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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. Kari Shields, MD

Ashland, KY 41102

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
71st KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Monfee, MD

Russellville, AR 72801

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
84th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Long, MD

Irvine, CA 92604

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
91st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,822 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jose Raphael Tamayo, MD

Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Christina Cooper, MD

El Dorado, AR 71730

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
93rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,964 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wasique Narvel, MD

Vineland, NJ 08361

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
90th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,946 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Solis, DO

Phoenixville, PA 19460

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
51st PA 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Shanahan, MD

Chestertown, MD 21620

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
92nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,163 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Davis, MD

Tucson, AZ 85713

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
51st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,715 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Emily Simon, MD

Jonesboro, AR 72401

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
95th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eugenia Liwanag, MD

Yuba City, CA 95991

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,437 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Gerard, MD

Mequon, WI 53092

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
27th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Keagle, DO

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
74th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,765 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Davis, MD

Wichita, KS 67206

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
75th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,316 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Philip Moye, MD

Miramar, FL 33027

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
83rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,755 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Frank Hampton, MD

Armuchee, GA 30105

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
96th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,336 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ulysses Boco, MD

Marinette, WI 54143

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
33rd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Brittan, MD

North Platte, NE 69101

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
92nd NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thu Nguyen, MD

Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
33rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Amber Brody, DO

Larchmont, NY 10538

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
47th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jason Merrick, MD

Cabot, AR 72023

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
88th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,469 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dherain Patel, MD

Stockton, CA 95209

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
68th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Brett Mulkey, DO

Mason City, IA 50401

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
39th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,643 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chase Carpenter, DO

Richmond, IN 47374

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
64th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,999 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Wallace, MD

Muncie, IN 47303

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
89th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (576 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Vanderloo, DO

Hattiesburg, MS 39402

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
73rd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,311 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Panitch, MD

Haddonfield, NJ 08033

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
66th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,736 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Goldberg, MD

Zion Crossroads, VA 22942

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
74th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,992 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Berry, MD

Kansas City, MO 64155

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
86th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,098 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Swaldi, MD

Coppell, TX 75019

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
69th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,444 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Julie Limon, MD

Mokena, IL 60448

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
82nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,984 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Sheila Mellody, MD

Farmingdale, NJ 07727

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
79th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,462 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bhavana Vora, MD

Kingston, TN 37763

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
86th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Cathy Hennies, MD

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
50th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amir Ansari, MD

York, SC 29745

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
26th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,174 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Dodd, MD

Powhatan, VA 23139

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
78th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,377 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$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.

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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.

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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.