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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

All Internal Medicine Physicians (12,940)

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Dr. John Shield, MD

Sonora, CA 95370

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
82nd 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 (4,103 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
74th 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 (3,029 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Winders, MD

Baltimore, MD 21205

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
73rd 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 (2,782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gilad Birnbaum, MD

New Braunfels, TX 78130

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
82nd 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 (4,039 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
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 (3,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Steven Morris, MD

Boca Raton, FL 33486

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
67th 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 (2,381 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Smith, MD

Billings, MT 59101

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
69th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,715 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ira Schmelkin, MD

Westfield, MA 01085

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
46th 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 (1,253 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. Frank Cole, MD

Fayetteville, GA 30214

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
83rd 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 (4,689 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dheeraj Kamra, MD

Fair Oaks, CA 95628

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
93rd 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 (8,737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Deepak Wahi, MD

Bakersfield, CA 93312

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
73rd 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 (2,921 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Belal Abdallah, MD

Dearborn, MI 48126

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
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 (2,573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Henry Yu, MD

Toms River, NJ 08755

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
94th 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 (6,728 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Kim, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19102

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
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 (2,713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
93rd OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roland Chan, MD

N Dartmouth, MA 02747

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
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 (57,705 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. Leslie Sewell, MD

Bossier City, LA 71111

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
91st 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 (6,764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Safwat Mosad, MD

Hauppauge, NY 11788

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
84th 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 (4,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michele Libman, MD

Stuart, FL 34994

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
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 (2,208 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Papanos, MD

Park Ridge, IL 60068

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
75th 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 (2,637 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jay Kahng, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
82nd 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 (4,302 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Clifford Molin, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89129

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
77th 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 (2,633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Satish Bagdure, MD

Allen, TX 75013

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
70th 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 (2,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rebekah Mulligan, MD

Grapevine, TX 76051

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
66th 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 (2,149 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vishwas Patel, MD

Portsmouth, VA 23707

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
38th 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 (1,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brandon Smith, MD

Dalton, GA 30720

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
94th 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 (11,511 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Farzin Rahmanou, DO

Glen Cove, NY 11542

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
73rd 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 (2,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Arielle Dahlin, MD

Dothan, AL 36301

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
91st 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 (9,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jimmie Dotson, MD

Birmingham, AL 35243

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
47th 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 (1,598 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hiten Patel, MD

Toms River, NJ 08755

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
86th 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 (3,946 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
79th 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 (3,647 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Markus Sonntag, MD

Orange Park, FL 32073

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
78th 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 (3,636 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
1st 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 (635 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$207 Cash

Dr. William Cheeley, MD

Columbia, SC 29203

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
51st 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 (1,881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jere Hammond, MD

Jackson, TN 38305

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
61st 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 (2,581 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Alex Chai, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90017

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
76th 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 (3,263 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$231 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.