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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. Ajay Pachika, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
86th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,296 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Khammar, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
76th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,298 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Sperling, MD

Larkspur, CA 94939

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
69th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gregory Gerschutz, MD

Findlay, OH 45840

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
96th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,011 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rahul Bose, MD

New Braunfels, TX 78130

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
77th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,426 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tanvir Bajwa, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53215

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
68th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,954 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Reed, MD

Missoula, MT 59802

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
58th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,043 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sandeep Hindupur, MD

Saint Peters, MO 63376

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
30th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,649 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Peterson, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84107

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
36th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,626 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Veerkamp, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46290

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
39th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,770 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aaron Berman, MD

Berkley, MI 48072

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
56th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,271 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Scott, DO

Danville, PA 17822

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
34th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,451 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bilal Saeed, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73135

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
30th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Shurmur, MD

Lubbock, TX 79430

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
13th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Keith Rice, MD

Wormleysburg, PA 17043

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
19th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,150 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rayji Tsutsui, MBCHB

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
93rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,694 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wissam Hoyek, MD

Staten Island, NY 10305

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
76th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Robert Preli, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27103

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
41st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,288 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andre Ghantous, MD

New Haven, CT 06511

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
38th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,398 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carmelo Panetta, MD

Saint Paul, MN 55104

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
95th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Parag Parikh, MD

Schenectady, NY 12309

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
16th NY Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Keith Benzuly, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
8th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,013 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$222 Cash

Dr. Shereif Rezkalla, MD

Marshfield, WI 54449

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
64th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Akamah, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
4th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (839 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$202 Cash

Dr. Ryan Melchior, DO

Midlothian, VA 23112

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
94th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Grove, DO

New Bern, NC 28562

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
96th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,463 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sudhir Mungee, MD

Peoria, IL 61614

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
68th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Wesley Bennett, MD

Meridian, MS 39301

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
75th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,583 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Purow, MD

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
76th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,346 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Patrick Hall, MD

Columbia, SC 29203

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
59th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,013 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
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 (4,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Cryer, MD

Columbia, SC 29203

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
49th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,416 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Lee, MD

Washington, DC 20036

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
88th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,722 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pankaj Patel, MD

Midland, TX 79703

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
89th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,217 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$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.

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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.

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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.

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