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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.

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★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
92nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,629 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Mahmoud Assaad, MD

Farmington Hills, MI 48334

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
57th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,287 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Derek Santiago, MD

Morristown, NJ 07960

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
55th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luke Peters, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27157

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
43rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Walter Sweeney, DO

Poland, OH 44514

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
70th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Roccario, MD

Albany, NY 12205

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
41st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Cheryl Robertson, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
34th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,761 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Price, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
40th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,635 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Essa Essa, MD

Columbus, OH 43213

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
36th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,354 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Huang, MD

Seattle, WA 98122

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
27th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,409 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$225 Cash

Dr. Joaquin Gonzalez, MD

Chicago, IL 60673

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
13th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,258 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Motaz Moussa, MD

Davenport, FL 33837

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
11th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,058 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Marian Petrasko, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
77th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kurt Erickson, MD

Merrionette Park, IL 60803

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
96th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (22,862 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Trung Tran, MD

Columbia, MO 65201

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
94th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zahi Rafeq, MD

Worcester, MA 01605

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
76th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,377 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Randall Joransen, MD

Meridian, MS 39301

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
51st MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,746 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Ro, MD

Richmond, VA 23229

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
96th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,729 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Estel, MD

Gainesville, FL 32605

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
82nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gaurav Kumar, MD

Tulsa, OK 74104

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
56th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,838 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Deval Mehta, MD

Burleson, TX 76028

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
82nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,982 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Eaves, MD

Aiken, SC 29801

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
22nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Prabhdeep Sandhu, MD

Burbank, CA 91505

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
39th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,597 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mansour Assar, MD

Prescott, AZ 86301

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
55th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,372 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Keith Davis, MD

Pinehurst, NC 28374

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
82nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,233 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajesh Ramineni, MD

Conroe, TX 77304

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
80th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,743 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramon Quesada, MD

Miami, FL 33176

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
19th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,411 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash

Dr. Peter Higgins, MD

Lewiston, ME 04240

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
6th ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (778 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sudhesh Srivastava, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11220

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
12th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (836 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Gaurav Rao, MD

Manhasset, NY 11030

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
33rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,376 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Todd Lindley, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
91st OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,874 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Srikanth Sadhu, MD

Middletown, OH 45005

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
90th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,450 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Mcshurley, MD

Panama City, FL 32405

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
88th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,279 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Winston Marshall, MD

Denison, TX 75020

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
88th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Plavac, MD

Meridian, MS 39301

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
80th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,228 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Koshy, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
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 (3,040 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 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

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.

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