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Dr. Richard Pena -Ariet, MD

Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
74th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Samuel Kim, MD

Upland, CA 91786

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (33,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Balderamos, MD

Weatherford, TX 76086

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,874 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Robert Matheney, MD

Marrero, LA 70072

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
16th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,322 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Chris Wunderlich, MD

Louisville, KY 40220

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
68th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ellen Deconinck, MD

Mountain View, CA 94040

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
51st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Emilie Fowlkes, MD

Missoula, MT 59802

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
29th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Garland Mcquinn, MD

Lynnwood, WA 98036

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
11th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Brittany Martin, MD

East Ellijay, GA 30540

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
65th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,488 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Katherine Dowdell, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
63rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (933 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Kelsey Patel, DO

Baytown, TX 77521

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
15th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,260 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Kessler, MD

Brewster, NY 10509

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
79th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,505 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Jason Langhofer, DO

Lake Charles, LA 70605

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
99th 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 (8,344 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohammed Ali, MD

Iowa City, IA 52245

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
15th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Gabriel Valle, MD

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
45th 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 (2,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
52nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Reza Jamehdor, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
65th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,014 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Woodhead, DO

Lincoln, NE 68510

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
61st NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
90th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,791 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Saba Al-Hashimi, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90095

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
28th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,766 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. John O'connor, MD

Bellefontaine, OH 43311

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,651 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
50th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,557 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Courtney, DO

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
7th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (655 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Christine Langell, MD

Los Gatos, CA 95032

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
70th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Hoke, MD

Charlestown, IN 47111

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
90th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Keggi, MD

Middlebury, CT 06762

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
77th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,293 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Burbridge, DO

North Charleston, SC 29406

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
61st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (22,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hitesh Patel, MD

Edison, NJ 08817

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
82nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,032 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Wang, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85020

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
48th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. John Hunt, OD

Knoxville, TN 37909

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,982 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
68th 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 (2,542 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. George Winters, MD

Bellevue, WA 98004

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
25th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (819 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Patrick Horton, DO

South Miami, FL 33143

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (591 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Lucas Bonafede, MD

Fraser, MI 48026

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
44th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Ophthalmologic Slit-Lamp & Dilated Retinal E [CPT 92014] • Optical Coherence Tomography retinal/optic nerve scanning (CPT 92133 / 92134) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,960 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lyle Hurwitz, MD

Atlantis, FL 33462

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
38th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,131 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 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.

How does dotMD prevent health-system lab rollups and low-rated clinics from skewing Page 1?

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.

How does the GreatDoc™ Star Rating separate bedside manner from front-desk billing complaints?

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.

How do I verify if a doctor takes my specific PPO, HMO, or Medicare plan?

Every flagship physician profile on dotMD includes an interactive Insurance Network & Cash-Rate Checker covering Original Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, and regional PPO/HMO plans—plus the exact CMS geo-adjusted CPT 99204 self-pay cash rate ($195–$260) and 3-question script to verify network participation with the billing desk.