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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. Samantha Von Ins, MD

Placentia, CA 92870

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,086 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Vaughan, MD

San Francisco, CA 94115

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
45th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,281 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$250 Cash

Dr. Ken Moles, MD

Burke, VA 22015

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
51st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Christiano, MD

East Syracuse, NY 13057

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
91st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,686 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Eugene Tan, MD

Crawfordsville, IN 47933

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
67th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,150 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramir Geluz, MD

Eureka, CA 95501

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
57th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,601 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Keiran Shute, MD

Gulf Breeze, FL 32561

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
64th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,362 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kay Kelts, DO

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
90th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amr Kamhawy, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
56th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,329 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Fe Bruce, MD

Joplin, MO 64804

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
84th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,556 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. M Hani Salam, MD

East Patchogue, NY 11772

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
87th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jill Wei Doherty, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90401

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
67th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,080 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Erich Arias, MD

Rockledge, FL 32955

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
91st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (575 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Margaret Young, DO

Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
78th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,243 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chelsea Campbell, MD

Anchorage, AK 99508

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
87th AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Garrett Sterk, DO

Sibley, IA 51249

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
62nd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,645 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Manish Kumar, DO

West Chester, PA 19380

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
44th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,189 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patricia Junius, DO

Lanham, MD 20706

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
59th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,801 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Ernst, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
24th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,040 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
96th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,238 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Taing, MD

Venice, FL 34293

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,942 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Vincent Lang, MD

Louisville, KY 40243

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
58th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,621 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Knoernschild, MD

Germantown, WI 53022

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
54th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,355 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kulravee Keegan, DO

Miramar, FL 33027

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
80th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,050 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kent Starkweather, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33919

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
74th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,198 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Lyndon Hohenkirk, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63139

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
70th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (401 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Corinne Basch, MD

Arcata, CA 95521

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
91st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Carmen Dargel, MD

Onalaska, WI 54650

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
24th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (835 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shima Hadidchi, MD

Victorville, CA 92395

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
94th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,476 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Xelenia Depena, MD

New York, NY 10033

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
45th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,302 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Rutwij Jotani, MD

Pell City, AL 35125

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
88th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,234 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kirk Peterson, MD

Huxley, IA 50124

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
79th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah O'connell, MD

Scituate, MA 02066

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
65th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Keith Nobil, MD

Swampscott, MA 01907

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
76th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,139 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. James Qualls, DO

Athens, TX 75751

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
62nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,065 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.