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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. Nam Pham, DO

San Gabriel, CA 91776

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
10th 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 (678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. George Cheng, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
91st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (5,976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sholeh Rahimi, MD

Folsom, CA 95630

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th 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 (4,961 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Smith, MD

Mills River, NC 28759

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
75th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,863 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.6

Dr. Bradley Trask, OD

Presque Isle, ME 04769

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
53rd ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (928 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Augustin, MD

Bayonne, NJ 07002

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
23rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Siliski, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
24th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Parker Lovelace, DO

Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
13th 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 (687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Satish Raj, MD

San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
7th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (693 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. April Zhang, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53226

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
90th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,183 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Braden Wilson, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
26th 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 (1,484 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Wells, DO

Bowling Green, KY 42103

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
83rd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,174 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hanna Liu, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90095

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
28th 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 (1,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
98th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,729 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Anthony Magalski, MD

Des Moines, IA 50309

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
96th 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 (611 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Larson, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33966

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
25th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.5

Dr. Bronwyn Wilke, DPM

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
44th 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 (1,507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Pozuelo, MD

Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
32nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Mark Mendeszoon, DPM

Chardon, OH 44024

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
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 (2,931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Olshemski, MD

Dallas, PA 18612

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
62nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,591 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Kryskow, DO

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
40th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tory Sullivan, MD

North Miami Beach, FL 33162

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
54th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Saad Zafar, DO

Beckley, WV 25801

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
83rd 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 (2,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.5

Dr. Guihua Cao, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63117

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
32nd 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 (1,134 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
49th 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 (1,703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Bogdan Makartchuk, MD

Hampton Bays, NY 11946

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
40th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Alan Fong, MD

Arcadia, CA 91006

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
51st 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 (3,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Bijo Chacko, MD

New Windsor, NY 12553

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
21st 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 (874 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Wendall Pahls, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
90th 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 (572 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melanie Falgout, MD

Willow Street, PA 17584

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
92nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,873 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Katherine Rose, MD

Charleston, SC 29406

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
61st 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 (458 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Brigati, MD

Austin, TX 78712

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
42nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Alexander Leung, MD

Denver, CO 80222

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
86th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$213 Cash

Dr. Blake Sanders, DO

Mooresville, NC 28117

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
51st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,025 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.