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Dr. Sashi Makam, MD

New Windsor, NY 12553

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
95th 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 (9,613 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Loffarelli, DO

Wenatchee, WA 98801

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
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 (614 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Laura Greenlund, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
97th 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 (21,863 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
98th 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 (26,724 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anthony Horton, MD

Greenville, SC 29607

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
99th 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 (4,368 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Bertelle, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11228

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
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 (38,435 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Andrew Ross, MD

Berkeley, CA 94705

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
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 (13,730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Fox, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
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 (3,919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Michelle Bishop, MD

Newark, DE 19718

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
96th 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 (786 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Holly Dahlman, MD

Lutherville, MD 21093

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
91st 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 (5,236 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tejas Mehta, MD

Humble, TX 77338

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
90th 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 (6,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Noah Gutierrez, MD

Houston, TX 77054

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
92nd 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 (607 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Raluca Ionescu, MD

Spokane, WA 99202

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
92nd 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 (4,807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Ted Listokin, MD

Stamford, CT 06902

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
85th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ammad Raina, MD

Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
98th 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 (1,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Yuriy Khanimov, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11212

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
98th 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 (2,643 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Peter Oley, DO

Newbury, OH 44065

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
90th 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 (3,654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jessica Baken, MD

Atlantis, FL 33462

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
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 (895 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Tanuja Salim, MBBS

Temple, TX 76508

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
95th 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 (627 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Oleksak, MD

Ford City, PA 16226

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
55th 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 (1,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Amstel, MD

Yonkers, NY 10710

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
88th 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 (5,356 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sultana Akhter, MD

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
94th 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 (9,185 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Philip Atigre, MD

Tampa, FL 33614

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
90th 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 (6,943 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Mohan Thakuri, MD

Asheville, NC 28806

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
99th 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 (87,025 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
87th 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 (4,893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Abu Choudhary, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11215

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
95th 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 (1,089 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ahmad Haidar, MD

Carriere, MS 39426

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
81st 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 (5,062 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Thalheimer, MD

Park Ridge, IL 60068

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
93rd 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 (6,058 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Bijal Modi, MD

Dallas, TX 75231

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
99th 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 (108,832 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Bert Liu, MD

Pasadena, CA 91105

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
99th 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 (1,782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Wilkerson, MD

Morrilton, AR 72110

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
57th 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 (1,985 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bulent Ozcakar, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
99th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,632 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tushar Modi, MD

Modesto, CA 95350

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
90th 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 (7,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
98th 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 (1,522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chinonso Ilo, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85008

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
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 (1,421 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Paul Basch, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
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 (4,744 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 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.