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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

Dr. Lily Babayev, MD

Brick, NJ 08724

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
48th 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 (1,453 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leah Awan, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
81st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (480 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alyssa Kipke, DO

Flint, MI 48503

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
80th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (99,730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Ivancic, MD

Lees Summit, MO 64086

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
93rd 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 (580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Schindler, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63110

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
33rd 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 (680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bruce Baugher, DO

Stillwater, OK 74074

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
55th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Samuel Lau, MD

Portland, OR 97210

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
15th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (925 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.6

Dr. Julie Khoury, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
36th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. James Lindley, MD

Savannah, GA 31405

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
16th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (858 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
91st VT 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. Philip Gibbs, MD

Aberdeen, WA 98520

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
96th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Elaina Truax Russo, MD

New Holland, PA 17557

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
91st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Susan Sloan, OD

Sarasota, FL 34236

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
91st 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 (2,210 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Andrew Schneider, DPM

Houston, TX 77057

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
61st 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 (1,582 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Anna Edhegard, MD

Morganton, NC 28655

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
45th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,661 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kwok Ming Lo, MD

Stamford, CT 06904

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
42nd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (1,014 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eugene Young, MD

Zanesville, OH 43701

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
54th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,262 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Boss, MD

Waco, TX 76712

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
23rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.6

Dr. Victoria Bird, MD

Gainesville, FL 32608

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
61st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Neil Theise, MD

New York, NY 10003

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
64th 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 (1,890 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Schue, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46260

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
69th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (72,520 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hensin Tsao, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
14th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,103 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
98th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,070 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Edward Vanderburg, MD

Little Rock, AR 72223

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
62nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,088 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Kelmanovich, MD

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
58th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,821 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Brian Hoff, MD

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
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 (459 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sameer Bhatia, MD

Lafayette, IN 47904

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
40th 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 (866 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Sverchek, MD

Bakersfield, CA 93306

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
41st 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 (838 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joseph Bellapianta, MD

Montclair, NJ 07042

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
95th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (25,336 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cynthia Greene, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
26th 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 (2,644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffery Senall, MD

Warrenville, IL 60555

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
20th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,275 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Kreshmeh Khosrowani, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
87th 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 (485 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.