dr. Raymond Ebarb, MD

West Sayville, NY 11796

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
80th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Francis Fraboni, MD

Nags Head, NC 27959

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
52nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tiffany Groen, DO

New Lenox, IL 60451

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
84th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. William Patterson, DO

Pembroke, MA 02359

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
76th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. David Shober, DO

New Castle, PA 16105

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
93rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Deters, MD

Mattoon, IL 61938

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
87th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Lisa Babin, MD

Long Grove, IL 60047

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
49th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,343 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Michael Buxbaum, DO

Houston, TX 77027

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
57th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Stacy Baker, MD

Rock Hill, SC 29732

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
34th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,427 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joyce Owens, MD

Owings, MD 20736

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
78th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,949 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Brady, DO

Clear Lake, IA 50428

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
94th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,971 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tina Fischer-Carne, MD

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
68th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,688 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ankit Patel, MD

Wichita Falls, TX 76310

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
29th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kerry Willis, MD

Beaufort, NC 28516

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
85th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,383 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Hampl, MD

Wichita, KS 67220

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
87th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
69th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,889 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Heifetz, DO

Kinston, NC 28504

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
94th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kaushal Chaudhari, MD

Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
90th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,615 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erin Dawson, MD

Port Orchard, WA 98366

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
99th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,270 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. John Fisher, MD

West Columbia, SC 29170

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
84th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
81st OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Rau, MD

Houma, LA 70360

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
83rd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Terry Everhart, MD

Edgewater, MD 21037

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
73rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Haggerty, MD

Los Gatos, CA 95032

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
44th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Kim, MD

Cerritos, CA 90701

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
79th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,137 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Timothy Irvine, MD

Spring, TX 77388

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
57th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,835 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bruce Wishnov, DO

Boca Raton, FL 33428

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
64th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,393 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Brandon Cherry, DO

Colleyville, TX 76034

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
71st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,610 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nader Bazzi, DO

Allen Park, MI 48101

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
69th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,006 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Trussler, DO

Manchester, TN 37355

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
94th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,196 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Raymond Baculi, MD

Salem, OR 97301

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
30th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (898 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tristan Guevara, DO

Sterling Heights, MI 48313

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
90th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,478 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 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.