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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. James Poock, MD

Waterloo, IA 50701

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
62nd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Harbin, MD

Decatur, AL 35601

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
49th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,889 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Mcmonigle, DO

Summerville, SC 29483

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
36th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajat Malik, DO

Apopka, FL 32712

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
96th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (621 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Rachael Gross, DO

Orangeburg, SC 29115

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
33rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chalon Fike, MD

Uniontown, OH 44685

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
62nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,539 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lorenzo Hernandez, MD

St Petersburg, FL 33702

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
22nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Stephen Bruce, MD

Ogden, UT 84405

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
69th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Stuart, MD

St Petersburg, FL 33710

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
37th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,289 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
81st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,657 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Iman Ahmed, MD

Tucson, AZ 85715

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
85th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,024 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Andrew Smith, MD

American Fork, UT 84003

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
97th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Snuffer, DO

Weston, WV 26452

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
90th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (574 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Stewart, MD

Billings, MT 59102

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
68th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,612 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Gunn, MD

Independence, MO 64055

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
92nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,074 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
75th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,465 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mehboob Ghulam, DO

Brawley, CA 92227

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
40th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,159 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Staci Sheba, DO

Uniontown, PA 15401

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
50th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bao Pham, MD

Houston, TX 77077

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
53rd TX 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$212 Cash

Dr. Ekaterina Bratysheva, MD

Midlothian, VA 23112

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
91st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (607 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Federline, DO

Owings Mills, MD 21117

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
85th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Benson, MD

Mankato, MN 56001

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
98th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Fransisco Hernandez, MD

New Braunfels, TX 78132

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
85th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,520 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kinan Knaish, MD

Parkville, MD 21234

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
90th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raja Cherukuri, MD

San Antonio, TX 78258

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
89th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,859 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Douglas, MD

Bowling Green, KY 42104

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
98th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,926 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gilberto Riveron, MD

Bonita Springs, FL 34134

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
90th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jack Diteodoro, MD

Stamford, CT 06905

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
93rd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,269 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Killen, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23454

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
79th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,517 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Powell, DO

Abington, PA 19001

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
73rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hope Misterovich, DO

Springfield, MO 65807

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
89th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jamshid Sheikh, MD

Germantown, MD 20876

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
80th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,125 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
79th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,380 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash

Dr. Matthew Bucher, MD

Frankfort, KY 40601

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
75th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,897 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mitchell Wolfe, MD

Wichita Falls, TX 76310

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
81st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,698 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Anthony Ramiro, MD

White Hall, AR 71602

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
92nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,779 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$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.