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Internal Medicine Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214), chronic cardiometabolic medication management, preventive cancer screening, and specialist triage. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All Internal Medicine Physicians (12,940)

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Dr. Aized Imtiaz, MD

Hartford, CT 06106

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
33rd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shelby Cash, MD

Hudson, OH 44236

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
79th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,294 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eliud Pabon, MD

Little River, SC 29566

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
35th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,113 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ethan Troutt, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
33rd OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,110 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maury Mcgough, MD

Salem, MA 01970

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
47th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,268 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Romai Sebhatu, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
92nd SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (954 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leonard Richardson, MD

Columbia, MD 21046

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
26th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Ojile, MD

Wichita, KS 67214

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
17th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,013 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dal Park, MD

Bremerton, WA 98310

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
61st WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Amanda Waltner, MD

Wichita, KS 67214

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
32nd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,245 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexander Briand, DO

Norwalk, CT 06850

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
31st CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (864 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Victor Mikhael, MD

Winter Park, FL 32789

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
72nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
51st MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,405 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
41st NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,239 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jose Luis Plata, MD

Live Oak, TX 78233

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
79th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,630 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Ruffin, MD

Christiansburg, VA 24073

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
19th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (853 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Ozols, MD

Katonah, NY 10536

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
71st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. David Frias, MD

Miami, FL 33136

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
35th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,107 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
38th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,098 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronny Khatkar, MD

Silver Spring, MD 20910

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
14th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (834 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Frelier, MD

Colonial Heights, VA 23834

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
30th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeramey Stewart, MD

Chesterfield, MO 63017

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
47th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,163 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Galen Hayek, DO

Lancaster, OH 43130

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
53rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,298 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Siddharth Bhimani, MD

Voorhees, NJ 08043

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
91st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
49th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,531 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kiprianos Armenakis, MD

Pompano Beach, FL 33062

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
80th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,805 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Holly Corley, MD

Dacula, GA 30019

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
56th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,774 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melissa Odermann, DO

St Petersburg, FL 33709

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
72nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,783 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
35th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (980 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Chylinski, MD

California, MD 20619

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
84th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,772 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Spitler, MD

Crossville, TN 38555

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
75th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Ralph Geiger, MD

Sebastian, FL 32958

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
24th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Asrar Ahmed, DO

Elmhurst, IL 60126

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
30th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Vatsal Patel, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
39th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,068 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
62nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,643 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 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.