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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. Jamal Khan, DO

Smithtown, NY 11787

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
55th 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 (3,926 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Jared Kirkham, MD

Anchorage, AK 99508

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
75th AK 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 (16,761 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Craig Saran, MD

Glendale, AZ 85308

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
91st AZ 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 (7,896 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$207 Cash

Dr. Tim Ratino, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
77th 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 (9,334 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. John Schmidt, MD

Cary, NC 27511

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
57th NC 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 (4,730 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. James Freidenstein, MD

St Augustine, FL 32086

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
86th 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 (19,468 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Timothy Miller, MD

Antioch, TN 37013

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
84th TN 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 (13,226 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Dellene Troy, DO

Oakland Park, FL 33334

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
37th 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 (1,931 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Laura Huang, MD

Miami, FL 33136

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
41st 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 (2,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$227 Cash

Dr. Thomas Hudgins, MD

Glenview, IL 60026

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
23rd 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 (1,192 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Jorge Corzo, MD

Tinton Falls, NJ 07701

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
92nd 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 (10,916 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Patrick Sims, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76132

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
69th 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 (3,445 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Evan Berlin, MD

Westerville, OH 43082

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
46th 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 (1,587 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Daniel Ragone, MD

Marlton, NJ 08053

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
65th 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 (4,161 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Jonathan Finney, MD

New Orleans, LA 70115

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
75th LA 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 (4,463 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Paul Hoffmann, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37403

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
45th TN 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 (2,750 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Bei Zhang, MD

Lubbock, TX 79430

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
36th 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 (1,603 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Jason Michaels, MD

Springfield, IL 62702

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
82nd 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 (13,372 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Joseph Sullivan, MD

Petoskey, MI 49770

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
90th 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 (10,170 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare & Major PPOs (BCBS, UHC, Aetna) ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
61st 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 (2,969 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Francine Pulver, MD

Westerville, OH 43082

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
67th 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 (2,748 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. James Fung, DO

Los Angeles, CA 90031

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
42nd 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 (2,128 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Sharwin Tafazoli, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90403

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
96th 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 (20,344 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Zachary Abbott, DO

Olympia, WA 98502

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
96th 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 (32,815 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Gregory Benedict, MD

Port St Lucie, FL 34987

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
91st 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 (27,140 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Pejman Shirazy, MD

Encino, CA 91316

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
99th 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 (176,700 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Akhil Chhatre, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
44th MD 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 (2,421 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Janice Brown, MD

Ocala, FL 34474

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
74th 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 (4,504 CMS services/yr).

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

Dr. Asad Hashmi, MD

Plano, TX 75075

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
84th 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 (9,917 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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