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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. Hermogenes Pagsisihan, MD

Carrollton, GA 30117

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
74th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,331 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Gerk, MD

Sterling, CO 80751

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
79th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,394 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$211 Cash

Dr. Dudley Baringer, MD

St Augustine, FL 32086

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
35th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Laurie Gallagher, DO

Downingtown, PA 19335

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
65th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,685 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Pierre, MD

San Antonio, TX 78209

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
51st TX 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Ampudia, MD

Newport, TN 37821

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
69th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Stephen Schissel, MD

Amesbury, MA 01913

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
83rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Lyanne Huynh, MD

Stockton, CA 95209

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
29th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (963 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Bindu Mathew, MD

Ossining, NY 10562

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
77th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Marianne Nikas, MD

Coatesville, PA 19320

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
72nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,956 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shannon Sherfey, MD

Newton, NC 28658

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
82nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,708 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brittney Frisby, MD

Mountain Home, AR 72653

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
73rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,501 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jayme Vanbeek, DO

Willmar, MN 56201

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
93rd MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,465 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Travis Nelson, MD

Dawsonville, GA 30534

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
79th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,975 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tyler Dubs, MD

Rome, GA 30165

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
15th GA 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Okumbor, MD

Terrell, TX 75160

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
91st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hoang-Chuong Vu, MD

San Bernardino, CA 92401

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jessica Thomas, MD

Sarasota, FL 34232

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
92nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Harlee Fried, DO

Middletown, NY 10941

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
95th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,207 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Andreh Saralou, MD

Miramar, FL 33027

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Albert Warren, MD

Macon, GA 31211

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
91st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Mcatee, DO

Port Charlotte, FL 33952

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (28,262 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Nadwodny, DO

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
75th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,422 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Matthew Vreeland, MD

Pinehurst, NC 28374

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
48th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,480 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brad Jenkins, MD

North Little Rock, AR 72116

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
88th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,542 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
92nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,338 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nizar El Kinge, MD

Waynesboro, VA 22980

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
72nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rogers Walker, MD

Little River, SC 29566

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
96th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,616 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Krantz, MD

Thurmont, MD 21788

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
95th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Thai, MD

Houston, TX 77003

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
69th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,512 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$212 Cash

Dr. George Robertson, MD

Lebanon, TN 37087

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
92nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Stephen Behnke, MD

Schaumburg, IL 60194

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
82nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Dixitkumar Modi, MD

Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
84th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jill Sharer, MD

Montoursville, PA 17754

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
94th PA 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 ~$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.