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Pain & Spine (PM&R) Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323), medial branch radiofrequency ablation (CPT 64635), and nerve conduction diagnostics. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

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Dr. Dmitriy Dvoskin, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11214

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
9th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,336 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Stephen Andriese, MD

Traverse City, MI 49684

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
95th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,205 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Raquel Silva, MD

Dublin, OH 43016

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
59th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,087 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Donald Tower, DO

Nashua, NH 03063

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
59th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,973 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Dawn Rider, MD

Hummelstown, PA 17036

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
90th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,028 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Rasheed Amireh, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
81st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,464 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Catherine Lee, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90403

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
88th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,772 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. John Tobey, MD

Boulder, CO 80303

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
95th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,169 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. James Morgan, MD

Wichita Falls, TX 76308

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
49th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,027 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Gregory Spellman, MD

Savannah, GA 31405

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
51st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,064 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Michael Greene, DO

Middleburg, FL 32068

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
75th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,903 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Rohan Kapoor, MD

Schaumburg, IL 60173

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
84th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$218 Cash

Dr. Tyler Doornink, DO

Newport Beach, CA 92660

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
66th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,190 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Trevor Anderson, MD

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
91st SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,845 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Mary Trusilo, MD

North Syracuse, NY 13212

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
26th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,388 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Nathan Overbey, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73134

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
6th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,825 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Jeffrey Eng, MD

Montgomery, AL 36116

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
75th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,328 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Cyrus Bakhit, MD

Roanoke, VA 24016

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
38th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,756 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Harold Fite, MD

Longview, TX 75601

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
41st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,529 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Frank Schirripa, DO

Staten Island, NY 10305

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
68th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,397 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Diane Vroenen, DO

St George, UT 84790

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
99th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,934 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Paige Mclaughlin, MD

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
46th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,110 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Sonia Sheth, MD

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
96th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (26,713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$218 Cash

Dr. Alireza Katouzian, MD

Camarillo, CA 93010

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
23rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,430 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Shakeel Salim, MD

Vineland, NJ 08360

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
71st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,590 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Micheal Murphy, MD

Leawood, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
83rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,371 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Chiawen Liang, MD

Wellesley, MA 02481

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
34th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,238 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Andrew Frazier, DO

Kansas City, MO 64111

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
31st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,289 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Kelly Pajela, MD

Peabody, MA 01960

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
9th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (709 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. William Wagner, MD

Wenatchee, WA 98801

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
11th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (786 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$222 Cash

Dr. Carlos Pulido, MD

Athens, GA 30606

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
34th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,779 CMS services/yr).

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