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Dr. Yana Vertsman, AUD

New York, NY 10024

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
85th 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 (823 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Heather Brown-Conner, OD

Cookeville, TN 38501

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
67th 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 (1,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Andrew Lindekugel, DPM

Great Falls, MT 59405

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
91st 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 (4,782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.5

Dr. David Swope, MD

New York, NY 10003

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
27th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Keith Schrader, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
78th 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 (431 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Lim, MD

Chicago, IL 60612

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
25th IL 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 (1,643 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Jennifer Dempsey, DPM

Scranton, PA 18510

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
72nd 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 (2,953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dilip Dhadvai, MD

Sun City West, AZ 85375

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
40th 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 (1,104 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Deepak Kumar, MD

Mobile, AL 36608

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
73rd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (101,445 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Ronald Holgado, DPM

Surprise, AZ 85374

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
51st 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 (1,403 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. David Barber, DPM

Denton, TX 76205

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
68th 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 (1,794 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roderick Claybrooks, MD

Southfield, MI 48075

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
49th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,033 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sameer Khalid, MD

Grants Pass, OR 97527

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
80th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,187 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Samuel Itscoitz, MD

Waldorf, MD 20602

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
75th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (660 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Robert Timmermans, MD

Hawthorne, NY 10532

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
11th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Chinenye Eze-Raphael, MD

Bloomington, IN 47408

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
35th 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 (975 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ignacio Salas, MD

Bronx, NY 10451

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
80th 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 (435 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Albert Naveed, MD

Michigan City, IN 46360

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
45th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,185 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.5

Dr. Jay Raman, MD

Hershey, PA 17033

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
6th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (803 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Harnishkumar Patel, DO

Bethlehem, PA 18015

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
26th 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 (875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Milton Chu, MD

Camarillo, CA 93012

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
44th 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 (2,625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Christi Stewart, MD

Roanoke, VA 24014

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
75th 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 (672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniella Newman, DO

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
38th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,104 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Durkan, MD

Elizabethtown, KY 42701

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
81st 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 (437 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.6

Dr. Robert Smith, OD

Pawleys Island, SC 29585

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
50th 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 (542 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brett Acker, MD

Hanover, PA 17331

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
65th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (414 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shayne Rodgers, DO

Toledo, OH 43606

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
90th 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 (549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
74th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,087 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kabir Julka, MD

Aurora, IL 60506

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
15th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (800 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Rachel Hoyal, DPM

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
76th 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 (3,392 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Angeline Wang, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
79th TX 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 (6,960 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. John Howlett, MD

Renton, WA 98055

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
67th WA 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 (2,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Robert Hyun, MD

Falls Church, VA 22042

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
69th 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 (394 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Psychiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Titus Okunlola, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11212

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
62nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Psychopharmacology Medication & Symptom Titration Visit [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluation (CPT 90792) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,489 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 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.