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Infectious Disease Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Complex bacterial, viral, fungal, tick-borne, and post-surgical infection workups, outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), and travel/immunization consults. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All Infectious Disease Physicians (736)

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Dr. Olivia Ortiz, MD

Toms River, NJ 08755

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
45th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (2,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rishi Sharma, MD

Beachwood, OH 44122

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
69th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (1,675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tingting Wong, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11204

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
78th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (2,562 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Bindu Balani, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
26th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (1,316 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sindalisa Hean, MD

Long Beach, CA 90813

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (1,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Javed Akram, MD

Denton, TX 76201

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
63rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (3,238 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Fussa, DO

Voorhees, NJ 08043

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
13th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (921 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Galbraith, MD

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
78th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (3,372 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Quyen Luu, MD

Macon, GA 31201

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
92nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (86,628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brennan Ochoa, MD

Aurora, CO 80012

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
80th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (139,811 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Daniel Tsang, MD

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (912 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hermes Lopez, MD

Greenvale, NY 11548

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
79th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (2,856 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Aditi Swami, MD

Sherman, TX 75090

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
83rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (21,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ahmad Ashfaq, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73103

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
67th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (24,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rahat Vohra, MD

Galveston, TX 77555

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
57th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (2,708 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melissa Wynn, MD

Savannah, GA 31406

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
67th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (4,644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jose Villamil, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11220

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
30th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (986 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Omar Kawwaff, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32216

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
50th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (2,183 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ayesha Faruqi, MD

Newnan, GA 30265

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
99th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (126,825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
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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.