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Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Chris Varva, DPM

Oxford, MS 38655

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
49th 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 (1,718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Fair, MD

Shreveport, LA 71103

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
97th 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 (3,507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mahajabin Ali, MD

Baltimore, MD 21215

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
96th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (618 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Fox, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
98th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Kane, MD

Creve Coeur, MO 63141

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
30th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,020 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Praveena Jyothinagaram, MD

Flower Mound, TX 75028

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
83rd TX 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 (3,584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emanuel Zusmer, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
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 (7,911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Salman Razi, MD

Tracy, CA 95377

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
60th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,369 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Farooq Khan, MD

Hinsdale, IL 60521

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
79th IL 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 (12,641 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Taufiq Zaman, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
98th 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 (1,013 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Gopi Ayer, MD

Los Gatos, CA 95032

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
80th 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 (3,717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Augustin Delago, MD

Albany, NY 12211

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (49,266 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Urology ★ 4.9

Dr. Adam Feldman, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
93rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,444 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Mark Brown, MD

Shreveport, LA 71105

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
99th 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 (2,020 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Lloyd Butler, OD

Jacksonville, NC 28546

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
99th 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 (8,512 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hardin Pantle, MD

Baltimore, MD 21224

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
93rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Elhami Hannan, MD

Richland, WA 99352

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
66th WA 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 (1,933 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Murali Senapathi, MD

San Antonio, TX 78212

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
92nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,249 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Adam Spector, DPM

Wheaton, MD 20902

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
62nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tamara Clancy, MD

Port Orange, FL 32129

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
44th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Timothy Fursa, MD

Springfield, MO 65802

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
98th 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 (608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sai Alla, MD

Post Falls, ID 83854

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
91st ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,428 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Rogers, MD

Oxford, OH 45056

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
31st 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 (712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raymond Eid, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
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 (828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Matthew Samec, MD

Decorah, IA 52101

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
28th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (71,506 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chin-Wei Huang, MD

Tustin, CA 92780

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
77th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,343 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
13th 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 (699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Catalina Flores, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
94th 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 (50,357 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Shahnaz Bari, MD

Augusta, GA 30909

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
95th 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 (2,461 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Babak Behin, MD

Jersey City, NJ 07306

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
50th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,762 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rakesh Sharma, MD

Ramsey, NJ 07446

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
93rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,555 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Lovett, MD

Hyannis, MA 02601

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
93rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (605 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Charles Ferree, MD

Charlotte, NC 28210

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
90th 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 (8,190 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sheryl Hoyer, MD

Grayslake, IL 60030

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
24th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,597 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 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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