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Page 23 of 3,293

Dr. Michael Mchale, DO

Davenport, FL 33837

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
87th 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 (1,461 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Marion Kowalewski, MD

Baltimore, MD 21236

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st 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 (5,338 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chelsea Gray, MD

Austin, TX 78759

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th 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 (1,036 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Hong Xu, MD

Smithtown, NY 11787

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
99th 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 (176,432 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Joanne Cheung, MD

Downers Grove, IL 60515

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
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 (9,483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Mark Haney, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
93rd 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 (941 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Robert Stegura, OD

Harrisburg, PA 17104

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
95th 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 (1,817 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th NC 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 (35,633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ayman Yaish, DO

Beaver Dam, WI 53916

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
95th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,046 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Coppola, DO

Bradenton, FL 34208

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
96th 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 (12,694 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Chris Kielbasa, DO

Greenport, NY 11944

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
79th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Betty Kong, MD

Glenview, IL 60026

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,093 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Jennifer Simmonds, OD

Wichita, KS 67203

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
99th 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 (3,137 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.8

Dr. Sanjeevi Tivakaran, MD

Bossier City, LA 71111

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
72nd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jillian Smith, MD

Haddon Heights, NJ 08035

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
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 (16,649 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Bratton, MD

Millsap, TX 76066

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
95th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Steven Brooks, MD

Longwood, FL 32750

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
49th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,655 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Susan Majlessi, MD

Lorton, VA 22079

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
36th VA 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 (2,743 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Amjad Iqbal, MD

Canton, OH 44718

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
93rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Gore, MD

North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
98th 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 (20,510 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roberta Donin, MD

Bronx, NY 10463

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
89th 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 (5,507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Sugin, MD

Waterbury, CT 06708

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
95th CT 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 (26,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Monterroso, MD

Visalia, CA 93291

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
99th 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 (1,153 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Damian Rasch, DO

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
92nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,723 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joseph Buono, MD

Staten Island, NY 10312

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
87th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Randall Stein, MD

Mooresville, NC 28117

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
96th NC 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 (2,551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Reynaldo Matute, MD

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
37th SC 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 (2,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Hernandez, MD

Arlington, TX 76017

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
89th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,858 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ivory Kinslow, MD

El Dorado, AR 71730

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
31st AR 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 (2,767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Glenn Corbin, OD

Wyomissing, PA 19610

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
96th 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 (2,057 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shandal Emanuel, MD

Nashville, NC 27856

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
74th 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 (3,323 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Irina Zolotarevskaya, MD

Rego Park, NY 11374

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
98th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,221 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Boden, MD

Pensacola, FL 32501

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
71st 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 (1,717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Rakesh Singh, MD

Teterboro, NJ 07608

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
27th 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 (1,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Irene Ma, MD

Winfield, IL 60190

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (238,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 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.

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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.