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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. Katherine Bisharat, MD

Carmichael, CA 95608

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
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 (6,152 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alice Gong, MD

Oakland, CA 94609

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th 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 (793 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Aqsa Malik, MD

Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th 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 (1,163 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mohammed Farooqui, MD

Goldsboro, NC 27534

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st 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 (9,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
96th 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 (6,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marion Kowalewski, MD

Baltimore, MD 21236

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st 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 (5,338 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hong Xu, MD

Smithtown, NY 11787

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
99th 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 (176,432 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Joanne Cheung, MD

Downers Grove, IL 60515

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
96th 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 (9,483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Joseph Coppola, DO

Bradenton, FL 34208

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
96th 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 (12,694 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Roberta Donin, MD

Bronx, NY 10463

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
89th 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 (5,507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Shandal Emanuel, MD

Nashville, NC 27856

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
74th 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 (3,323 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rakesh Singh, MD

Teterboro, NJ 07608

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
27th 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 (1,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Howard Offenberg, MD

Ormond Beach, FL 32174

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th 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 (15,301 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Paul Guidry, MD

Shreveport, LA 71101

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th 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 (12,337 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rance Wentworth, MD

Bowling Green, KY 42101

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
98th 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 (34,388 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Lisse, MD

Houston, TX 77027

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
88th 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 (5,349 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Mohsin Altaf, MD

Greendale, WI 53129

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
75th 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 (2,068 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Depaola, DO

Branchville, NJ 07826

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
88th 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 (4,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ravinder Shergill, MD

Vancouver, WA 98683

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
93rd 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 (5,490 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Mark Dumas, MD

Richmond, VA 23226

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
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 (555 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Suneet Dullet, MBBS

Mobile, AL 36617

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th 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 (1,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Griffin, MD

Birmingham, AL 35209

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th 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 (16,772 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Yusko, DO

Mount Pocono, PA 18344

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
68th 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 (1,809 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Fiedler, MD

Elgin, IL 60123

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th 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 (12,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Syed Jamal, MD

Jacksboro, TX 76458

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th 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 (21,016 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
79th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,971 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
44th 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 (1,265 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Juhala, MD

Fort Collins, CO 80528

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th 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 (15,323 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Andrew Berson, DO

Greenville, NC 27834

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
94th 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 (13,500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jakkidi Reddy, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
88th 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 (5,770 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Brian First, MD

San Diego, CA 92117

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
92nd 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 (7,923 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shoaib Hashmi, MD

Baltimore, MD 21201

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
92nd 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 (5,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Collier, MD

Knoxville, TN 37934

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
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 (44,695 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Abdallah Gad, MD

Lowell, MA 01852

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th 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 (1,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Allen Davis, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th 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 (5,674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Farzad Pourarian, DO

Honolulu, HI 96815

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
94th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (607 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.

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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.