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Dr. Roy Miner, MD

Montgomery, AL 36117

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
60th 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 (387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.5

Dr. Junaid Siddiqui, MD

Columbia, MO 65212

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
8th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sunitha Govindaswamy, MD

Lafayette, IN 47905

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
81st 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 (332 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lauren Wilson, MD

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
22nd 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 (870 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sergey Arutyunyan, DO

South Miami, FL 33143

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
25th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,222 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Scott Smith, DO

Marathon, FL 33050

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
63rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Hamid Nazeer, DO

Chicago, IL 60643

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
16th 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 (1,135 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Karen Mccloskey, MD

Boston, MA 02215

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
53rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,720 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. John Huhn, MD

Winter Park, FL 32792

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
13th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Sharad Rajpal, MD

Boulder, CO 80303

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
36th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (771 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ashish Patel, MD

Charlotte, NC 28210

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
41st 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 (1,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.7

Dr. David Tkeshelashvili, MD

Waterbury, CT 06708

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
76th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (388 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Valdes, MD

Naples, FL 34119

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
81st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (532 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joseph Ingram, MD

Birmingham, AL 35235

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
51st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,795 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Kramer, MD

Hamden, CT 06518

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
57th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,413 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Lynch, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
8th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. John Irving, MD

Hamden, CT 06518

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
45th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Colm O'loughlin, MD

Raleigh, NC 27607

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
11th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (750 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
4th 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 (681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Michael Chase, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19141

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
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 (462 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Taylor Gilger, AUD

Akron, OH 44304

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
96th 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 (621 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rhonda Bass, MD

Monroe, WA 98272

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
75th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Ricky Sanders, DO

Hartford, CT 06106

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
79th 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 (322 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allison Barfuss-Walter, DO

Kansas City, KS 66112

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
45th 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 (348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Sarah Hackman, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
40th 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 (998 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Wind, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
78th 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 (9,429 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Robert Newsome, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
96th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,872 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD

Fort Smith, AR 72903

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
92nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,533 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Strauss, MD

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
70th 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 (6,524 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Hallenbeck, MD

Grass Valley, CA 95945

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (7,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Fontaine, MD

Bedford, NH 03110

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
76th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,256 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.