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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. Samira Karakossian, MD

Port Orange, FL 32129

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
46th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jorge Chedrauy, MD

Chicago, IL 60625

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
22nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (873 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Bolatito Abe, MD

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
51st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Pranav Reddy, MD

Clearwater, FL 33765

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
28th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,112 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Veena Desai, MD

Emerson, NJ 07630

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
59th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,518 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Huynh, MD

San Francisco, CA 94133

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$250 Cash

Dr. Leonard Hoffmann, MD

O Fallon, MO 63366

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
27th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (916 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frederick Yerby, MD

Fayette, AL 35555

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
33rd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,299 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Colm Mccauley, DO

Cushing, OK 74023

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
99th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (44,955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Strauss, MD

Metairie, LA 70006

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
7th LA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Krapf, DO

Oakland, TN 38060

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
50th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,346 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. John Grzybowski, MD

Albert Lea, MN 56007

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
33rd MN 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Atkins, MD

Arkadelphia, AR 71923

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
52nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (339 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Augustine, MD

East Syracuse, NY 13057

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
89th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Nachiket Datar, MD

Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
54th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (333 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Snodgrass, MD

Loveland, CO 80538

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
96th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kassie Falcon, MD

Mount Dora, FL 32757

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,546 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Melissa Macvenn, MD

Naples, FL 34108

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
65th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,492 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Vishal Midha, MD

Yuba City, CA 95991

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
67th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,072 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alexander Baltz, MD

Pocahontas, AR 72455

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
92nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Moore, MD

Anderson, SC 29626

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
69th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
93rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rodney Swenson, DO

Anderson, CA 96007

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
68th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,138 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
48th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,117 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Olsasky, DO

Indianola, IA 50125

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
81st IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,941 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tammy Donoway, DO

Berlin, MD 21811

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
83rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,524 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ruijing Liang, MD

Riverhead, NY 11901

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
98th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,693 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
94th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Rex Morgan, MD

Mt Pleasant, SC 29466

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
85th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hari Reddy, MD

Victorville, CA 92395

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
89th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,661 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Ahern, MD

Ridgefield, CT 06877

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
96th CT 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. April Weliever, MD

Crystal River, FL 34429

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
96th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
96th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,407 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.