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Urology ★ 4.6

Dr. Eric Mcqueary, DO

Osage Beach, MO 65065

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
30th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,629 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Poyan Rafiei, MD

Katy, TX 77494

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
51st 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 (1,191 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Mannschreck, MD

Clarkston, WA 99403

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
21st 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 (1,181 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Edward Chau, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th 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 (1,503 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Edward Balok, MD

East China, MI 48054

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
67th MI 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 (3,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Mitchell, MD

Wailuku, HI 96793

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
89th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,938 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stuart Cowley, MD

Lexington, KY 40508

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
97th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.7

Dr. Ziva Stauber, MD

West Hartford, CT 06107

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
49th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Vernier, MD

San Antonio, TX 78212

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
93rd 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 (931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lijo John, MD

Longview, TX 75601

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (149,644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
99th 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 (9,801 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Hyung Cho, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th GA 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 (56,932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Padma Khanchustambham, MD

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 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 (8,566 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Albert Chiemprabha, MD

Vicksburg, MS 39180

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
46th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tze Chan, DO

Newton, IA 50208

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
84th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sakeer Hussain, MD

Council Bluffs, IA 51503

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
97th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (354,740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Hammack, MD

Plano, TX 75093

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
96th 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 (13,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Gary Raizes, MD

Harrison, NY 10528

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
56th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Psychiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Leo Noragbon, MD

Stockbridge, GA 30281

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Psychopharmacology Medication & Symptom Titration Visit [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluation (CPT 90792) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,779 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Lee, MD

San Marcos, TX 78666

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
88th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,652 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lee Carter, MD

Huntingdon, TN 38344

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
30th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Purva Sharma, MD

Bronx, NY 10453

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
81st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (113,291 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Urology ★ 4.8

Dr. Alex Uhr, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
93rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,134 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.9
★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (16,629 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aws Al-Abdullah, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
99th 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 (873 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Bishoy Kamel, MD

Santa Clarita, CA 91351

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,373 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Marti Rothe, MD

Farmington, CT 06030

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
32nd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,599 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Grove, MD

San Diego, CA 92123

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
94th 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 (650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Richard Edeen, MD

LA Grange, TX 78945

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
96th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ravali Tarigopula, MD

Starkville, MS 39759

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
35th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,559 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jerry Burbee, DO

Kirksville, MO 63501

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
82nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (986 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Kyle Waisanen, MD

Petoskey, MI 49770

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
46th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,371 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.