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Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Krista Nelson, DPM

Edwardsville, IL 62025

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
68th 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 (2,176 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. George Liu, MD

Decatur, IL 62526

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
56th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (910 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 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

Dr. Bessie Ingram Nunally, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
77th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,084 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.5

Dr. Derrick Green, MD

Charleston, WV 25304

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
37th 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 (1,267 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Daniel Lee, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
10th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,047 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Steven Richardson, MD

Morehead City, NC 28557

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
78th 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 (465 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hassan Nasser, MD

Baltimore, MD 21218

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
66th 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 (2,243 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rudy Rezzadeh, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90025

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
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 (4,854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Reem Karmali, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
55th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (24,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Imelda Miranda, MD

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
17th 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 (872 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. April Tignor, MD

Columbia, MD 21045

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
82nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Lorenzo Anderson, OD

Mckinney, TX 75071

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
78th 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 (606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Robertson, MD

Carson City, NV 89705

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
21st NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,204 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Evan Sheha, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
12th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shaikh Wahiduzzaman, MD

Montgomery, AL 36109

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
67th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,090 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lily Talakoub, MD

Mc Lean, VA 22101

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
16th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Thomas Andolina, OD

Canandaigua, NY 14424

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
63rd 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 (584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Yash Shah, MD

Marlton, NJ 08053

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
94th 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 (1,031 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Brauer, MD

Greenwich, CT 06830

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
27th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,086 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Livingston, MD

Lincoln, NE 68502

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
60th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,623 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Nathan Saucier, MD

New Bern, NC 28562

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
99th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Chronic Kidney Disease eGFR, uACR & Electrolyte Management [CPT 99214] • CKD staging via eGFR + Cystatin C and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,887 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Yang, MD

Tampa, FL 33612

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
56th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (2,877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Gregory Lanford, MD

Nashville, TN 37203

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
57th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,061 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$202 Cash

Dr. Melinda Butler, MD

Preston, MD 21655

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
71st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.5

Dr. Satbir Singh, MD

Steubenville, OH 43952

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
15th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (887 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.4

Dr. Brian Barry, MD

Washington, DC 20010

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
8th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ananya Daggubati, MD

Camp Hill, PA 17011

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
74th 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 (400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Baldemar Covarrubias, MD

Corpus Christi, TX 78414

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
57th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,857 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jefferey Michaelson, MD

Southfield, MI 48075

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
80th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ada Arias, MD

Chicago, IL 60622

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
84th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,404 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Joseph Bresnahan, MD

Riverside, IL 60546

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
11th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (742 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.