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Dr. Thomas Seale, MD

Deland, FL 32720

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th 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 (4,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Charles Greeson, MD

San Angelo, TX 76903

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
61st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,119 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Menke, MD

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
42nd 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 (3,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Steven Andersen, MD

Fremont, CA 94536

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
40th 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 (2,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Sczepanski, MD

Grand Forks, ND 58201

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
48th ND 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 (4,234 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Theodore Pope, MD

Overland Park, KS 66209

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
43rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,321 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
62nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,776 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Ashley, MD

Tulsa, OK 74136

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
37th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,171 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Taylor Rising, MD

Rochester, NY 14621

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
33rd 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 (1,831 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Lozier, MD

Poway, CA 92064

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
62nd 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 (4,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Urology ★ 4.8

Dr. Ilya Sobol, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
81st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,134 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Joseph Menn, DPM

Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
61st 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 (3,628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elie Barakat, MD

Chicago, IL 60637

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
36th 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 (2,340 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. James Rouse, MD

Knoxville, TN 37920

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
68th TN 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 (4,390 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Peter Kaufer, MD

Tucson, AZ 85718

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
60th AZ 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 (3,774 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
94th 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 (6,570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Tigran Khachatryan, MD

Glendale, CA 91204

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
97th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,997 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Ishan Shah, MD

Richmond, VA 23226

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (36,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Fazio, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
74th 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 (1,143 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Martha Wright, MD

Orlando, FL 32806

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th 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 (3,850 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Perry Sutaria, MD

Morristown, NJ 07960

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
66th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Heidi Nicewarner, MD

Edmonds, WA 98026

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
44th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,354 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Patrick Vande Lune, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
53rd 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 (4,036 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$202 Cash

Dr. Mohammed Alam, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th 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 (2,072 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
27th 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 (2,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Laurie Conti, OD

Milton, DE 19968

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marco Duran, MD

Tucson, AZ 85710

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
65th 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 (7,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Michael Weisbruch, MD

Niceville, FL 32578

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th 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 (18,385 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Urology ★ 4.8

Dr. Carlos Arcangeli, MD

Santa Cruz, CA 95065

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,444 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gregory Middleton, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
36th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,567 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,574 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gabor Szalai, MD

Corpus Christi, TX 78404

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
41st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,259 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mehrdad Asgeri, MD

Palm Springs, CA 92262

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,504 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 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.