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Dr. Joseph Layug, MD

Columbia, MD 21044

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
76th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,053 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. John Cherian, MD

Cumming, GA 30040

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
41st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,411 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Akers, MD

Morganton, NC 28655

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
26th 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 (1,648 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Julie Russcher, DPM

Lompoc, CA 93436

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
92nd 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 (5,992 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Russell Williams, MD

Stafford, VA 22554

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
75th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
63rd 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 (3,717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Christopher Fernandez, MD

Cape Coral, FL 33990

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
52nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,425 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Umland, MD

Wausau, WI 54403

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
91st WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kyle Reynolds, MD

Washington, DC 20007

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
44th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wendy Magee, MD

Pasadena, TX 77504

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
55th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,474 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Encarnacion, DO

Fort Myers, FL 33912

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
75th 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 (1,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mobeen Rehman, MD

Cumming, GA 30041

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
49th 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 (1,467 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Weissblatt, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11215

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
51st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,211 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sean Rivera, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87109

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
48th NM 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 (2,772 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rupal Kothari, DO

Malvern, PA 19355

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
95th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,342 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.8

Dr. John Mendius, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
91st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (26,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anthony Horton, DO

Sheffield, AL 35660

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
99th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,748 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Rogers, MD

LA Porte, IN 46350

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
56th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Lauren Wood, OD

Hagerstown, MD 21740

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
86th 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 (1,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dan Musat, MD

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
73rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Pulmonary vein isolation catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (CPT 93656) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Hurley, MD

Sellersville, PA 18960

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
66th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,436 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Tester, MD

Leland, NC 28451

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
90th 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 (8,510 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Marc Kirschner, MD

West Islip, NY 11795

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
44th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,419 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Gerald O Malley, DO

Philadelphia, PA 19141

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
31st 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 (777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Li, MD

West Hills, CA 91307

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
81st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (4,208 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Zubair Khan, DPM

Evanston, IL 60201

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
73rd 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 (2,567 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
12th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (967 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$213 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. David Ramos, MD

Suffern, NY 10901

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
63rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,485 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Margaret Verhey, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
17th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,605 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marla Levine, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
28th 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 (1,518 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Robert Rieder, DPM

Baltimore, MD 21234

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
65th 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 (2,967 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Lori Lowe, MD

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
56th 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 (1,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Cheney, MD

Beloit, KS 67420

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
97th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (21,677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sophia Sarkos, MD

Downers Grove, IL 60515

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
49th IL 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 (2,832 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.

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.