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Dr. Leslie Miller, MD

Thompsons Station, TN 37179

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
50th 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 (3,670 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Hany Osman, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
95th 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 (4,685 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Richard Ericson, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
80th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Scott Leibold, DPM

Pomona, CA 91766

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
97th 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 (11,468 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ronak Talati, MD

Lindenhurst, NY 11757

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
99th 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 (230,438 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
99th 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 (1,102,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Joseph Gatlin, DPM

Markham, IL 60428

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th 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 (8,981 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,622 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Robin Pastore, DPM

Winfield, IL 60190

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
99th 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 (11,722 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Riaz Rahman, MD

Jefferson Hills, PA 15025

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,479 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Grumley, MD

Jasper, AL 35501

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
45th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,333 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Majed Afana, MD

Palos Heights, IL 60463

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
51st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Anil Odhav, MD

Houston, TX 77043

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
90th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Kyle Johnson, DPM

Miami, FL 33155

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
96th 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 (7,587 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Mahender Gaba, MD

Bullhead City, AZ 86442

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
68th 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 (5,283 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Roy Blumenstrauch, MD

Torrance, CA 90503

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
95th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (19,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Abraham Sanders, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
86th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,076 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Gary, MD

Blairsville, GA 30512

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,125 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Lee, MD

Frederickburg, VA 22401

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
86th VA 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 (24,421 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Christa Morris, OD

Gainesville, FL 32605

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
95th 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 (2,925 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Daniel Cox, MD

O'fallon, IL 62269

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
85th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,545 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Adolph Mares, MD

Harker Heights, TX 76548

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
64th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,791 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Nicholas Nagrani, MD

Pensacola, FL 32504

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
90th 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 (4,642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Eagle, MD

Patchogue, NY 11772

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
86th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (131,680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sudhakar Girotra, MD

Farmington, NM 87401

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
80th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,004 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Psychiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Tracy Epperson, MD

LA Grande, OR 97850

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
91st OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Psychopharmacology Medication & Symptom Titration Visit [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluation (CPT 90792) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,759 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Baumann, MD

Prescott, AZ 86301

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
88th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,883 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.9

Dr. Melissa Pessin, MD

Chicago, IL 60637

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
95th 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 (7,057 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Sadiq Syed, MD

Sykesville, MD 21784

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
90th MD 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 (30,906 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Jeff Miller, OD

Stillwater, OK 74074

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th 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 (3,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Antonio-Miranda, MD

Orange Park, FL 32073

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
91st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,830 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Christina Ma, MD

Santa Ana, CA 92705

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (25,131 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Stone, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37421

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
92nd TN 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 (48,603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Rajitha Premaratne, MD

Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
48th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (122,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 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.