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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

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Dr. Samuel Jean, MD

Longwood, FL 32779

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
87th 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 (5,502 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jodi Kaufman, MD

Moorestown, NJ 08057

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
38th 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 (1,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Kohler, MD

Franklin, MA 02038

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
45th 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 (1,226 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Jacob Alexander, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
9th 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 (724 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nathan Falls, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
35th AR 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mokhtar Hacena, MD

Warner Robins, GA 31093

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
46th 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 (1,324 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rhia Dasgupta, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19102

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
43rd 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 (1,100 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nirajan Regmi, MD

Scranton, PA 18503

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
97th 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 (1,162 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Esad Ulker, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19111

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
35th 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 (975 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vasant Patel, MD

North Reading, MA 01864

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
68th 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 (1,959 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Sara Qasim Bughio, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94595

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
50th 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 (1,499 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Hiren Parikh, MD

Temple Terrace, FL 33637

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
21st 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 (895 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Klinestiver, MD

Greenfield, IN 46140

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
46th 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 (1,192 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
52nd 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 (1,558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sterling Barrett, MD

Nashville, TN 37203

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
53rd 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 (1,987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$202 Cash

Dr. Shilpa Thaker, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89128

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
78th 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 (2,868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Oguz Yurttas, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
13th 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 (769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Waleed Ismail, DO

Nashua, NH 03060

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
44th NH 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

Dr. Tiffany Kuo, MD

San Ramon, CA 94583

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
97th 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 (1,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kirn Jain, MD

Norfolk, VA 23510

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
58th 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 (1,791 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Charalambopoulos, MD

Alexandria, VA 22314

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
60th 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 (1,902 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adrian Kochno, DO

Bradenton, FL 34205

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
59th 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 (1,862 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Carole Prete, MD

Winnetka, IL 60093

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
67th 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 (2,102 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Harpal Benipal, MD

Lake Charles, LA 70601

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
44th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,342 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
56th 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 (1,729 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gyu Cheol Choi, MD

Worcester, MA 01605

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
50th 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 (1,349 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Shabana Ansari, DO

Newark, DE 19718

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
4th 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 (658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Umair Nazeer, MD

Joliet, IL 60435

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
44th 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 (1,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
58th 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 (1,581 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
76th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,353 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
33rd 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 (1,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Daniel Tse, MD

San Jose, CA 95116

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
67th 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 (2,361 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Paul Goleb, MD

Washington, DC 20016

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
38th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (879 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yelena Shilimova, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11235

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
51st 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 (1,571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kyle Stoeckmann, MD

Maricopa, AZ 85239

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
51st 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 (1,428 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 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.