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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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Dr. Christopher End, MD

Greensboro, NC 27401

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
24th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,064 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rami Khoury, MD

Land O Lakes, FL 34638

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
39th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,362 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Harding, MD

Greensboro, NC 27408

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
7th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (816 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chima Nwaukwa, MD

Beaumont, TX 77701

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
36th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,050 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Avinash Sharma, MD

Santa Ana, CA 92705

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
3rd CA 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 ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ajibola Adedayo, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11213

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
1st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Aashish Gupta, MD

New Orleans, LA 70115

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
2nd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (964 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Victor Corrigan, MD

Atlanta, GA 30309

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
79th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,576 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
97th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,671 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ansermo Arthur, MD

Aiken, SC 29801

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
78th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,668 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Smith, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
75th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jayendrakumar Patel, MD

Clearwater, FL 33756

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
40th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,521 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Surender Sandella, MD

New Albany, IN 47150

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
92nd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,102 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Kupferstein, DO

Brooklyn, NY 11203

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
82nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kelly Guld, MD

Mesa, AZ 85206

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
51st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,134 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
57th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,754 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dale Leffler, DO

Holland, MI 49423

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
68th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Maki, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85016

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
43rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Brian Jones, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
23rd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,031 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erik Eways, MD

Mobile, AL 36608

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
21st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,890 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Bedotto, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89148

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
15th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shawn Howell, MD

Washington, DC 20037

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
38th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,581 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hursh Naik, MD

Avondale, AZ 85392

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
11th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Gene Chang, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
24th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,204 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
30th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,251 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Edward Blair, MD

Seattle, WA 98133

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
18th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,053 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$225 Cash

Dr. Rehan Kahloon, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37403

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
14th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Kanwar Iqbal Gill, MD

Smithtown, NY 11787

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
29th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,265 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Brian Carey, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15206

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
15th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (991 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Juan Mesa, MD

Marshfield, WI 54449

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
29th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (435 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Danny Penick, MD

Springfield, MO 65807

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
88th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohsin Chowdhury, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23320

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
75th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,504 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Dodge, MD

Wenatchee, WA 98801

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
79th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,414 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Charles Mayes, MD

Dothan, AL 36301

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
56th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,641 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Harpaul Bajwa, MD

Lincoln, NE 68526

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
93rd NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kasi Chekuri, MD

Corpus Christi, TX 78404

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
87th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,438 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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

Why does CMS Medicare Part B procedure volume matter when choosing a specialist?

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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?

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