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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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Page 48 of 237
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
94th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,101 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Steven Reece, MD

Richmond, VA 23294

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
99th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,729 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Theodore Tangalos, MD

Sterling Heights, MI 48313

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
97th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,930 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Shuart, MD

Blackwell, OK 74631

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
29th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,113 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Adams, DO

Charleston, SC 29406

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
86th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Farhan Rizvi, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77479

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
95th TX Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robinson Koilpillai, MD

Winter Haven, FL 33880

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (30,162 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ernest Buchanan, MD

Cookeville, TN 38501

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
93rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Lucas Brinkman, DO

Fredericksburg, IA 50630

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
84th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,104 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laura Mischell, DO

Longmont, CO 80501

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
98th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,110 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Lynne Stockman, MD

Suffolk, VA 23435

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
90th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,773 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Smith, MD

Doylestown, PA 18901

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
87th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Lawless, MD

Chillicothe, IL 61523

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
57th IL 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 Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Scott Dietrich, MD

Womelsdorf, PA 19567

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
48th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,250 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Edgmon, MD

Dennison, OH 44621

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
7th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Basaly, MD

Nashville, TN 37208

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
95th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,013 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$202 Cash

Dr. Edward Fore, MD

Kingsport, TN 37660

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
89th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,700 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Kristen Holland, MD

St. Peter, MN 56082

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
34th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (972 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
25th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (862 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Telegadis, MD

Elkins Park, PA 19027

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
79th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andras Eder, MD

Pinedale, WY 82941

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
62nd WY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shahnawaz Khan, MD

Chesapeake City, MD 21915

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
82nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,465 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cynthia Partain, MD

Johnson City, TN 37604

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
99th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (61,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Mark Cline, MD

Nacogdoches, TX 75965

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,177 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Paster, MD

Alexandria, VA 22306

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
76th VA 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maggie Belton, DO

Blacksburg, VA 24060

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
94th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pranavkumar Shroff, MD

East Dundee, IL 60118

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
96th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,341 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Derek Gasper, DO

Valparaiso, IN 46383

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
94th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,189 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Francine Manuel, MD

Lafayette, LA 70508

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
97th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Pantano, DO

Wood Ridge, NJ 07075

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
99th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Prenatt, MD

Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
93rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,326 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Natalie Lanternier, MD

Riverside, IA 52327

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
70th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,505 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Keifer, DO

Big Pine Key, FL 33043

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,279 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Edward Meyers, MD

Sumter, SC 29150

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
87th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,421 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$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.