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Interventional Cardiology Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928), intravascular ultrasound / FFR, TAVR structural heart procedures, and dual antiplatelet management. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All Interventional Cardiology Physicians (1,906)

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Dr. Ripple Doshi, MD

Harvey, IL 60426

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
91st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Marc Ehrich, MD

Tarzana, CA 91356

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,809 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Edwin Purvis, MD

Meridian, MS 39301

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
78th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,704 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Holper, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
45th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angel Caldera, MD

Round Rock, TX 78665

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
53rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,928 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sameer Rohatgi, MD

Mechanicsville, VA 23116

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
97th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,801 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Humera Ali, MD

Issaquah, WA 98029

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
56th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,366 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. James Zidar, MD

Raleigh, NC 27607

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
97th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,994 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramin Alimard, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23320

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
48th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,962 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bahji Khuri, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
27th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,208 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Hemphill, MD

Carmichael, CA 95608

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
70th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,187 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mohamed Ayan, MD

Lexington, KY 40504

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
68th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,342 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Homan, MD

Opelousas, LA 70570

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
73rd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Li Shien Low, MD

Naperville, IL 60540

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
49th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,132 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Cleon Hubbard, MD

Wormleysburg, PA 17043

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
47th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sanjay Pandya, MD

Harker Heights, TX 76548

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
56th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Mcdonough, DO

Palmer, AK 99645

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
88th AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,490 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ahmad Arham, MD

Iowa City, IA 52242

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
32nd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,763 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
73rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Srinivas Iyengar, MD

Boulder, CO 80303

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
50th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,107 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kevin Thompson, DO

Salem, OR 97301

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
94th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,440 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Krishna Nagendran, MD

Naperville, IL 60540

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
76th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Ravi Hira, MD

Seattle, WA 98104

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
36th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$225 Cash

Dr. Mir Ali, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46250

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
25th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,465 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Manoj Agrawal, MD

Kissimmee, FL 34741

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
34th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,139 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Sibi Thomas, DO

Frisco, TX 75033

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
50th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Flisak, DO

Michigan City, IN 46360

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
7th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raymond Yau, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87102

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
71st NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,465 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Faraaz Rahman, MD

Louisville, KY 40202

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
16th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,353 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Salik Nazir, MD

Fayetteville, AR 72703

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
13th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,542 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lucius Howell, MD

Asheville, NC 28801

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
35th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,252 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Bennett, MD

Slidell, LA 70461

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
14th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arzhang Fallahi, MD

Stamford, CT 06902

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
41st CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,438 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Htin Aung, MD

Fairhope, AL 36532

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
2nd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (979 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nishant Kalra, MD

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
9th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (967 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Damien Marycz, MD

Raleigh, NC 27610

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
34th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,238 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$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.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

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