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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.

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★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
97th 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 (8,335 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tamim Salman, MD

Kalamazoo, MI 49007

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
88th 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 (570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Smith, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
58th 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 (1,862 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maija Sanna, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90095

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
57th 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 (1,793 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$231 Cash

Dr. Lucila Go, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11235

★★★★★ 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 (2,093 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Alan Puzino, MD

Rockaway, NJ 07866

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
47th 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 (1,445 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sonia Paracha, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89113

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
79th 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 (2,940 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Surajit Majumdar, MD

Chesterfield, MO 63017

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
27th 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 (867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexis Woods, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85048

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
51st 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 (1,408 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Manila Jindal, MD

Washington, DC 20060

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
51st DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (994 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bernard Aoun, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
64th 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 (1,874 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Berkley, MD

Boiling Springs, SC 29316

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
71st 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 (3,528 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karim Mahmoud, MD

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
66th 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 (453 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Edward Makarewicz, MD

Henderson, NV 89012

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
32nd 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 (1,046 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Alne, MD

Ocean, NJ 07712

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
52nd 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 (1,587 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Azzam Almounajjed, MD

Muskogee, OK 74401

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
97th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nithin Bhandarkar, DO

Canonsburg, PA 15317

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
46th 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 (1,180 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alok Goyal, MD

South Plainfield, NJ 07080

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
62nd 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 (1,947 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mian Waheed, MD

Hot Springs, AR 71913

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
27th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Aguilera, MD

Fremont, CA 94538

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
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 (1,296 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Bismark Asante, MD

Falls Church, VA 22042

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
37th 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 (1,138 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erin Coletti, DO

St Augustine, FL 32086

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
41st 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 (1,236 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joseph Destefano, MD

Hendersonville, NC 28791

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
9th 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 (721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yanjun Wang, MD

Mountain View, CA 94040

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
15th 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 (798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jatinder Singh, MD

Pascagoula, MS 39581

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
47th 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 (1,532 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Wiesehan, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63131

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
64th 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 (1,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patricia Merlo, DO

Elgin, IL 60123

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
69th 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 (2,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Stephen Lingo, MD

Charlotte, NC 28226

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
66th 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 (2,442 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gurneet Kohli, MD

Austin, TX 78735

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
73rd 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 (2,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. John Cassidy, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
77th 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 (4,860 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Onyema Nnanna, MD

Chesterfield, MO 63017

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
39th 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 (1,026 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dima Yeshou, MD

Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
50th 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 (1,530 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aditi Amin, MD

Newton, NJ 07860

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
32nd 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 (1,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shripal Vora, MD

Columbus, OH 43214

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
16th 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 (751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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.