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Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Ya-Lan Huang, MD

Everett, WA 98208

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
23rd 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 (1,016 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. John Lavo, MD

Bossier City, LA 71111

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
39th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,467 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Banning, MD

Newport News, VA 23606

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
95th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Misty Hobbs, MD

Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
10th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gary Mund, MD

Nashville, TN 37203

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
71st 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 (360 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$202 Cash

Dr. Solomon Sallfors, MD

Longview, TX 75601

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
66th 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 (1,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Yingchao Piao, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
32nd 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 (809 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Mark Nathanson, DPM

Closter, NJ 07624

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
38th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
34th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,049 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Zachary Armstrong, MD

Louisville, KY 40202

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
90th 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 (552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Nathan Estes, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
67th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Betegelu Taye, MD

Roanoke, VA 24014

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
13th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (786 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrej Hnatov, MD

Greenville, NC 27834

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
98th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (13,756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Liu, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
77th 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 (337 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
9th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (773 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elena Martinho, MD

Templeton, CA 93465

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
5th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (912 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Maria Steans, MD

Amarillo, TX 79106

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
81st 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 (1,374 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Andrea Pikkula, OD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
82nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (627 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Cristian Mihaltan, DO

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
61st 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 (360 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Anne St. Louis, OD

Waterford, MI 48329

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (896 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jacob Clark, MD

Green Bay, WI 54311

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
66th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (363 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Salomon Maya, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
75th 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 (323 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Jay Helsel, MD

Kansas City, MO 64180

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
26th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kipp Robins, MD

Provo, UT 84604

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
96th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neiman Odeh, DO

Oregon, OH 43616

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
75th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joel Rudman, MD

Navarre, FL 32566

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
60th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,132 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Petr, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32256

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
23rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (745 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Hans Zuckerman, DO

Frackville, PA 17931

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
26th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (912 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daliha Aqbal, MD

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
1st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Khaja Yezdani, MD

New Castle, DE 19720

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
41st DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bobby Liaw, MD

New York, NY 10011

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
19th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (897 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Craig Poole, OD

Hendersonville, NC 28792

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
93rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,502 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ivan Melendez, MD

Mcallen, TX 78501

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
42nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,332 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zhiyong Li, MD

Garland, TX 75042

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
48th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (52,962 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Brown, MD

Hampton, VA 23666

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts 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.

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.