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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. Sander Gothard, MD

Plano, TX 75024

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
60th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,008 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nedrana Boutte, MD

Winnie, TX 77665

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
91st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,647 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Callihan, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
39th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,315 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Forney, MD

Charleston, SC 29420

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
50th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
50th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,566 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hetal Shah, MD

Marlton, NJ 08053

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
87th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sharmin Banu Anam, MD

Suwanee, GA 30024

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
65th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,464 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Vandenhoff, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
31st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,125 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sergio Flores, MD

Kennewick, WA 99336

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
67th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Tina Ardon, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
22nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (988 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jane Paino, MD

North Port, FL 34287

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
70th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mel Roca, MD

Council Bluffs, IA 51501

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
58th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,423 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Suppinger, MD

Franklin, TN 37067

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
35th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Michael Lee, MD

San Diego, CA 92128

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Greg Sloan, MD

Chipley, FL 32428

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,095 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Thomas Weber, MD

Wake Forest, NC 27587

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
61st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amanda Boone, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63128

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
31st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (967 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jing Bryant, MD

Louisville, KY 40222

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
27th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (980 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kristine Danner, MD

Dakota Dunes, SD 57049

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
29th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elise Binsfeld, MD

Fridley, MN 55432

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
98th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Garbis Apelian, MD

Van Nuys, CA 91405

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (36,874 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Roger Thompson, MD

Middletown, NJ 07748

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
88th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,614 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Tackett, MD

Powderly, KY 42367

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
95th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,950 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Guida, MD

West Babylon, NY 11704

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
88th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,440 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Daniel Wang, MD

Hollister, CA 95023

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,541 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Orrell, MD

Marion, IN 46952

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
98th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,887 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
79th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,923 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Alberto Vargas, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
75th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Drew Satterfield, DO

Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
95th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,232 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Barbara Cruikshank, MD

Orange Park, FL 32073

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
60th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Susan Johnson, MD

Lincoln, NE 68506

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
63rd NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,169 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Piccinati, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94597

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
41st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Waller, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
45th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,503 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Eshban Emmanuel, MD

Stuart, FL 34994

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
61st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Julie Becker, MD

Monticello, IN 47960

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
71st IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,363 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Robinson, MD

Salisbury, MD 21804

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
25th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (958 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.