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Neurology ★ 4.5

Dr. Jennifer Carrasquillo, MD

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
17th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
19th PA 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 (1,247 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nana Datan, MD

Glen Cove, NY 11542

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
30th 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 (776 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Shamsuddin Shaik, MD

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ranvir Rathore, MD

Oregon, OH 43616

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
99th 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 (1,640 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.5

Dr. David Flemming, MD

Monterey, CA 93940

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
35th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Hong Zhao, MD

Salinas, CA 93901

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
24th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (1,662 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Kramer, MD

Tucson, AZ 85719

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
15th 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 (911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Kocot, MD

Belmont, CA 94002

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
83rd 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 (4,373 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Scott Hackman, DO

Kansas City, KS 66112

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
84th 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 (545 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ghulam Abbas, MD

Frederick, MD 21701

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th 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 (3,965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
70th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,298 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Russell Pieper, DO

Wyandotte, MI 48192

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
93rd 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 (560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jill Peterson, MD

Summerville, SC 29483

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
59th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,512 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Cox, MD

Nashville, TN 37209

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
60th 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 (2,498 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$202 Cash

Dr. Kyung Kim, MD

Worcester, MA 01608

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
4th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (655 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Rachel Moore, MD

College Station, TX 77840

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
50th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
76th 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 (2,761 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Bryan, MD

Ft Myers, FL 33901

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
89th 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 (706 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Schirripa, DO

Staten Island, NY 10304

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
59th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,484 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Andrew Stoltze, MD

Wausau, WI 54401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
52nd 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 (725 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.5

Dr. Nahid Punjani, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
43rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash
Urology ★ 4.4

Dr. Michael Schutz, MD

Somers Point, NJ 08244

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
10th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Petre, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
15th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,280 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.6

Dr. Kristin Ellis, DO

Stuart, FL 34994

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
51st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,951 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joseph Ezer, MD

Twin Falls, ID 83301

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
27th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,163 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Don Nicholson, OD

College Station, TX 77845

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
86th 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 (916 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Coleman, MD

Atlanta, GA 30309

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
74th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Shawn Coffman, MD

Huntington, WV 25705

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
77th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,368 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrea Zeke, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22908

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
17th 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 (680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cortney Palencia, DO

Hammond, IN 46320

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
87th 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 (519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kasun Vernon, MD

Decatur, IL 62526

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
39th 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 (1,134 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Karen Boone, MD

Saint Peters, MO 63376

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
89th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,369 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
46th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,766 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.