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

Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047), anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (CPT 22551), and stereotactic cranial surgery. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

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Dr. Harold Cannon, MD

Owensboro, KY 42303

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
28th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (768 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amjad Anaizi, MD

Clinton, MD 20735

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
58th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,057 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy O'connor, MD

Boca Raton, FL 33486

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (981 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joseph Jestus, MD

Cookeville, TN 38501

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
83rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,373 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$201 Cash

Dr. Kent Yundt, MD

Bend, OR 97701

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
89th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,545 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Suh, MD

Savannah, GA 31405

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
72nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,357 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Branden Cord, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
83rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$239 Cash

Dr. Hani Malone, MD

Fargo, ND 58103

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
25th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,177 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Dorsi, MD

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
97th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$239 Cash

Dr. Charles Weaver, MD

Canton, GA 30115

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
18th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (755 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Salah Aoun, MD

Dallas, TX 75235

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
65th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,100 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$211 Cash

Dr. Paul Wang, MD

Bedford, NH 03110

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
20th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Donald Hilton, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
43rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (835 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alleyne Fraser, MD

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
94th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,438 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$232 Cash

Dr. Taylor Gist, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
69th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,151 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$212 Cash

Dr. Ali Shirzadi, MD

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
66th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
80th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,115 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Amarante, MD

Florham Park, NJ 07932

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
53rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (853 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Kemp, MD

Madison, WI 53703

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
88th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Bauer, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
75th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Venkat Raghav Aachi, MD

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,499 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gregory Balturshot, MD

Columbus, OH 43214

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
76th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,377 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Koen, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23320

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
67th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Connor, DO

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
65th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,484 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ray Chu, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90048

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
32nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (781 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$231 Cash

Dr. Marshall Cain, MD

Monroe, LA 71201

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
40th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Yeh, MD

San Jose, CA 95124

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
73rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$239 Cash

Dr. Louis Chang, MD

Bethesda, MD 20817

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
26th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (785 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Johnson, MD

Southfield, MI 48034

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
94th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,343 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Mayr, MD

Richmond, VA 23229

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
60th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,052 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Waits, MD

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
56th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,398 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Benedict, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
5th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Stephen, MD

South Weymouth, MA 02190

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
50th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (835 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$224 Cash

Dr. Kee Kim, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
38th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (792 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$239 Cash

Dr. Phillip Esce, MD

Spartanburg, SC 29303

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
91st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Andrews, MD

San Francisco, CA 94114

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
63rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,100 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$250 Cash
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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:

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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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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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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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