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Psychiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Andrew Speer, MD

Bethesda, MD 20814

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
35th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Psychopharmacology Medication & Symptom Titration Visit [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluation (CPT 90792) & subspecialty diagnostics (894 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raymond Santucci, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33908

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
25th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,135 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Julie Woods, MD

Bel Air, MD 21014

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
37th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (40,788 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Walter Bowden, MD

Hinesville, GA 31313

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
71st 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 (2,839 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Romano, MD

Margate, FL 33063

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
54th 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 (1,665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.5

Dr. Achraf Makki, MD

Panama City, FL 32405

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
39th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Shaleen Belani, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90034

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
22nd 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 (1,510 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Steven Rough, MD

National City, CA 91950

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
62nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Yervant Khatcherian, MD

Clearwater, FL 33761

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
59th 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 (1,886 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Hieb, MD

Chico, CA 95926

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
93rd 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 (584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Florie Gonsch, DO

Palos Heights, IL 60463

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
72nd 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 (2,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Vijay Mudunuri, MD

Folsom, CA 95630

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
65th CA 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 (2,707 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mayur Mody, MD

Calhoun, GA 30701

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
52nd 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 (843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Farquharson, MD

Gastonia, NC 28054

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
31st 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 (716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nina Stefanova, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89146

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
41st NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,144 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Huitt Mattox, MD

Brunswick, GA 31520

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
93rd 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 (619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Carolyn Van, MD

Lafayette, LA 70508

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
60th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (526 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Osvaldo Gigliotti, MD

New Braunfels, TX 78130

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
22nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sandra Buchanan, MD

Port Orange, FL 32127

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
86th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,594 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. James Eddis, OD

Camden, SC 29020

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
73rd 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 (1,110 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tawhid Hossain, MD

St Augustine, FL 32086

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
23rd FL 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 (1,618 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Paul Wheeler, MD

San Ramon, CA 94583

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
47th 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 (1,394 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Remedios, MD

Alexandria, LA 71303

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
93rd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nadia Siddiqui, MD

Orland Park, IL 60462

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
85th 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 (3,825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.6

Dr. Mara Seier, MD

Omaha, NE 68131

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
41st NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Rajendra Desai, MD

Millburn, NJ 07041

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
11th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,433 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Minhtruong Lai, MD

San Jose, CA 95124

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
66th CA 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 (1,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sammy Nawas, MD

Chicago Ridge, IL 60415

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
46th 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 (1,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Kossivi Dantey, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15212

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
40th 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 (1,280 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Farida, MD

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
61st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,409 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Angela Thomas, OD

Kosciusko, MS 39090

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
72nd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carol Kulp-Shorten, MD

Louisville, KY 40241

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
10th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,051 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Wylie, DO

Tulsa, OK 74127

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
7th 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 (663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Koomey, MD

Plymouth, MA 02360

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
66th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (1,301 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Shakeeb Hakim, MD

Morristown, NJ 07960

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
76th 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 (1,228 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Dlabach, MD

Collierville, TN 38017

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
99th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (73,379 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
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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.

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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.

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