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Neurology ★ 4.9

Dr. David White, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (82,604 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Salil Gupta, MD

North Syracuse, NY 13212

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th NY 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 (42,594 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Hien Tran, MD

Irvine, CA 92604

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. George Sonnier, MD

Louisville, KY 40202

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
31st KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,831 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kathleen Gee, MD

Birmingham, AL 35216

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
61st AL 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 (2,972 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.8

Dr. James Renehan, MD

Tallahassee, FL 32308

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,915 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Stephen Meffert, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
97th CA 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 (52,422 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Charles Peterson, MD

Schenectady, NY 12309

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
40th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,194 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Delbert Morales, MD

Columbia, MD 21044

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
61st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,898 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cameron Akbari, MD

Washington, DC 20010

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
56th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,870 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ari Pressman, MD

Uniontown, PA 15401

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
49th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,783 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Keith Kobet, MD

Canton, MI 48187

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
59th 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 (2,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sumit Shah, MD

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th NJ 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 (32,694 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Aufderheide, MD

Medford, OR 97504

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th OR 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 (43,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Makau Lee, MD

Flowood, MS 39232

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
40th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Usha Chundru Murphy, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
34th 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 (1,660 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Jennifer Wong, MD

Fountain Valley, CA 92708

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Timothy Woods, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
87th 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 (4,271 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Sevag Balikian, MD

Pasadena, CA 91106

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th CA 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 (5,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Paolo Venegoni, MD

Austin, TX 78758

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
38th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,122 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Sara Brownschidle, MD

Amherst, NY 14228

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
82nd 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 (3,008 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sheldon Hersh, MD

Forest Hills, NY 11375

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
89th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,137 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Gabriela Orgeron, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77479

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
36th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,086 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Jesse Bond, MD

Anchorage, AK 99508

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
67th AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Shaver, MD

Edmond, OK 73013

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
31st OK 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 (2,087 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Martinek, MD

Dayton, OH 45409

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
30th 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 (1,565 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Walker, MD

Warner Robins, GA 31088

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,612 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Miller, MD

Syracuse, NY 13214

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
29th NY 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 (1,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jean Laubinger, MD

Kansas City, KS 66112

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,724 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.8

Dr. Joseph Mouchizadeh, MD

Ronceverte, WV 24970

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,646 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Catherine Leeney, OD

Victoria, TX 77904

★★★★★ 4.9 (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 (1,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Thomas Lenz, OD

Willmar, MN 56201

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
68th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,229 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ari Blitz, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
13th 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 (1,151 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Tran, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
25th 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 (941 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Georges Postic, MD

Columbia, SC 29204

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,103 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.