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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. Timothy Mills, MD

Loris, SC 29569

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
90th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Lantz, DO

Parkersburg, WV 26101

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
36th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,379 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Russell Kennedy, DO

Webb City, MO 64870

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
92nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,876 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nancy Kitson, MD

Nipomo, CA 93444

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
60th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,770 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Homayoun Siman, MD

Palm Desert, CA 92260

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
97th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (32,188 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anne Zschaechner, MD

Palm Springs, CA 92262

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
14th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Karen Mccutcheon, MD

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
88th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,690 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Derek Mccoy, MD

Bel Air, MD 21014

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
62nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,922 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
92nd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,315 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Waters, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32225

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
66th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,545 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Andre Nye, MD

Naples, FL 34119

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
82nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kulwinder Fayssoux, MD

LA Quinta, CA 92253

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
35th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,044 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
51st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Seth Perkins, MD

Lady Lake, FL 32159

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
85th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,453 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mark Samson, MD

Dublin, GA 31021

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
89th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yoojin Park, MD

Puyallup, WA 98375

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
38th WA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$222 Cash

Dr. Phillip Kennedy, MD

Augusta, GA 30909

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
96th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,234 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Danh Pham, DO

Oklahoma City, OK 73159

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
72nd OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,221 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Alper, DO

Virginia Beach, VA 23454

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
68th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,517 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Ware, MD

Miramar, FL 33027

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
84th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,198 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Irshad Hasan, MD

Rossford, OH 43460

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
60th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kolan Wright, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87106

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
16th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Donald Hatcher, DO

Jackson, TN 38301

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
10th TN Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. John Prokop, DO

Belpre, OH 45714

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
56th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,362 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Koch, MD

Lufkin, TX 75904

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
84th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ezinne Nwude, MD

El Dorado, AR 71730

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
86th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,283 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gary Griffin, DO

Oklahoma City, OK 73130

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
69th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lane Pitts, MD

Hattiesburg, MS 39402

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
71st MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,951 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Dobleman, MD

Omaha, NE 68131

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
69th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Claude Gilbreath, MD

Hammond, LA 70403

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
64th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Pawlowski, DO

Flossmoor, IL 60422

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
38th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,133 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
50th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,578 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Victoria, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89128

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
78th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Naramore, MD

Gillette, WY 82716

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
75th WY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,234 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Chafos, MD

Green Brook, NJ 08812

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
96th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,115 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$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.