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Dr. Muhammad Raja, MD

Richmond, VA 23298

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
67th 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 (2,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Behzad Farah, MD

Barrington, IL 60010

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
54th 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 (1,477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Kartika Gourneni, MD

Brockton, MA 02302

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
15th 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 (772 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Raphael Dodoo, MD

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
40th 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 (1,320 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abrar Mirza, MD

Modesto, CA 95355

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
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 (1,307 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mounir Shenouda, MD

Swansea, IL 62226

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
82nd 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 (3,376 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Rosalind Rabin, MD

Cambridge, MA 02135

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
66th 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 (1,880 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Basel Alrefai, MD

Alexander City, AL 35010

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
79th 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 (4,642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Valentin Milchev, MD

Laconia, NH 03246

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
55th 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 (1,053 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shiva Satish, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77479

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
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 (5,280 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alpa Modi, DO

Northfield, IL 60093

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
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 (1,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Anita Lawrenz, MD

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
80th 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 (2,452 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sally Ball, MD

Shreveport, LA 71115

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
69th 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 (2,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Norman Chang, MD

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
72nd 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 (2,756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Dasher, MD

Homewood, AL 35209

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
92nd 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 (10,709 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Patel, MD

Lafayette, LA 70503

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
41st 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 (1,265 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vijay Peruvemba, DO

Newton, NJ 07860

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
31st 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 (1,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Burkhart, MD

Birmingham, AL 35249

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
40th 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 (1,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benny Rummani, DO

Escondido, CA 92029

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
32nd 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 (1,049 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Helen Young, MD

Anacortes, WA 98221

★★★★★ 4.6 (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 (5,244 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Michael Gilhooley, MD

Scranton, PA 18508

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
76th 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 (2,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
52nd UT 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luis Carreiro, MD

Franklin, MA 02038

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
55th 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 (1,481 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Kevin Kim, MD

Santa Maria, CA 93454

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
40th 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 (1,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Marlon Chagua, MD

Louisville, KY 40207

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
81st 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 (3,789 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Nordlicht, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
83rd 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 (4,336 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Brian Bhagat, MD

Flint, MI 48504

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
80th 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 (2,631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
78th 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 (507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Kyrouac, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46260

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
78th 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 (2,953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Wiseman, MD

Bennington, VT 05201

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
65th VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,117 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maureen Nwaokolo, MD

Louisville, KY 40215

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
46th 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 (1,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Oyerokun, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45219

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
61st 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 (1,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dharmesh Kaswala, MD

Oakhurst, NJ 07755

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
19th 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 (888 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Henry Ling, MD

Wynnewood, PA 19096

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
41st 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 (1,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Naumaan Hafeez, MD

Sun City Center, FL 33573

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
75th 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 (3,217 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Federico Rivas-Gotz, MD

Saint Joseph, MO 64507

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
70th 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 (1,896 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.