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Dr. Firmin Ho, MD

Monterey Park, CA 91754

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
63rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,429 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Keith Bangart, DPM

Peoria, AZ 85381

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
92nd 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 (5,848 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Josephine Mei, MD

Louisville, KY 40202

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
4th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (779 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Ammar Saymeh, DPM

Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
61st 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 (2,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jasmine Wang, MD

Bakersfield, CA 93306

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
24th 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 (740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sayed Bayoumy, MD

Albany, NY 12203

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
87th 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 (489 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Abbey Nelson, OD

Fort Collins, CO 80526

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
82nd 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 (617 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Dustin Dwiggins, MD

Killeen, TX 76549

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
99th 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 (691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
33rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,243 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Gregory Goska, MD

Bolingbrook, IL 60440

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
53rd 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 (1,449 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
84th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Charles Ananian, DPM

Los Angeles, CA 90063

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
89th 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 (5,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Nandita Joshi, MD

Englewood, NJ 07631

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
66th 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 (2,146 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Maddox, MD

San Antonio, TX 78234

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
49th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
72nd 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 (913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.7

Dr. Sushanth Bhat, MD

Edison, NJ 08820

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
77th 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 (513 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Ringnes, MD

Truckee, CA 96161

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
75th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,196 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.5

Dr. Bryan Dangott, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
15th 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 (529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Aron Kefela, MD

Hiram, GA 30141

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
24th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (1,008 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tayyaba Salman, MD

Leominster, MA 01453

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
94th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,661 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Ferdinand Roda, MD

Hot Springs, AR 71913

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
63rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anne Freitas, MD

Seattle, WA 98104

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
9th 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 (522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$225 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
21st 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 (811 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Halbe, MD

Chapel Hill, NC 27514

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
24th 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 (909 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Fidrocki, MD

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
67th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (425 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Logan Yang, MD

Shenandoah, TX 77380

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
62nd 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 (430 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick O'leary, MD

Peoria, IL 61614

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
45th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,604 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Samantha Williams, MD

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
82nd 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 (447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Fadi Alzeidan, MD

Merrillville, IN 46410

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
63rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,929 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Umesh Masharani, MD

San Francisco, CA 94143

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
36th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$250 Cash

Dr. Scott Steven, DO

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
7th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (765 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Durnford, MD

Spokane, WA 99204

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
90th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,762 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
61st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Zawasky, MD

Quincy, MA 02169

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
79th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,632 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Thomas Lewis, MD

Chillicothe, OH 45601

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
18th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,219 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.