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Dr. Rowland Chavez, MD

Livingston, NJ 07039

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
99th 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 (3,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dev Shah, MD

Manhasset, NY 11030

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
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 (4,689 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Fakher Habib, MD

Hazel Crest, IL 60429

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
79th 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 (2,928 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
9th 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 (695 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Kaufman, DO

Bangor, ME 04401

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
99th ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,273 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Terri Walton, MD

Wichita, KS 67208

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
97th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,754 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramy Sayed, MD

Smyrna, TN 37167

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
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 (3,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Eduardo Nogales, MD

Orlando, FL 32806

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
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 (1,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. William Chen, MD

San Diego, CA 92123

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
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 (828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Scott Sands, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
80th 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 (553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Melaragno, MD

Columbus, OH 43214

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
99th 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 (13,465 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Fidelis Okotie, MD

Port Arthur, TX 77640

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
26th 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 (930 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Pickell, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46202

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
97th 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 (22,008 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ian Boykin, MD

Fort Pierce, FL 34950

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
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 (12,160 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. William Pomeroy, MD

Asheville, NC 28803

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
98th 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 (27,699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shaila Shenai, MD

Ocala, FL 34478

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
99th 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 (26,346 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Raju Singla, MD

Fall River, MA 02721

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
99th 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 (12,947 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
88th 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 (5,964 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Umair Malik, MD

Gulfport, MS 39501

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
78th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karan Khosla, DO

Bronx, NY 10453

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
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 (4,678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Saman Sabounchi, MD

San Jose, CA 95127

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
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 (17,701 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mikhail Azrilevich, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19115

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
96th 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 (5,881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Schultz, MD

Windham, NH 03087

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
96th 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 (4,192 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashok Sawlani, MD

Chicago, IL 60631

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
91st 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 (5,225 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Nicolas Marsheh, MD

Sterling Heights, MI 48314

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
96th 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 (7,169 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Brown, MD

Overland Park, KS 66223

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
95th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,733 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Smuckler, MD

Henderson, NV 89052

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
99th 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 (1,765 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erik Crook, MD

Columbia, SC 29206

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
92nd 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 (9,424 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Cooley, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
96th 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 (11,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
84th 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 (3,234 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Sachtleben, MD

Westmont, IL 60559

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
86th 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 (4,037 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Hilary Evans, MD

Spartanburg, SC 29301

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
79th 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 (4,731 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wei Xiang Wong, MD

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
99th 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 (2,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Charles Hofmann, MD

Princess Anne, MD 21853

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
64th 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 (2,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Showalter, MD

Knoxville, TN 37923

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
96th 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 (14,475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. David Dinello, MD

Marcellus, NY 13108

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
47th 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 (1,430 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 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.