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Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Chelsie Snyder, DPM

Marion, IA 52302

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
39th 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 (1,236 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Smith, MD

Tomball, TX 77375

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
48th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,324 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Super, DO

Tulsa, OK 74104

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
30th 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 (1,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Kathryn Larson, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
9th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pradeep Ramesh, MD

Waterloo, IA 50703

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
22nd 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 (845 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.5

Dr. Robin Legallo, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22908

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
18th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (861 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Vest, MD

Surfside Beach, SC 29575

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
20th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,036 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
87th 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 (5,105 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Olds, MD

Spokane, WA 99201

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,195 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Chad Hoyt, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22903

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
81st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Adnan Mubasher, MD

Clovis, CA 93611

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
46th 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 (1,458 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mathew Krista, MD

Dothan, AL 36305

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,823 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raynold Corona, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
60th 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 (2,036 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jaskaran Nat, MD

Bloomington, IN 47403

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
49th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (984 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Bellinoff, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
7th 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 (910 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Michael Chester, OD

Chillicothe, OH 45601

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th 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 (2,856 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Babak Rad, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92663

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
54th 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 (1,006 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ryan Tighe, DO

Oak Island, NC 28461

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
74th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,822 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Angela Ciocca, OD

Holyoke, MA 01040

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
85th 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 (1,211 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Rosemarie Zanabria, MD

Coral Gables, FL 33146

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
14th 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 (882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Peter Santisi, OD

Merritt Island, FL 32953

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
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 (727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Nida Ahmed, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,341 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.9

Dr. William House, MD

Springfield, MA 01107

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
91st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (565 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Matthew Schessler, MD

Morgantown, WV 26505

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
57th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.9

Dr. Zade Shaw, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (47,806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Fadee Kakos, DPM

Southgate, MI 48195

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
81st 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 (2,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Namratha Prabhu, MD

LA Mesa, CA 91942

★★★★★ 4.9 (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 (3,394 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Dustin Grimmett, DPM

Guntersville, AL 35976

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
78th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,262 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ivan Lazo, MD

Danville, VA 24540

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
39th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,184 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Sanders, MD

Springfield, TN 37172

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,054 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Marcus Lee, MD

Tullahoma, TN 37388

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
53rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,559 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Urology ★ 4.5

Dr. Kathy Lue, MD

Sandusky, OH 44870

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
21st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (982 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Mensah, MD

Adrian, MI 49221

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th 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 (589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vineet Reddy, MD

Woodstock, GA 30189

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
39th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,217 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.