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Dr. Scott Griffith, MD

Jb Andrews, MD 20762

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
90th 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 (527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Kepley, DO

Rocky Mount, NC 27804

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
86th 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 (582 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Ivan Colon, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11201

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
57th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,802 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Danford Raynor, OD

Albemarle, NC 28001

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
59th 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 (967 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Rakesh Abbi, MD

White Plains, NY 10601

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
60th 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 (1,685 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mathew Ivory, MD

Duncan, OK 73533

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
66th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ivy Norris, MD

Spokane, WA 99218

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
96th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,108 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Sherry Schott, MD

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
95th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leslie Moats, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
60th 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 (801 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
Urology ★ 4.8

Dr. James Kelley, DO

Fort Worth, TX 76109

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
90th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kurt Jaeger, MD

Festus, MO 63028

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
28th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (921 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Kristia Mardones, OD

Hamilton, NJ 08690

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
79th 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 (867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Lawrence Wong, MD

Temple Terrace, FL 33637

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
95th FL 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 (3,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Eric Gordon, MD

Flemington, NJ 08822

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
93rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Brown, MD

Chico, CA 95973

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
51st 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 (1,511 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Hector Laurel, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
75th 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 (510 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. John Hartono, MD

Garland, TX 75044

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
36th TX 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 (1,466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Joy Sia Su, MD

St Cloud, MN 56303

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
18th 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 (767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Butrynski, MD

Eugene, OR 97401

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (66,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yaoming Gu, MD

Richmond, VA 23233

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
60th VA 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 (6,992 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shahdeen Alam, DO

Cullman, AL 35058

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
44th 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 (1,469 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Geoffrey Millican, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
64th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Lott, DO

Madison Heights, MI 48071

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
36th 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 (737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Edholm, MD

Kealakekua, HI 96750

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
92nd HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Azmy Ghaly, DO

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
78th 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 (3,444 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Londino, MD

Jackson, TN 38305

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Agazi Gebreselassie, MD

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
41st 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 (1,326 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maya Ponte, MD

Doylestown, PA 18901

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
59th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,412 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Jolson, MD

Edgewood, KY 41017

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
33rd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Oleg Pisman, DPM

Redmond, WA 98052

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
72nd 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 (1,692 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
56th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,770 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
80th 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 (3,664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Jurko, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23321

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
92nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,437 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Hall, MD

Houston, TX 77065

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
36th 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 (767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Kelley Zyniewicz, MD

Westerville, OH 43082

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
32nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,780 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.