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Dr. Mangesh Bhatta, MD

Austin, TX 78705

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
52nd 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 (1,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Echemendia, MD

Birmingham, AL 35235

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
70th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Ford, MD

Clinton, MD 20735

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
44th 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 (1,400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Albert Buch, DO

Columbiana, OH 44408

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
69th 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 (1,773 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pathanjali Saravanan, MD

Belleville, IL 62226

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
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 (988 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Ujwal Thapa, MD

Newark, DE 19718

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
26th 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 (949 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rudolph Albores, MD

Westmont, IL 60559

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
69th 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 (2,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
95th 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 (1,056 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Dennis Iyekegbe, MD

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
61st 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 (394 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Capahi, MD

Tampa, FL 33607

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
18th 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 (841 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Chunbo Hu, MD

Detroit, MI 48235

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
21st 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 (819 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher West, MD

Lexington, KY 40503

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
6th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
29th 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 (990 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mohammad Aldaas, MD

Rochester, NY 14621

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
1st 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 (633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sifullah Bashar, MD

Detroit, MI 48235

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
23rd 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 (855 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sushmita Srivastav, MD

New Providence, NJ 07974

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
82nd 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 (3,329 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nang Zar Che Htun, MD

Modesto, CA 95355

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
43rd 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 (1,298 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Heather Dowd, DO

Penn Valley, PA 19072

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
74th 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 (2,072 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Genevieve Matthews, MD

Westwood, NJ 07675

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
14th 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 (814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dawit Major, MD

Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
14th 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 (729 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nishant Chaudhary, MD

Wellsville, NY 14895

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
10th 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 (741 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. David Shin, MD

Porter Ranch, CA 91326

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
90th 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 (6,817 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Dana Howd, MD

Morris, IL 60450

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
32nd 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 (1,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Maria Pardi, MD

Pasadena, MD 21122

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
9th 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 (760 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sunny Sharma, MD

Bartlett, IL 60103

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
70th 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 (2,252 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Peter Sheesley, DO

Lexington, KY 40536

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
7th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (690 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Salman Masood, MD

Brooksville, FL 34613

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
6th 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 (692 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Shenggao Han, MD

Indiana, PA 15701

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
61st 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 (1,519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kelly Coon, MD

Scottsbluff, NE 69361

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
10th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Catherine Kilby, MD

Anchorage, AK 99508

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
75th AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,037 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anton Vasiliu, MD

Centerville, OH 45459

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
42nd 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 (1,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Piedad, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
42nd 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 (1,154 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Caroline Farrar, MD

Dickson, TN 37055

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
99th 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 (2,875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
73rd 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 (470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Carlos Del Alcazar, MD

Old Bridge, NJ 08857

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
17th 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 (845 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Toof, MD

Havertown, PA 19083

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
84th 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 (2,686 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.

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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.

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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.