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Dr. Nicolas Monte, MD

West Springfield, MA 01085

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
22nd 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 (730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Pam Janda, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th 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 (14,882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gary Verazin, MD

Kingston, PA 18704

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
53rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (898 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gordon Wouters, DO

Hermitage, MO 65668

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
59th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Honsinger, MD

Los Alamos, NM 87544

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
27th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Percutaneous aeroallergen & food skin-prick testing (CPT 95004) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,512 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bruce Gutierrez, DO

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
91st 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 (524 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Eric Lepkowsky, MD

Syosset, NY 11791

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
64th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,502 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Casey Gashti, MD

Chicago, IL 60607

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
68th IL 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 (2,727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. William Fontenot, MD

Longview, TX 75605

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Donald Thompson, MD

Springfield, MO 65804

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
36th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (960 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Scott Baker, OD

Cold Spring, KY 41042

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
34th KY 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michelle Jang, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 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 (656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Dimitry Goufman, MD

Orange, CA 92866

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
56th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,637 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Samuel Amen, MD

Bradenton, FL 34205

★★★★★ 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 (1,162 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. William Dean, MD

Geneva, NY 14456

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
51st 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 (1,309 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jerald Froehner, MD

Bethesda, MD 20889

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th 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 (789 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexa Nicole Celerian, DO

Mount Vernon, WA 98274

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
82nd 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 (2,878 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Larry Pinter, MD

Grand Rapids, MI 49548

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
84th 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 (486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Robert Clase, DPM

Columbia Falls, MT 59912

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
74th 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 (2,459 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Perkins, MD

Kansas City, MO 64114

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (597 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Muhammad Shakoor, MD

Weymouth, MA 02190

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
28th MA 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 (1,024 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Jared Keith, MD

Boone, NC 28607

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
28th NC 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 (1,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph O'brien, MD

Clifton, NJ 07012

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th 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 (3,296 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Peter Van Hoven, OD

Brentwood, TN 37027

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th 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 (7,017 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Psychiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Joel Holiner, MD

Dallas, TX 75230

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Psychopharmacology Medication & Symptom Titration Visit [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluation (CPT 90792) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,792 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kirk Down, DO

Pontiac, MI 48342

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
97th 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 (608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ann Wietsma, AUD

Kilmarnock, VA 22482

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
87th 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 (699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sorrel Feldman, MD

Bronx, NY 10453

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
91st 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 (6,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Gary Pacyna, DPM

Covington Township, PA 18444

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
55th 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 (1,948 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sunny Richley, MD

Brawley, CA 92227

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
64th 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 (1,055 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Joseph Allen, MD

Clayton, NC 27520

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
36th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,540 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elena Burke, MD

Livingston, NJ 07039

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
24th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,283 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.