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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. Ajay Vongala, MD

Jackson, MS 39202

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
38th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,996 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Raisig, MD

Ellijay, GA 30540

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
97th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
83rd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Hollister, MD

Starkville, MS 39759

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
81st MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raju Shanmugam, MD

Rockford, IL 61114

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
65th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,813 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Nilay Patel, MD

Columbia, TN 38401

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
70th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,988 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Elom Amoussou-Kpeto, MD

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
18th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adrian Zaharia, MD

Houston, TX 77054

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
47th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,473 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Zubin Pachori, MD

Naples, FL 34110

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
29th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Richard Bowles, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32216

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
63rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Clarence Alexander, MD

Florence, SC 29506

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
69th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Harder, DO

Sioux City, IA 51104

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
93rd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
31st WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (906 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$225 Cash

Dr. Brandon Price, DO

Bismarck, ND 58554

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
82nd ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jiefu Yuan, MD

Lancaster, PA 17602

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
94th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (752 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Jones, DO

Shawnee, KS 66217

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
13th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laura Thompson, MD

Springfield, OH 45503

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
78th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jose Lopez, MD

Orleans, IN 47452

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
80th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,006 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aloysius Yinug, MD

Stanwood, WA 98292

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
90th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,726 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Michelle Cavanaugh, MD

South Williamsport, PA 17702

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arlen Stauffer, MD

Parker, CO 80134

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
81st CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Alexander Christou, DO

Morristown, NJ 07960

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
89th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,660 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
54th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,290 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Misty Janssen, MD

Omaha, NE 68134

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
73rd NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,538 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Peters, MD

Albertville, AL 35950

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
67th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Claude Fosdick, MD

Casa Grande, AZ 85122

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
85th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,422 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Robert Drake, MD

Somerset, KY 42503

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
82nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elina Levkoff, MD

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
53rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,813 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joel Jones, DO

Yorktown, VA 23693

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
93rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Susan Ashley, MD

Liberty Lake, WA 99019

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
59th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,390 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Khadia Phillip, MD

Altoona, PA 16601

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
81st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Marnock, MD

Black Mountain, NC 28711

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
65th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,132 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Koontz, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73139

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
81st OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,428 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Khalil Shahin, MD

Beverly, MA 01915

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
53rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,329 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Hans Russell, MD

Bend, OR 97701

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
87th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,889 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Little, MD

Jackson, WY 83001

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
27th WY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,393 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.