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Internal Medicine Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

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4. Complete Physician Directory

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Dr. Cynthia Lien, MD

New York, NY 10075

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
24th 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 (921 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Marc Singer, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
75th 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 (3,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Shameem Akhtar, MD

Lafayette, LA 70508

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
34th 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 (1,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jane Lindsay, MD

Salem, VA 24153

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
62nd 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 (403 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Blecker, MD

Summit, NJ 07901

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
18th 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 (869 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ann Piscitelli, MD

Venice, FL 34292

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
76th 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 (3,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Rafael Victoria, MD

Carpinteria, CA 93013

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
87th 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 (5,386 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
71st 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 (2,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nishant Kumar, DO

Falls Church, VA 22042

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
45th 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 (1,325 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Martin Drost, MD

Miami Beach, FL 33140

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
63rd 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 (2,164 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
24th 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 (890 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Vishwanath Hande, MD

Burlington, NC 27215

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
86th 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 (6,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott O'hern, DO

Fort Smith, AR 72903

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
15th 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 (851 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohammad Bajwa, MD

Holyoke, MA 01040

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
13th 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 (750 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Weekon Choi, MD

Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
73rd 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 (2,545 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tammie Nelson, MD

Wichita, KS 67235

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
75th 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 (4,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kathy Chu, MD

Savannah, GA 31405

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
58th 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 (1,854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Azhar Khan, MD

Newark, DE 19718

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
46th 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 (1,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charlotte Chang, MD

Columbia, MO 65203

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
34th 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 (966 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Manjyot Saini, MD

Salisbury, MD 21801

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
29th 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 (1,074 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karen Floro, DO

Independence, OH 44131

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
8th 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 (683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Keith Johnson, MD

Venice, FL 34285

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
86th 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 (5,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
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 (6,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Richard Brodie, MD

Brookline, MA 02446

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
73rd 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 (2,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
19th 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 (778 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Saman Saeed, MD

Clinton, MD 20735

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
11th 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 (787 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vikas Bhalla, MD

San Antonio, TX 78215

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
75th 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 (3,055 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stuti Patel, MD

Clermont, FL 34711

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
12th 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 (770 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Isabella Peluso, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11209

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
70th 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 (2,504 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Venu Rangu, MD

Springfield, IL 62769

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
28th 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 (966 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Stephen Driker, MD

Clawson, MI 48017

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
82nd 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 (2,798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Klein, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92663

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
51st 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 (1,522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Steven Lowe, MD

New York, NY 10001

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
61st 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 (382 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
15th 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 (779 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. May Kam, DO

Irvine, CA 92618

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
23rd 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 (899 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Haeyang Chung, MD

Palisades Park, NJ 07650

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
98th 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 (12,018 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.