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

CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR), SGLT2i/finerenone nephron preservation, resistant hypertension, and kidney stone metabolic workups. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

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Nephrology ★ 4.5

Dr. Sharon Reuben, MD

Indio, CA 92201

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
25th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,332 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Mark Kandary, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46202

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
35th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,468 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Shehzad Bandhani, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
55th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,273 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
56th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.5

Dr. Maaz Syed Ahmed, MD

Round Rock, TX 78665

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
26th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,177 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Sunil Gollapudi, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46227

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
64th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.5

Dr. Bernard Fischbach, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
46th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,720 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. James Cain, MD

Roanoke, VA 24014

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
85th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. David Goldner, MD

Aurora, CO 80045

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
68th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Kristie Delaney, MD

Winfield, IL 60190

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
92nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,693 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.5

Dr. Win Kyaw, MD

Shoreline, WA 98133

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
34th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,159 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Khaldoun Soudan, MD

Alexandria, LA 71301

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
82nd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. John Ioannou, MD

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
91st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,241 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Alberto Esquenazi, MD

South Miami, FL 33143

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
64th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,610 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Anita Nahar, MD

Frederick, MD 21703

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
96th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,100 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Juan Olivero, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
82nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,471 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
91st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,630 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Achal Desai, MD

Shawnee, KS 66226

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
43rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,781 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. David Liu, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
68th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Hossam Abdalla, MD

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
79th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,485 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Rajesh Alla, MD

Moline, IL 61265

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
74th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,961 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Chinmay Patel, MD

Longview, TX 75605

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
67th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,537 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Ngoc-Tram Tran, DO

Long Beach, CA 90806

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
72nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.5

Dr. Muhammad Qureshi, MD

Decatur, IL 62526

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
37th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Reza Azadi, DO

Tulsa, OK 74136

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
50th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,078 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
63rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Mohammad Hasnain, MD

Decatur, IL 62526

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
44th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,909 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.9

Dr. Zeyar Yeh, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
97th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Mark Smith, MD

Anchorage, AK 99508

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
50th AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,239 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Frank Newby, MD

Dalton, GA 30720

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
86th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,918 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Michael Sherman, MD

Washington, DC 20010

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
70th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,810 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. William Kendrick, MD

Greenville, NC 27834

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
89th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,222 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Anthony Provenzano, MD

Greenville, NC 27834

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
98th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Eugene Essandoh, MD

Owings Mills, MD 21117

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
93rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.5

Dr. Harjasrai Moorjani, MD

Orange City, FL 32763

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
26th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,424 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Charles Orji, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
77th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,086 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
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"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)?"

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