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Dr. Chinonso Ilo, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85008

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
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 (1,421 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
96th 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 (3,076 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Wimberly, MD

Charleston, SC 29406

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
81st 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 (665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
96th 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 (597 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Cloud, DO

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
94th 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 (594 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Kaminski, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45202

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
98th OH 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. Larry Vigilia, MD

Glendale, CA 91205

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,646 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Brian Deprest, MD

Louisville, KY 40216

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
85th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,420 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
94th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,185 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Wang, MD

Duxbury, MA 02331

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
83rd 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 (546 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Mei-Yung Chan, MD

Morristown, NJ 07960

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
92nd 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 (580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Scott Shelton, DPM

Highland, UT 84003

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
95th 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 (5,635 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
66th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,563 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
68th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.8

Dr. Hardev Parihar, MD

Weirton, WV 26062

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
86th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aaron Harville, MD

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
96th 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 (914 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Paul Basch, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
85th 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 (4,744 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Marcin, DO

Hermitage, PA 16148

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
19th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Khawaja Rahman, MD

Apollo Beach, FL 33572

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
66th 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 (1,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Kroll, MD

Austin, TX 78705

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
94th 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 (9,534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Linda Myers, MD

Washington, DC 20011

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
95th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (504 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
94th 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 (1,747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Walter Strash, DPM

San Antonio, TX 78209

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
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 (3,162 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Choi, MD

Denison, TX 75020

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
50th TX 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 (3,263 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Renzo Cardena, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90036

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
90th 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 (587 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Steven Brantley, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
98th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kristin Yamamoto, MD

Washington, DC 20016

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
93rd DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nibal Saad, MD

Crawfordsville, IN 47933

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
57th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (1,759 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Howard Fogel, MD

Stoughton, MA 02072

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
26th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (889 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Michael George, MD

Houston, TX 77090

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
94th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,448 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Laila Hassan, MD

Houston, TX 77089

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
90th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (192,893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Daniel Kaplan, MD

San Leandro, CA 94578

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
95th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,922 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Bradford Jones, DO

Norwalk, OH 44857

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
46th OH 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 (1,702 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.

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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.

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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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