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Dr. Stephen Zink, MD

Albany, NY 12208

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
72nd 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 (7,125 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Oluwaseun Babalola, MD

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
96th 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 (71,578 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Calvin Cruz, MD

Grand Junction, CO 81501

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
84th 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 (5,043 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Matthew Barchie, MD

Keesler Afb, MS 39534

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
49th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,200 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tara Otto, MD

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
51st 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 (3,626 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Raffaele Pennella, MD

Springfield, MO 65804

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
86th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,930 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. James Grove, OD

Chambersburg, PA 17201

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
99th 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 (7,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Wilson, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
70th 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 (4,288 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Gaetano Pannella, MD

Woodbury, NY 11797

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
95th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,200 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Eric Gorny, MD

New Britain, CT 06052

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (17,011 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Egbert, MD

Dothan, AL 36301

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
62nd 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 (4,529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Saudur Rahman, MD

Lake Forest, IL 60045

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
61st 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 (3,900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Luke Yao, MD

Fairfax, VA 22031

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
88th 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 (17,637 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cristina Cavazos, MD

Charlotte, NC 28202

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
54th 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 (3,328 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Martin Scott, MD

Baltimore, MD 21093

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
61st 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 (11,235 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Hatsios, MD

Gastonia, NC 28054

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
63rd 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 (3,735 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bryan Ashley, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
46th 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 (3,731 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Todd Hazelton, MD

Chapel Hill, NC 27514

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
62nd 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 (3,709 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jordan Ross, MD

Madison, WI 53792

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
73rd 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 (4,350 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
97th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,043 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Hughey, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22908

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
42nd 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 (3,127 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Kevin Steel, DO

Bellingham, WA 98225

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Zachary Ballenger, MD

Orange City, FL 32763

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
85th 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 (16,509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. John Romanelli, MD

Smithtown, NY 11787

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
61st NY 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 (3,599 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
92nd 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 (4,836 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Davindra Seelagan, MD

Hamilton, NJ 08691

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
39th 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 (3,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Shu, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46202

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
62nd 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 (3,601 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yueping Hou, MD

Radnor, PA 19087

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
57th 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 (3,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chanh Nguyen, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
93rd 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 (10,961 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nathan Miller, MD

Fort Collins, CO 80524

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
53rd 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 (2,855 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Clyde Kyle, MD

Nashville, TN 37203

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
88th 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 (14,133 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$202 Cash

Dr. Tammam Nehme, MD

Tinley Park, IL 60487

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
96th 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 (25,844 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.8

Dr. Ravinder Singh, MD

Beverly Hills, CA 90211

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,452 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Matthew Bennett, MD

Charlotte, NC 28202

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
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 (2,575 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.