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Dr. Thomas Watts, DO

Greenville, SC 29601

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
87th 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 (551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Harry Landsaw, OD

Tavernier, FL 33070

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
60th 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 (573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Holman, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
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 (608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Taugher, DO

Saginaw, MI 48602

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
87th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aditya Kalakonda, MD

Williamstown, KY 41097

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
97th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (607 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rashida Tharpe, MD

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
97th 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 (1,188 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kevin Gerrity, MD

Altoona, PA 16601

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
80th 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 (437 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Reynolds, MD

Maywood, IL 60153

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
67th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,193 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Vincent Mcdonough, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19102

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
95th 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 (577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Bruce Tabak, DPM

Oxford, MI 48371

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
92nd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,773 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Haine, MD

Madison, WI 53717

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
90th 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 (4,031 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Loubaba Houari, MD

Cortlandt, NY 10567

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
23rd 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 (915 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Vaughn Sanders, OD

Owensboro, KY 42301

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
92nd 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 (4,207 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.9

Dr. Sandra Rose, MD

Chicago, IL 60637

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
97th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (941 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Frank Webber, DPM

Greenville, MI 48838

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
23rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (641 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Conrardy, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53226

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
99th 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 (691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
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 (573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
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 (154,520 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Oscar Figueroa, MD

Wytheville, VA 24382

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
7th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (731 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Marcos Valerio, MD

Miami, FL 33155

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
63rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,125 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Syam Vunnamadala, MD

Anaheim, CA 92801

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
86th 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 (3,517 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jane Conley, MD

Knoxville, TN 37909

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
71st 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 (20,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Andrew Curley, MD

Seaford, DE 19973

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
16th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Jessie Ganjoo, MD

Meadville, PA 16335

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
25th PA 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 (1,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marifel Juarbe, MD

Brandon, FL 33511

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
93rd 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 (584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Anna Butrymowicz, MD

San Francisco, CA 94115

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
94th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (879 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$250 Cash

Dr. Chukwudi Amu, MD

Atlanta, GA 30349

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
92nd 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 (613 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
87th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Claypool, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
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 (606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Leitch, MD

Dallas, TX 75251

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
86th 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 (496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Patricia Calhoun, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32257

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
79th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,886 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Alissa Clough, MD

Lincoln, NE 68502

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
84th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (622 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Derek Matt, DO

Buffalo, NY 14203

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
80th 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 (370 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Elias Bahta, MD

Beaver Falls, PA 15010

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
41st PA 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 (1,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Meyer, DO

Neillsville, WI 54456

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
59th 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 (1,393 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Therese Wilson, MD

Indiana, PA 15701

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
6th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (859 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 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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