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Dr. Stephen Buetow, MD

Ft Gordon, GA 30905

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
98th 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 (24,264 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nupur Verma, MD

Gainesville, FL 32610

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
64th 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 (5,538 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Regina Ason, MD

Lakeland, FL 33805

★★★★★ 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 (5,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Knepper, MD

Columbus, GA 31901

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
93rd 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 (9,190 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dag Jensen, MD

Bellingham, WA 98225

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
84th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,688 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Indraneel Gowdar, MD

Chicago, IL 60612

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
49th 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 (3,203 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. John Evans, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
64th 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 (3,657 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Darren Fitzpatrick, MD

New York, NY 10029

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
47th 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 (2,919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Scott Loomis, MD

Fort Collins, CO 80524

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st 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 (9,349 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Christopher Sherman, MD

Greenville, TX 75401

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
71st 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 (4,440 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Conner O'keefe, MD

Newton, NJ 07860

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
92nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,833 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Furkan Ufuk, MD

Chicago, IL 60637

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
58th 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 (3,746 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Christopher Eller, MD

Harrisonburg, VA 22801

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
86th 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 (24,320 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jamie Hosmer, MD

St Francis, WI 53235

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
64th 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 (3,495 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Howard Harper, MD

Lawton, OK 73505

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
72nd 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 (5,647 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pedro Miro, MD

Mishawaka, IN 46545

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
42nd 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 (2,529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rahul Pawar, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
78th 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 (9,471 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Sarah Fan, MD

Hackettstown, NJ 07840

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
72nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,533 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bradley Sandler, MD

Fairfield, CA 94533

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
67th 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 (4,709 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daoud Rahman, MD

Palm Coast, FL 32164

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
60th 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 (4,767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Steven Krause, DO

Quincy, IL 62301

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
71st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Sumit Shah, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
23rd 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 (3,002 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Keri Azuar, MD

St. Paul, MN 55102

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
41st 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 (2,509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Shi-Chi Cheng, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
68th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,635 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dennis Boparai, MD

Whittier, CA 90602

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
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 (2,570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alan Weissman, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89106

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
88th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Matthew Newman, MD

Wenatchee, WA 98801

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
66th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,244 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. John Mcgue, MD

Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
39th 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 (3,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Cuasay, MD

Rockford, IL 61104

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
51st 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 (3,306 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jerry Simpson, MD

Greenville, NC 27834

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Morgan Goldberg, MD

Tucson, AZ 85724

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
44th 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 (3,708 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Joud Dib, MD

Waterloo, IA 50703

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
86th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,271 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Wells, MD

Panama City, FL 32405

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
98th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (27,851 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Daniel Aronson, MD

Baltimore, MD 21244

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
44th 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 (5,148 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.