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

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Dr. Benjamin Kirk, MD

Charlotte, NC 28211

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
55th 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 (1,793 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Asma Tahir, MD

Arlington, TX 76015

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
52nd 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 (1,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sanjay Patel, MD

Ocala, FL 34471

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
85th 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 (4,881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Nazila Biria, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
89th 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 (5,675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$210 Cash

Dr. Bhaskar Rao, MD

El Paso, TX 79925

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
72nd 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 (2,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brady Cook, MD

Idaho Falls, ID 83404

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
85th 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 (1,945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christine Neel, DO

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
77th 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 (495 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Erik Thomas, DO

Savannah, GA 31405

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
45th 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 (1,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Walsh, DO

West Chester, PA 19382

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
78th 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 (2,259 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Walter Griffey, MD

Paris, TN 38242

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
67th 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 (3,237 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Rita Scott, MD

Bronx, NY 10453

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
82nd 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 (4,098 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ingeborg Zoppoth, MD

San Francisco, CA 94115

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
55th 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 (1,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$250 Cash

Dr. Karrie Berg, DO

Sacramento, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
30th 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 (1,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Balraj Dahiya, MD

Coldwater, MI 49036

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
15th 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 (751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vallabh Patel, MD

Kankakee, IL 60901

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
77th 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 (2,819 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Hatem Mezher, MD

Santa Maria, CA 93454

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
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 (1,631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Tharun Paruchuri, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63136

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
42nd 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 (1,089 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Prava Karki, MD

Melrose, MA 02176

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
47th 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 (1,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. David Lee, MD

Elk Grove, CA 95757

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
72nd 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 (2,783 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Basel Alebrahim, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85048

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
43rd 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 (1,177 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Klemen Ribic, MD

Tampa, FL 33607

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
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 (3,586 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$210 Cash

Dr. Mark Firth, MD

Athens, GA 30606

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
67th 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 (2,477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ellen Bondar, MD

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
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 (470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Lydia Zuser, MD

Haverhill, MA 01830

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
75th 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 (2,405 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Sadia Ahmed, MD

Somerville, NJ 08876

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
38th 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 (1,195 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jalal Saied, MD

Frederick, MD 21701

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
46th 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 (1,436 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Boutros, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46227

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
44th IN 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Hooks, MD

Columbia, SC 29201

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
75th 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 (4,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Maglaras, MD

Roselle Park, NJ 07204

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
39th 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 (1,226 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anju Singhal, MD

Falls Church, VA 22042

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
35th 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 (1,101 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aftab Khan, MD

Birmingham, AL 35209

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
59th 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 (2,305 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vladimir Medina, MD

Redding, CA 96001

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
74th 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 (2,931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Janice Ong, MD

Richmond, VA 23225

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
24th 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 (911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohamed Fayed, MD

Fresno, CA 93701

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
31st 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 (1,036 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Schmidt, DO

Cincinnati, OH 45219

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
58th 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 (1,393 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Ware, MD

Lorain, OH 44053

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
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 (1,644 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.