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Dr. James Wertz, DO

Bethlehem, PA 18017

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
64th 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 (1,629 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Lon Baronne, DPM

Opelousas, LA 70570

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
64th 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 (1,665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Morse, DO

Mason City, IA 50401

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
18th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (992 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lynn Hernandez-Rizo, DO

Miami Beach, FL 33140

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
18th 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 (852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Sheena Tadikonda, DO

Ephrata, PA 17522

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
83rd 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 (452 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jorge Gonzalez, MD

Schererville, IN 46375

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
90th 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 (474 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Dragan Golijanin, MD

Providence, RI 02905

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
53rd RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohammad Subeh, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
9th 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 (667 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Sean Colsen, DPM

Pawcatuck, CT 06379

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
80th 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 (2,470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Fried, MD

Spartanburg, SC 29303

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
43rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (2,267 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Uma Sachdeva, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
75th 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 (755 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Eunhea Kim, MD

Davenport, IA 52803

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
86th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (389 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.5

Dr. Grant Bullock, MD

Iowa City, IA 52242

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
21st IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (761 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Moore, MD

Rocky Mount, NC 27804

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
78th 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 (456 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
50th 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 (867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Kennard, DO

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
75th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (708 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dennis Weigel, MD

Alexandria, MN 56308

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
25th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joel Blush, MD

Port Washington, NY 11050

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
75th 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 (3,090 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Benjamin Yang, MD

Riverside, CA 92506

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,823 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Alaa Mansour, DPM

Dearborn, MI 48126

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
82nd 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 (2,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Jared Fialkow, DO

Danville, IN 46122

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
26th IN 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 (1,321 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
7th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
13th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Sarah Haller, MD

Des Plaines, IL 60016

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
73rd 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 (2,524 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Justin Atherton, OD

Black River Falls, WI 54615

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th 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 (6,238 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Schreiber, DO

Phenix City, AL 36867

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
77th 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 (492 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jayme Trahan, MD

Lafayette, LA 70503

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
64th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aaron Chalal, MD

Livingston, NJ 07039

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
80th 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 (423 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ardeshir Dabestani, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
18th 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 (843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Karen Allison, MD

New York, NY 10023

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
91st 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 (1,434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Brian Heberer, DO

Festus, MO 63028

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
69th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (391 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Niv Mor, MD

New Providence, NJ 07974

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
29th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,297 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.