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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. Julianne Palumbo, DO

White Plains, NY 10604

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
27th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (962 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Souzan Abdel-Samie, MD

Summerville, SC 29486

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
39th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luis Juarez, MD

Elk Grove, CA 95758

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
26th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (920 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shannon Rittberg, DO

Manasquan, NJ 08736

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
95th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,444 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kunjan Shah, MD

Mesa, AZ 85201

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
51st AZ 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 ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
60th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (389 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Abney, MD

Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
73rd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,985 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jody Balloch, MD

Camarillo, CA 93012

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
55th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,547 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Richard Smith, MD

Biloxi, MS 39532

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
62nd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,012 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jon Mark Galbraith, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,936 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kevin Olson, MD

Lees Summit, MO 64063

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
87th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,315 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Katie Acquino, DO

Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
87th FL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. John Galezniak, DO

Camden, NJ 08103

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
60th NJ 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jerry Whetzel, MD

Muncie, IN 47304

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
44th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Oconnell, MD

Centerville, OH 45459

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
92nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tanya Holsopple, DO

Altoona, PA 16602

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
44th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marbella Tran, MD

Lubbock, TX 79424

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
81st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Norman Williams, MD

Monroe, LA 71201

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
48th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Verrill, MD

Waxhaw, NC 28173

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
49th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,525 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
47th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,238 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Reed, MD

Orleans, MA 02653

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
44th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,148 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Matthew Cornforth, MD

Summerville, GA 30747

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
57th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,973 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tien Lam, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94597

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
58th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,659 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Roger Thomas, DO

Olathe, KS 66062

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
6th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (733 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yogesh Katechia, MD

Norwich, CT 06360

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
8th CT Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rana Aldaw, MD

Yakima, WA 98902

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
87th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,052 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$222 Cash

Dr. Martin Pruss, MD

Russiaville, IN 46979

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
68th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,201 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kelsey Pappas, MD

Elizabethtown, PA 17022

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
83rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,623 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Seitsinger, DO

Oklahoma City, OK 73170

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
46th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Margaret Hannon, MD

Hinsdale, IL 60521

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
83rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. David Rebedew, MD

Monroe, WI 53566

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
11th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lev Tayts, DO

Davie, FL 33314

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
72nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,061 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Bridget Lynch, MD

Portland, OR 97239

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
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. Molly Harp, DO

Saint Joseph, MO 64506

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
55th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,492 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
54th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,377 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Difilippo, DO

Munster, IN 46321

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
45th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,324 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.