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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.

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Dr. Clinton Mcentyre, MD

Northport, AL 35473

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
88th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,362 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dhruvin Mehta, MD

Newburgh, IN 47630

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
48th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,458 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Randy Trimpey, MD

Bowling Green, OH 43402

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
78th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,207 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Rismyhr, MD

Gatesville, TX 76528

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
20th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (899 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jerome Merkel, MD

Maple Grove, MN 55369

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
99th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (21,798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Telycia Johnson, DO

Suffolk, VA 23434

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
5th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (692 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Reagan Summers, MD

Santa Maria, CA 93454

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
52nd CA 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 ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shadi Sayegh, MD

Yonkers, NY 10701

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
77th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Reynaldo Martinez, MD

Roswell, NM 88201

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
93rd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jihad Jbara, MD

Princeton, MN 55371

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
77th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aneta Wiejski, MD

Avondale, AZ 85392

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
12th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Richard Allen, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84124

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
20th UT 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. Karah Coker, MD

Athens, TX 75751

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
45th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,421 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Metzner, MD

Hagerstown, MD 21742

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
87th MD Pct

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarita Dorschug, MD

Brentwood, NY 11717

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,238 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Franklin Niblock, MD

Belhaven, NC 27810

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
76th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,926 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Marcum, MD

Stephenville, TX 76401

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
89th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,101 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maureen Serem, MD

Suffolk, VA 23435

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
77th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,299 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicole Bernatowicz, DO

Cleveland, TN 37312

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
35th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,512 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Mauch, DO

Hinsdale, IL 60521

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
42nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,204 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Brandon Hill, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32214

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
32nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,187 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Harkiran Saini, MD

Rocky River, OH 44116

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
32nd OH 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

Dr. Jeremy Kenison, DO

Sisters, OR 97759

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
58th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,523 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tollin Sullivan, MD

Redding, CA 96001

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Francis Mohan, MD

Pine Grove, PA 17963

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (31,542 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Mcevoy, MD

Eldersburg, MD 21784

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
98th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,637 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shane Swanson, MD

Redding, CA 96003

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
68th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,154 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Chintan Shah, MD

Fort Pierce, FL 34950

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
93rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kevin Do, MD

Tustin, CA 92780

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
75th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ramesh Patel, MD

Bakersfield, CA 93312

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,485 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Hardigan, MD

Lakeland, FL 33805

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
79th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,821 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ching Yeh Lin, MD

Massapequa, NY 11758

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
48th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,372 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Christopher Compton, MD

Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
98th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,346 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dheeraj Anand, MD

Panama City, FL 32401

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
64th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,386 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Chester De Jong, MD

Rock Rapids, IA 51246

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
98th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronald Hart, MD

Yuba City, CA 95991

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
95th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,112 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.