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4. Complete Physician Directory

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Dr. Jose Contreras, MD

Miami Lakes, FL 33014

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
71st 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 (2,731 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Chang, MD

Easley, SC 29640

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
87th 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 (6,453 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohit Apoorva, MD

Norfolk, VA 23502

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
68th 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 (2,383 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Mills, MD

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
82nd 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 (5,157 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Stark, MD

Boone, NC 28607

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
60th 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 (2,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
83rd 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 (550 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Minesh Patel, MD

Michigan City, IN 46360

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
77th 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 (2,742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anuradha Sharma, MD

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
49th 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 (1,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seyed Hamid Hemmati, MD

LA Quinta, CA 92253

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
51st 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 (1,511 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Tomlin, MD

Mchenry, IL 60050

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
74th 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 (2,584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Vitaly Volovoy, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11235

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
85th 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 (4,586 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Todd Giese, MD

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
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 (2,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Craig Spergel, DO

St Petersburg, FL 33710

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
51st 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 (1,537 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Satyam Shah, MD

Camden, NJ 08103

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
40th 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 (1,250 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anisha Kumar, MD

Silver Spring, MD 20910

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
37th 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 (1,233 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Riddoch, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
80th 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 (3,777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aristides Martinez, MD

Delray Beach, FL 33484

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
64th 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 (2,198 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Donald Micallef, MD

Spring Lake, NJ 07762

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
69th 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 (2,323 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zamir Eidelman, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63131

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
68th 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 (1,839 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ilya Noginskiy, MD

Canton, OH 44718

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
76th 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 (497 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maya Moorley, MD

Huntington, NY 11743

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
63rd 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 (2,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Arvindkumar Jameria, MD

Terre Haute, IN 47804

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
42nd 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 (1,104 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Symington, MD

Harrington Park, NJ 07640

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
98th 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 (2,987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
44th 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 (1,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carl Scott, MD

Statesboro, GA 30458

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
1st 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 (635 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stuart Klein, MD

Highland, IN 46322

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
72nd 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 (2,459 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sabrina Raroque, MD

Cleveland, OH 44115

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
82nd 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 (2,641 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ravinder Soodan, MD

Hingham, MA 02043

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
85th 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 (3,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Phyllis Chen, MD

Everett, MA 02149

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
93rd 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 (596 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Harter, DO

Huntington, WV 25701

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
71st WV Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Khine Lam, MD

Staten Island, NY 10305

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
77th 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 (496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mickey Viator, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
64th 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 (2,057 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Chinh Mai, MD

Westminster, CA 92683

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
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 (17,371 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Richard Ogunti, MD

Mankato, MN 56001

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
62nd 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 (1,709 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Sestero, MD

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
81st 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 (2,665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 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.