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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. Andrea Morgan-Bedasse, MD

Temple Terrace, FL 33637

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
74th 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 (475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Carlos Rios, MD

New York, NY 10028

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
52nd 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 (1,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anil Dubey, MD

Salem, MA 01970

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
62nd 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 (1,710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Kathleen Padgitt, MD

Youngstown, OH 44504

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
68th 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 (1,746 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Clark, MD

Crossville, TN 38555

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
84th 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 (6,470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
63rd 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 (2,068 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Holloway, MD

Newtown, CT 06470

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
84th 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 (2,181 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michelle Kane, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63131

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
72nd 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 (1,976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vipindas Chengat, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53210

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
67th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,624 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Naeem Syed, DO

Inverness, FL 34452

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
51st 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 (1,518 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michon Bechamps, MD

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
26th 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 (933 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kamla Mishra, MD

Pottsville, PA 17901

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
96th 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 (5,829 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
59th 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 (1,870 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sheda Heidarian, MD

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
26th 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 (945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Prakash Patel, MD

Springfield, GA 31329

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
97th 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 (16,539 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shadi Lanham, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
39th 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 (1,198 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
50th 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 (1,372 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Lauren Macaraeg, MD

Daly City, CA 94015

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
67th 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 (2,340 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jessica Kang, DO

Savannah, GA 31406

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
55th 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 (1,693 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pedro Penalo, MD

Weslaco, TX 78596

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
84th 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 (4,320 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Antonio Topacio, MD

Long Beach, CA 90806

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
59th 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 (1,878 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Tao Wang, MD

Richland, WA 99352

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
46th 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 (1,117 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Sarah Lagedrost, MD

Maywood, IL 60153

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
37th 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 (1,089 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. William Fritsch, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
28th 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 (999 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash

Dr. Robert Golden, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
70th 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 (2,280 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Hiren Patel, MD

Greenville, TX 75402

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
62nd 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 (396 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
33rd 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 (1,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Terry Croasdale, MD

Manteca, CA 95336

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
84th 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 (4,606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Steven Ruiz, MD

Boca Raton, FL 33431

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
30th 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 (1,029 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Sass, DO

Danville, PA 17821

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
52nd 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 (1,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Albana Camaj, DO

Lapeer, MI 48446

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
46th 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 (1,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steve Sunderman, MD

Denver, CO 80247

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
74th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,104 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$213 Cash

Dr. Arunmozhi Adavan, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18017

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
60th 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 (1,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Miller, MD

Youngstown, OH 44512

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
78th 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 (2,242 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Pence, MD

Noblesville, IN 46060

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
39th 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 (1,036 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$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.