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Dr. Ezequiel Silva, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
52nd 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 (2,737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sara West, MD

Omaha, NE 68114

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
56th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,445 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Larry Scher, MD

Bronx, NY 10467

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
83rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,228 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. John Scrocco, MD

Poland, OH 44514

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
88th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,009 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Chang, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90402

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
43rd 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 (2,522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Wassim Mouannes, MD

Laurel, MS 39440

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
76th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashok Jain, MD

Southfield, MI 48034

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
61st 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 (2,665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allen Nawrocki, MD

Birmingham, AL 35209

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
52nd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,797 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Jared Cobb, MD

Oxford, MS 38655

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
92nd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,112 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shunsuke Aoi, MD

Billings, MT 59101

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
92nd MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Jennifer Morrow, MD

Memphis, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
94th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,473 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Javad Azadi, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,100 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Saket, MD

Whittier, CA 90602

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
44th 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 (2,580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Sara Baig, MD

Quincy, IL 62301

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
62nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,821 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
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 (6,749 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mariko Yasuda, MD

Worcester, MA 01605

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
64th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,493 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Daniel Wingard, DO

Englewood, CO 80112

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
71st 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 (4,377 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Louise Truong, MD

Oakland, CA 94602

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
49th 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 (3,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,095 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shahriar Zarnegar, MD

Santa Maria, CA 93454

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
72nd 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 (5,702 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Amit Barochia, MD

Melbourne, FL 32940

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (366,663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Imran Virk, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73135

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
87th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Cottam, MD

Provo, UT 84604

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
57th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,437 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Youngquist, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45219

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
52nd 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 (2,510 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Magdy Issa, DPM

West Columbia, SC 29169

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,234 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Bluth, MD

Commack, NY 11725

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
45th 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 (2,652 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Celine Melitz, MD

San Diego, CA 92127

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
36th 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 (1,887 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Gaughan, MD

Durango, CO 81303

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (10,958 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Victor Brugh, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
64th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vincent Dimerc, MD

Midland, MI 48670

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
51st 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 (2,145 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Molly Chartier, MD

Portsmouth, NH 03801

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Blake Williams, MD

Hammond, IN 46324

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
59th IN 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 (4,150 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Russell Snook, MD

Lewisville, TX 75057

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
63rd TX 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 (3,511 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffery Wong, MD

Troy, MI 48085

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
51st 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 (2,141 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Basnett, MD

Columbia, MO 65201

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
91st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (11,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Philip Silva, DO

Columbia, MO 65212

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (3,425 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.