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Dr. Tetyana Nesteruk, MD

Voorhees, NJ 08043

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
30th 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 (788 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Bressler, MD

Dallas, TX 75231

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
70th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,417 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
69th 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 (2,681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shetal Shah, MD

Brentwood, NY 11717

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
65th 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 (3,978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Subhashish Pal, MD

Latrobe, PA 15650

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
21st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,329 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dustin Miller, DO

Kansas City, MO 64158

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
88th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Barnowsky, MD

Cooperstown, NY 13326

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
15th 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 (855 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. William Sinclair, MD

Columbus, OH 43214

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
65th 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 (2,006 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Fabrizio Remotti, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
73rd 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 (2,430 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sangita Sudharshan, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46260

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
54th 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 (1,441 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Bates, MD

Morehead City, NC 28557

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
78th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Christine Mariano, DPM

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
63rd 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 (2,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Crouch, MD

Salisbury, MD 21801

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
12th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,195 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Marx, DO

Germantown, WI 53022

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
77th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,272 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Riley, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
78th 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 (3,474 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Karen Matsukuma, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
64th 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 (2,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nafiseh Hashemi, MD

Encino, CA 91316

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
86th 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 (11,589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Yaron Sternbach, MD

Albany, NY 12208

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
56th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,537 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Babak Baravarian, DPM

Santa Monica, CA 90403

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
80th 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 (3,754 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Andrea Varga, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
61st 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 (2,017 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Brent Kelly, MD

Galveston, TX 77555

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
37th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
67th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Radu Purtuc, DPM

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (7,180 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Urology ★ 4.6

Dr. William Nabors, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
43rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,132 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Robert Kaufmann, MD

Atlanta, GA 30308

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
50th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Timothy Scharold, MD

Bluffton, SC 29910

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
51st 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 (1,892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dulce Quiroz, DO

Las Vegas, NV 89117

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
11th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kavish Thakkar, MD

Chicago, IL 60631

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
51st 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 (845 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.7

Dr. Larry Tran, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77479

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
71st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,276 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Flanary, MD

Oregon City, OR 97045

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
15th OR 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 (1,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Peter Tsang, DPM

Geneva, IL 60134

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
87th 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 (3,723 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Aline Camargo, MD

Atlanta, GA 30322

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
15th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.5

Dr. Sara Mahmood, MD

Sugarloaf, PA 18249

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
34th 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 (1,223 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.