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Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Catherine Ross, MD

Tifton, GA 31794

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
55th 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 (2,076 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Malisha Johnson, DO

Ashland, KY 41101

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th 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 (2,754 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Foster, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
33rd 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 (2,117 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Hayden Sowers, OD

Batesville, AR 72501

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
91st AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,545 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Seung-Jae Song, DPM

Memphis, TN 38120

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th 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 (2,316 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Stacy Silvers, MD

Austin, TX 78731

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
94th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Percutaneous aeroallergen & food skin-prick testing (CPT 95004) & subspecialty diagnostics (27,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Greg Eudy, MD

Birmingham, AL 35209

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (315,024 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Ryan Owen, MD

Lubbock, TX 79410

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,134 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.7

Dr. Jerome Lopez, MD

Sherman, TX 75092

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
61st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,729 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
60th 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 (978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Martindale, MD

Benton, AR 72015

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
89th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,772 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shahriar Ghodsian, MD

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
58th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,071 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Jerold Shinbane, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
20th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,499 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Prathyusha Maddela, MD

Anniston, AL 36207

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th AL 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 (2,523 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neil Cohen, MD

Marlton, NJ 08053

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
47th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Marshall Marcus, MD

St Petersburg, FL 33709

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
35th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,192 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
50th OH 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 (2,207 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Matthew Eller, DPM

Brunswick, GA 31520

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
94th 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 (5,697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Cory Waldman, MD

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,760 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gregory Levickas, MD

Catonsville, MD 21228

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
72nd 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 (2,704 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Suraj Kamat, MD

Alice, TX 78332

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
92nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,283 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rachel Tesser, MD

Chapel Hill, NC 27514

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
35th NC 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 (1,990 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pedro Mascaro, MD

Ormond Beach, FL 32174

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th 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 (39,892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Spurlin, MD

Birmingham, MI 48009

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
81st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lynnae Duffalo, MD

Newark, DE 19713

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
17th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Ricky Thompson, MD

Charlotte, NC 28204

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th 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 (2,202 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Deliduka, MD

Northbrook, IL 60062

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Preeya Gupta, MD

Raleigh, NC 27617

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
29th NC 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 (1,792 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Andrew O'keefe, DPM

Chicago, IL 60659

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
74th 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 (2,643 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Marcus Meyer, MD

Seattle, WA 98126

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
66th WA 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 (3,920 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$225 Cash

Dr. Azar Dagher, MD

Miami, FL 33136

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
14th 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 (867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Chad Listrom, MD

Fort Bragg, NC 28310

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th 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 (935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jun Li, MD

Marlboro, NJ 07746

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
94th 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 (796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Orr, DO

Peoria, AZ 85381

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
78th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Shaya Taghechian, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
56th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,620 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.