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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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Page 126 of 237
★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
98th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,795 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
39th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,668 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adrian Wyllie, MD

Wallingford, CT 06492

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
86th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,793 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Weston, MD

Mchenry, IL 60051

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
69th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,988 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Leonard Jurkowski, MD

San Diego, CA 92131

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
22nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (861 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kurtis Holmes, DO

Fruita, CO 81521

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
19th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$211 Cash

Dr. Paul Peterson, DO

Sioux City, IA 51104

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
95th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,899 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Jondahl, MD

Bismarck, ND 58501

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
69th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,445 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicole Provost, MD

Gainesville, FL 32606

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
51st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,720 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joseph Vaccarella, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23322

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
62nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anupama Kulkarni, MD

Tipp City, OH 45371

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
75th OH 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
9th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Domenic Palagruto, DO

Southport, NC 28461

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
68th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,278 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Miller, MD

North Mankato, MN 56003

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
90th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Gardner, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73114

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
37th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Debra Curry, MD

Milford, NJ 08848

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
16th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (800 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Teresa Lanier, MD

Coos Bay, OR 97420

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
47th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,191 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Kinter, MD

Canton, NC 28716

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
54th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Beard, MD

Benton, AR 72022

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
8th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Terence Ryan, MD

Iron Mountain, MI 49801

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
99th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (38,757 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arno Loeffler, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33907

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
68th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Stanley Flemming, DO

University Place, WA 98467

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
98th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,494 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$222 Cash

Dr. Cathy Criss, DO

Port Charlotte, FL 33948

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (29,094 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Volkan Sumer, DO

Pekin, IL 61554

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
99th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (40,868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Nick Buttar, MD

Burton, MI 48509

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
86th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,423 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mahdi Paridari, MD

Northridge, CA 91325

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
88th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,525 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Amanda Reiter, MD

Jackson, TN 38305

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
81st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,566 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Peterson, MD

Princeton, MN 55371

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
96th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,564 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
89th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Patterson, MD

Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
37th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matilda Rosanwo, MD

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
53rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,430 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Saramma George, MD

Georgetown, TX 78633

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
51st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,611 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marina Duran, MD

Skokie, IL 60077

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
56th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,511 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Kevin Tate, MD

Denton, MD 21629

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
79th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,999 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Meenal Lohtia, MD

San Rafael, CA 94903

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
74th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,593 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 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.