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Dr. Matthew Thompson, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22903

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
29th 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 (980 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Syed Naqvi, MD

Providence, RI 02906

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
59th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,042 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. H Tanaka, MD

San Francisco, CA 94115

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
29th 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 (1,819 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$250 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th 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 (628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Brown, MD

Florence, AL 35630

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th 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 (4,204 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Carroll, MD

Burlington, NC 27215

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
84th 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 (532 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tandy Repass, MD

Lexington, KY 40509

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
32nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,970 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Talal Ahmad, DO

Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th 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 (6,939 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Marisa Potter, MD

Aventura, FL 33180

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
40th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,426 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Micah Mack, DO

Bellevue, WA 98004

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th 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 (4,219 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Cyrus Sebastian, MD

Summit, NJ 07901

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
24th 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 (957 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Keroack, MD

Portland, ME 04102

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (91,049 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Richter, MD

Albany, NY 12208

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
81st 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 (435 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hamza Aftab, MD

Tacoma, WA 98405

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
46th 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 (1,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Jane Blinzler, MD

Harrison, OH 45030

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
72nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Hosayn Khaleeli, MD

Torrance, CA 90501

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th CA 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 (3,671 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sanjay Paudel, MD

Springfield, MA 01107

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
32nd 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 (879 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.5

Dr. Jennifer Lorek, MD

Richmond, VA 23226

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
20th 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 (953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Caitlyn Buller, DO

Charlottesville, VA 22903

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
79th 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 (1,205 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kristen Peterson, MD

Birmingham, AL 35233

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
10th AL 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 (1,062 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronald Distajo, MD

Washington, DC 20010

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
64th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,219 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Fabricio Alarcon, MD

Georgetown, DE 19947

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
42nd DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,096 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mariano Arosemena, MD

Bradenton, FL 34209

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
36th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Stephen Yoelson, MD

Torrington, CT 06790

★★★★★ 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 (4,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Schellhase, DO

Chambersburg, PA 17201

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
43rd 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 (815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Harrison Lin, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
52nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,503 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Pablo Razo, MD

Upland, CA 91786

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th 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 (553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
2nd 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 (657 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Hematology ★ 4.8

Dr. Frits Van Rhee, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th 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 (1,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Haroon Mojaddidi, MD

Fairfield, CA 94534

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
42nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (862 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ashif Molla, MD

New Lenox, IL 60451

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
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 (1,411 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Ryan Raddin, MD

Midlothian, VA 23114

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
17th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (1,484 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Geoffrey Teehan, MD

Wynnewood, PA 19096

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd PA 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 (1,881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Scott Handley, DPM

East Greenwich, RI 02818

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
42nd RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,655 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.