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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. Alison Post, MD

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
65th 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 (1,680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Olga Vitorsky, DO

Greenville, SC 29607

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
44th 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 (1,443 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dragan Petakov, MD

Lowell, MA 01854

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
56th 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 (1,502 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Mariam Ayub, MD

Washington, DC 20007

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
76th 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 (1,664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Harold Hellweg, DO

Owatonna, MN 55060

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
99th 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 (52,279 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Argirios Skulikidis, MD

Bay Shore, NY 11706

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
34th 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 (1,096 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jihad Moukdad, MD

Secaucus, NJ 07094

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (3,962 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frances Hughes, MD

Charleston, SC 29412

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
56th 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 (2,238 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gerald Diaz, MD

San Jose, CA 95128

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
18th 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 (837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Hanna Dgheim, MD

Nanuet, NY 10954

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
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 (1,984 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Peluso, MD

Wilbraham, MA 01095

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
55th 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 (1,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Robert Yamane, MD

Westlake Village, CA 91361

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
46th 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 (1,369 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Aung Thu, MD

Hemet, CA 92543

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
21st 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 (885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kurt Ruht, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
82nd 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 (3,519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$210 Cash

Dr. Hema Tamiri, MD

Middletown, OH 45005

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
60th 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 (1,445 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Henry Selke, DO

San Jose, CA 95116

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
38th 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 (1,190 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Linda Bassett Shaftoe, MD

Rocky Mount, NC 27804

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
63rd 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 (2,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shiwan Shah, DO

Galveston, TX 77555

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
35th 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 (1,064 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cynthia Kao, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
22nd 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 (889 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
16th 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 (768 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Thomas Clairmont, MD

Portsmouth, NH 03801

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
51st 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 (1,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jagdeep Vyas, MD

Hicksville, NY 11801

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
27th 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 (959 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
65th 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 (1,651 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Eintracht, MD

Seattle, WA 98101

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
60th 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 (1,450 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$225 Cash

Dr. Joseph Henry, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
50th 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 (1,509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Syed Shah, MD

Lake Charles, LA 70605

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
78th 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 (498 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thumati Jagalur, MD

The Villages, FL 32162

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
22nd 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 (905 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Tina Binazir, MD

San Francisco, CA 94104

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
29th 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 (1,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$250 Cash

Dr. Debra Fuchs Ertman, MD

Portland, ME 04101

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
76th 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 (1,559 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Kravatz, MD

Levittown, PA 19056

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
69th 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 (1,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Josie Joy Go, MD

Fairfax, VA 22031

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
56th 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 (1,709 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shanta Purcell, MD

Baltimore, MD 21211

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
15th 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 (847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Haile, MD

Lees Summit, MO 64086

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
80th 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 (2,518 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kurt Graves, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
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 (6,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Javid Akram, MD

Maplewood, MN 55109

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
82nd 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 (3,301 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abby Gardner, MD

Post Falls, ID 83854

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
75th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$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.