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Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Kevin Miller, DPM

Fairfield, CA 94534

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
76th 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 (3,374 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Stephan Hatch, MD

New London, CT 06320

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Lezlie Jones, OD

Worthington, MN 56187

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,025 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,170 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Nikhil Patel, MD

Conway, SC 29526

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (226,235 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Lee, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
82nd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (1,857 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Alexander Knezevic, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90048

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
30th 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 (1,852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Emily Jones, MD

Dothan, AL 36303

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
71st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brent Johnson, MD

Peoria, IL 61614

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
50th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,963 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Hayley James, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22911

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
85th VA 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 (20,289 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. E. Joseph Schwiter, MD

Wilkes Barre, PA 18711

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
11th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (982 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.5

Dr. Timothy Mcclure, MD

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
24th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,267 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Alvarez, MD

Tallahassee, FL 32308

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
20th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Bruce Salvaggio, MD

Overland Park, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
48th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,701 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Hendershot, MD

Columbus, OH 43212

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
17th 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 (1,162 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Liza Quintana, MD

Boston, MA 02212

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
44th 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 (1,352 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th 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 (2,127 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Christopher Price, MD

Tallahassee, FL 32308

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
38th 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 (1,306 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Andrij Wojtowycz, MD

Syracuse, NY 13210

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
11th 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 (593 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Tony Bryant, MD

Tallahassee, FL 32308

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
18th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Matthew Maslonka, MD

Lincoln, NE 68506

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
57th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlos Garrido, MD

Jasper, IN 47546

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
92nd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (610 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashok Biyani, MD

Toledo, OH 43615

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
46th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Oppenheim, MD

Springfield, VA 22152

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
32nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,096 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Waldo Floyd, MD

Macon, GA 31210

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Potter, MD

Rolla, MO 65401

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
39th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cyrus Shabrang, MD

Oceanside, CA 92056

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
24th 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 (874 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sumit Kunwar, MD

Bel Air, MD 21015

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (100,812 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Psychiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Timothy Smith, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19124

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
78th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Psychopharmacology Medication & Symptom Titration Visit [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluation (CPT 90792) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,639 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angela Robison, DO

Bradenton, FL 34209

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
51st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,724 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.8

Dr. James Bicksel, MD

Mc Lean, VA 22101

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (26,064 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Murdy, MD

Lakeway, TX 78738

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
68th 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 (2,305 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Brian Inlow, DPM

Salinas, CA 93901

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
84th 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 (4,461 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Mark Hong, MD

Mason City, IA 50401

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
46th IA 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 (2,145 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Heather Robberson, MD

Lakewood, NJ 08701

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
72nd 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 (2,458 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.