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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. David Pawlowski, MD

Williamsville, NY 14221

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
24th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (925 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Hossain Ekhlas, MD

Norwich, CT 06360

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
30th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (832 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hien Le, MD

Dallas, TX 75252

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
70th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
98th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,884 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kirk Garcia-Rios, DO

Sterling Heights, MI 48310

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
66th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,873 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cameron Kielhorn, DO

Dripping Springs, TX 78620

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
82nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,829 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Catherine Chua, DO

Elkins, WV 26241

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
61st WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,408 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hanni George Youssef, MD

White Plains, NY 10604

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
6th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (688 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Harvey Anderson, MD

Brainerd, MN 56401

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
35th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (984 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ann Morey, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22901

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
8th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Tieman, MD

Kansas City, MO 64131

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
39th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Donald, MD

Pascagoula, MS 39581

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
20th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,120 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Harrell Royer, MD

Brevard, NC 28712

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
57th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,797 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Davis, MD

Byram, MS 39272

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
63rd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,110 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Phillips, MD

Chapin, SC 29036

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
53rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,140 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Doriann Lavery, MD

Philipsburg, PA 16866

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
31st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (972 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Baker Boles, MD

Spartanburg, SC 29307

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
60th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karla Vitale, DO

Victoria, TX 77904

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
66th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (368 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
60th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,130 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Margaret Lynch, MD

Chicago, IL 60675

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
15th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (784 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Kyle Adams, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80919

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
41st CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,098 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Susan Heffley, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
67th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Justin Smith, MD

Fishers, IN 46038

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
48th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,464 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Natalie Borg, DO

Bradenton, FL 34208

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
69th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Kalinosky, MD

Viroqua, WI 54665

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
81st WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,479 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anne Baggley, MD

White Plains, NY 10604

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
9th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Alexander Akhavan, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89117

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
69th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wallace Lock, MD

Fort Smith, AR 72901

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
79th AR Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Romain Athus, MD

Smithfield, NC 27577

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
53rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (335 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arif Hafeez, DO

Washington, NJ 07882

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
21st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (863 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eugene Day, MD

Oxford, NC 27565

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
64th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Nelson, DO

Ladson, SC 29456

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
7th SC Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kelley Bishop, MD

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
58th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Yarter, MD

Centralia, WA 98531

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
45th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Henry Preston, MD

Georgetown, KY 40324

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
41st KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,232 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zhi Peng Dai, DO

Daly City, CA 94015

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
28th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (943 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$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.