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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.

4. Complete Physician Directory

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Dr. Junaid Khawaja, MD

Salisbury, MD 21801

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
32nd 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 (1,130 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Valena Fiscus, DO

Kirksville, MO 63501

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
68th 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 (1,844 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christina Breit, MD

Louisville, KY 40207

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
81st KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yvette Youssef, MD

Stratham, NH 03885

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
88th 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 (2,488 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shelley Snodgrass, MD

Fishersville, VA 22939

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
75th 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 (3,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lakshmi Gowda, MD

Cambridge, MA 02138

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
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 (1,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Amy Holbrook, MD

Minneapolis, MN 55407

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
21st 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 (813 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bela Bhuskute, MD

Neptune, NJ 07753

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
76th 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 (2,732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tatsuyoshi Kitamura, MD

Dorchester, MA 02124

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
85th 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 (530 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Nabeel Khan, MD

Huntsville, TX 77340

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
85th 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 (4,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yasir Loai, MD

Rochester, NY 14626

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
58th 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 (1,854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Amy Goldfaden, MD

West Bloomfield, MI 48322

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
81st 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 (2,686 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mehir Desai, DO

Newark, DE 19718

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
63rd 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 (1,660 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Liotta, MD

Sparta, NJ 07871

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
79th 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 (2,911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
49th 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 (1,653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Kayne, MD

Encino, CA 91436

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
95th 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 (11,297 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Massil, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
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 (1,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Manoj Sharma, DO

Las Vegas, NV 89128

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
63rd 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 (1,814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eva Giro, MD

Marietta, OH 45750

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
66th 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 (1,685 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zalmai Afzali, MD

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
27th 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 (958 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
71st 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 (452 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Nima Moghadam, MD

Torrance, CA 90505

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
42nd 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 (1,280 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
38th 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 (1,186 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Steadman, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
14th 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 (786 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Eric Deutsch, MD

Atlanta, GA 30303

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
6th 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 (689 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Elena Chetver, MD

West Hollywood, CA 90046

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
56th 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 (1,726 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robin Ochei, MD

Huntington, NY 11743

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
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 (5,449 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mark Hilmy, MD

Yonkers, NY 10701

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
43rd 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 (1,324 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Min Gao, MD

Abilene, TX 79601

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
56th 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 (1,675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zohaib Mumtaz, MD

Harrisburg, PA 17101

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
67th 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 (426 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
84th 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 (5,053 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
81st 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 (4,045 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kavita Palapati, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
25th 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 (930 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Maria Costea Misthos, MD

Bernardsville, NJ 07924

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
85th 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 (3,787 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
40th 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 (1,337 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Birken, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93111

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
58th 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 (1,830 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$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.