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Neurology ★ 4.5

Dr. Delvis Celdran, MD

Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
28th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,147 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Urology ★ 4.4

Dr. William Reha, MD

Woodbridge, VA 22191

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
5th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (858 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Abel, MD

Owensboro, KY 42303

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
92nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (4,098 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muttaa Masalkhi, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85008

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th 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 (350 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Kazantsev, MD

Crest Hill, IL 60403

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
22nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Andrew Last, MD

Tomah, WI 54660

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
62nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,581 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Matthew Curtis, OD

Oneonta, NY 13820

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
58th 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 (489 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Ahsan Khan, DO

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
8th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (899 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Welton, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
92nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (601 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Allen Hoek, OD

Ripon, CA 95366

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
88th 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 (976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shad Stormant, MD

Waycross, GA 31501

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Armando Rodriguez, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90024

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
82nd 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 (523 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Thomas Clark, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
17th 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 (804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Donaldson, MD

Grand Junction, CO 81501

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
15th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,490 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Subodh Debnath, MD

Horseheads, NY 14845

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
50th 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 (1,529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ronnie Gentry, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
31st 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 (1,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Johnny Akl, MD

Chicago, IL 60616

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
26th 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 (940 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Joseph Chu, MD

Warrenton, VA 20186

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
52nd 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 (343 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lex Mitchell, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
28th 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 (1,183 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
9th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Carla Jardim, MD

Milford, NJ 08848

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
28th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marvin Garcia, MD

Dallas, TX 75252

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,493 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Casey Owens, MD

American Fork, UT 84003

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
12th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (760 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Vaught, MD

Temple, TX 76502

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
6th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (702 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edwin Yu, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85006

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
9th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.6

Dr. Jennie Kutschka, OD

Emporia, KS 66801

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
50th 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 (569 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Josette Zeilah, MD

Washington, DC 20007

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
87th 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 (621 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Horton, MD

Berryville, AR 72616

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amit Patel, MD

Smyrna, GA 30082

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
38th 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 (1,809 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Jernick, MD

Truckee, CA 96161

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
46th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.8

Dr. Carolina Vivar, MD

Danville, PA 17822

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (454 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gabriel Jung, MD

Fresh Meadows, NY 11366

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
18th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Abraham Berhane, MD

Chicago, IL 60612

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
83rd 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 (492 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 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.