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

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Dr. Ashley Skinner, DO

Memphis, TN 38120

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
40th 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 (1,320 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Gregory Schnose, MD

Lawrence, KS 66049

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
65th 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 (3,232 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Deborah Lozito, DO

Hawthorne, NJ 07506

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
80th 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 (3,114 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Epstein, MD

Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
54th 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 (1,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Francisco Fernandez, DO

Pinecrest, FL 33156

★★★★★ 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 (2,810 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joshua Bates, MD

Columbia, TN 38401

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
25th 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 (949 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
73rd 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 (3,028 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sudha Ganti, MD

Casselberry, FL 32707

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
69th 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 (2,543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kyaw Hein, MD

Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
31st 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 (1,045 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kimberly Ratcliffe, MD

Newport News, VA 23606

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
84th 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 (4,075 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Annette Bennett-Burnett, MD

Spartanburg, SC 29303

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
66th 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 (3,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
40th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,011 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Perry Stevens, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
78th 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 (3,472 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Enrique Alfaro, MD

Mesquite, NV 89027

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
14th 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 (810 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lillian Theune, DO

Hackettstown, NJ 07840

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
80th 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 (3,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rubneet Arora, MD

Mount Holly, NJ 08060

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
96th 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 (1,470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
85th 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 (557 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
46th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Edward Liebers, MD

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
33rd 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 (1,084 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Farah Salahuddin, MD

Watsonville, CA 95076

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
89th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,226 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Carter, MD

Boulder, CO 80304

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
17th 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 (747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Frood Eelani, DO

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
56th 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 (1,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Williams, DO

Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
19th 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 (784 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. San Thaw Dar Aye, MD

Leesburg, VA 20176

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
24th 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 (911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
14th 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 (725 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Dinh, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
19th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (849 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sayf Yassin, MD

Round Rock, TX 78665

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
27th 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 (944 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angela Bicos, MD

Evanston, IL 60201

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
12th 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 (761 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Nathan Colip, DO

Largo, FL 33770

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
22nd 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 (906 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ronald Pierskalla, MD

Shelby Township, MI 48315

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
84th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Swetha Gadwala, MD

Lubbock, TX 79430

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
24th 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 (897 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Irene Gaines, MD

Newark, DE 19718

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
60th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (376 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roy Settergren, MD

Hinsdale, IL 60521

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
51st 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 (1,395 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Ebrahim Mogri, MD

Houston, TX 77074

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
40th 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 (1,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Carol Slompak-Patton, MD

Allentown, PA 18104

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
62nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,555 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hoang Nguyen, MD

Portland, OR 97266

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
65th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,833 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$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.