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Neurology ★ 4.6

Dr. Richard Dubinsky, MD

Kansas City, KS 66160

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
44th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,539 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tushar Vani, MD

East Patchogue, NY 11772

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
90th 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 (593 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.6

Dr. Godofredo Rossi, MD

Houston, TX 77024

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
48th 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 (2,322 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Soufian Almahameed, MD

Cleveland, OH 44109

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
15th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,074 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Young, MD

Hot Springs, AR 71913

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
18th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,337 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Kowalsky, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
96th 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 (624 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Brooke Nadeau, MD

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
92nd 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 (1,164 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Urology ★ 4.4

Dr. Timothy Ruddell, MD

College Station, TX 77845

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
16th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Wheeler, DO

Oceanside, NY 11572

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
6th 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 (647 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ayman Gebrail, MD

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
88th 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 (7,383 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.4
★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
17th SC 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 (1,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Molly Spatcher, OD

Greenfield, MA 01301

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
75th 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 (821 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Richard Pesavento, MD

Riverside, CA 92503

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
84th 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 (9,448 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Urology ★ 4.6

Dr. Karim Chamie, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90095

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
66th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,301 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. James Kimberly, MD

Orange Park, FL 32073

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
82nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,229 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Henry Burnett, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27103

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
89th 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 (18,923 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
43rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,435 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Stephen Halpern, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95405

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
33rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shruthi Jayaram, MD

Havertown, PA 19083

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
91st 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 (629 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Salvatore Caiola, DO

East Meadow, NY 11554

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
2nd 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 (635 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Anatoly Kazakin, MD

New Bedford, MA 02740

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
99th 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 (939 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Brent Whited, MD

North Liberty, IA 52317

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
57th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,452 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Romeo Obsequio, MD

Miami, OK 74354

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
82nd OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,956 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
62nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,630 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laura Ndzelen, MD

Westminster, MD 21157

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
48th 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 (1,481 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Riddle, MD

New Albany, IN 47150

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
72nd 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 (943 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
69th FL 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 (2,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Norman Henkes, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
64th 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 (1,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stacy Cohen, MD

Monroe, WI 53566

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
38th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,954 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Brian Jones, MD

Greenville, NC 27858

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
66th 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 (2,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Conklin, MD

Lexington, KY 40536

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
14th KY 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 (1,042 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Smith, MD

Seattle, WA 98133

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
42nd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,146 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$225 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Muhammad Afzal, MD

Tulsa, OK 74136

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
52nd OK 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 (2,141 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.5
★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
31st UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (760 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Joe Hayley, OD

Wichita Falls, TX 76309

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
92nd 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 (1,235 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Robert Goulart, MD

Springfield, MA 01104

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
46th 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 (1,443 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 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.