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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. Marc Kaplan, DO

Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
78th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Rikesh Desai, MD

Surprise, AZ 85374

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Emily Jones, MD

Dothan, AL 36303

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
71st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angela Robison, DO

Bradenton, FL 34209

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
51st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,724 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Huma Razzaq, MD

Lakeland, FL 33805

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
23rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (997 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Steven Solum, MD

Alexandria, MN 56308

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
39th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,053 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melanie Woodall, MD

Memphis, TN 38125

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
85th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,455 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Ricardo Bendezu, MD

Ankeny, IA 50021

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
58th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,429 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Monson, DO

Layton, UT 84041

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
58th UT 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Nelson, MD

Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,226 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gina Lokna, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Chinmay Vyas, MD

Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
79th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Broderick, DO

East Bridgewater, MA 02333

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
81st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,412 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
60th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,513 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. George Varughese, MD

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
51st MI 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eduard Shnaydman, DO

Jackson Heights, NY 11372

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
83rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,490 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. James Brown, MD

Chatsworth, GA 30705

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
84th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,595 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lisa Culpepper, MD

Johns Creek, GA 30097

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
41st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,350 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Day, DO

Saint Joseph, MO 64506

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
44th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,207 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Spurlock, DO

Woodbury, TN 37190

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
54th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Brian Parker, MD

Cullman, AL 35058

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,160 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Mcclees, MD

Los Alamos, NM 87544

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
48th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,264 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bruce Hoak, MD

Dallas, TX 75252

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,494 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Alfred Enriquez, MD

Medford, NJ 08055

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
5th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marissa Esquivel, MD

Midlothian, VA 23114

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Elliott, DO

Elizabeth City, NC 27909

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
97th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,140 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bridget Robledo, MD

Kerrville, TX 78028

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
44th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,381 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kurt Kastendieck, MD

Santa Fe, NM 87505

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
49th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sunil Bharwani, MD

Ocala, FL 34474

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
79th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Elyse Morel, MD

Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (521 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Lee, DO

Woodstock, GA 30188

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
74th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Flores, MD

Amarillo, TX 79109

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
25th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Perka Guenev, MD

Janesville, WI 53546

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
94th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maried Celkis, MD

St Augustine, FL 32092

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,728 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. James Garrett, MD

Lubbock, TX 79416

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
53rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,667 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Johnstone, DO

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
79th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,454 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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.