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Dr. Bhanu Prakash Yadiki, MD

Middletown, OH 45005

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
49th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,225 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Steele, MD

Portland, OR 97239

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
8th OR 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 (926 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Erik Thelander, DPM

Aurora, CO 80016

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
49th 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 (973 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ian Cole, MD

Gastonia, NC 28054

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
87th 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 (527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
72nd 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 (718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Bradley Phoenix, MD

Decatur, GA 30033

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
61st 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 (332 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lisa Jaeger, MD

Nashville, TN 37203

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
76th 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 (406 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$202 Cash

Dr. Hamza Bajwa, MD

St. Louis, MO 63128

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
19th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Alder, MD

Knoxville, TN 37916

★★★★★ 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 (6,427 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Jason Martens, MD

Tulsa, OK 74135

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
88th 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 (7,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Gray, MD

Richmond, IN 47374

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
89th 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 (7,799 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Bauer, MD

Missoula, MT 59801

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
79th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Lukancic, MD

Peoria, IL 61637

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th 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 (5,470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. James Summers, MD

Modesto, CA 95355

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
92nd 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 (26,361 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ronald Stanton, MD

Montgomery, AL 36111

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th 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 (5,395 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathan Roth, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32204

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
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 (5,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. William Taylor, MD

Sheridan, WY 82801

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
53rd WY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Long, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15212

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
84th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Faulconer, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
88th 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 (6,655 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Elliott, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
61st 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 (4,218 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Gowdy, DO

Greenwood, SC 29646

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
63rd 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 (4,794 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shadwan Alsafwah, MD

Hazel Crest, IL 60429

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
74th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,588 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Humayun Iftikhar, MD

Fort Collins, CO 80528

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Farid Abdo, MD

Bronx, NY 10466

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
57th 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 (3,974 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Paul Hannon, MD

Mobile, AL 36607

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
55th 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 (3,960 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sara Moshiri, MD

Danville, PA 17822

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
83rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,878 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Glen Hatcher, MD

Johnson City, TN 37604

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
56th 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 (4,416 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Neal Shipley, MD

New York, NY 10023

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd 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 (2,872 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Adam Searleman, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd 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 (7,017 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kristina Olsen, MD

Evanston, IL 60201

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
55th 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 (3,548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Daniel Macksood, MD

Neenah, WI 54956

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th 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 (3,942 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luboslav Woroch, DO

Stony Brook, NY 11794

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
88th 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 (19,070 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Rita Ratani, MD

Grand Rapids, MI 49525

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
72nd 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 (3,251 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.