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Dr. Andrew Flandry, MD

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,145 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Cassidy Coleman, OD

Hayesville, NC 28904

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
51st 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 (728 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michelle Mix, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85032

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
23rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Irene Zide, MD

Lawrence, NY 11559

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
82nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Anna Best, MD

Lake Charles, LA 70601

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
52nd 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 (1,134 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brandon Farmer, MD

Fort Collins, CO 80524

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (624 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Navin Kumar, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
13th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (704 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Anthony France, MD

Edgewood, KY 41017

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Serena Lee, MD

Parsippany, NJ 07054

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th 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 (2,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Mamoun Bashir, MD

Midland, TX 79703

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
40th 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 (1,558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Douglas Nicholson, DO

Rock Hill, SC 29732

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th SC 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 (3,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Jennifer Tuazon, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
38th IL 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 (1,777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Boomi Nathan, MD

Cordova, TN 38018

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
7th 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 (653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Jyoti Nigam, MD

Old Bridge, NJ 08857

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th 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 (2,332 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Maul, MD

Grafton, WI 53024

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
61st WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (1,861 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Pallares, MD

Louisville, KY 40223

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
91st KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Percutaneous aeroallergen & food skin-prick testing (CPT 95004) & subspecialty diagnostics (30,793 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shaheer Ali, MD

Port Jefferson, NY 11777

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
61st 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 (426 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Elliot Cauble, MD

Riverview, FL 33578

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
27th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (985 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Lincoln Daynes, OD

Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
66th 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 (776 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Jeffrey Kneile, MD

Columbus, OH 43203

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
38th 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 (1,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Megan Sisk, DO

Great Falls, MT 59405

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
74th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,474 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Fava, MD

Lebanon, PA 17042

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
36th PA 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 (1,838 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Felicia Feng, MD

Houston, TX 77063

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
85th 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 (4,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Cory Brown, DPM

Lewiston, ID 83501

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
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 (3,616 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ebaad Malick, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
37th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Abubakr Abdelaziz, MD

Kingman, AZ 86401

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
63rd AZ 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 (2,900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Kareem Hamad, MD

Utica, NY 13501

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
20th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (862 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
60th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,029 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Layla Abubshait, MD

Saginaw, MI 48602

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
1st 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 (631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Piotr Dumicz, MD

New Bern, NC 28562

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
50th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (819 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
66th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,428 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Fain, MD

Birmingham, AL 35249

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
25th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,155 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Scott Hudzinski, DPM

Louisville, KY 40217

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
78th 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 (2,565 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Trevor Applehof, DO

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
38th 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 (1,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Adam Lye, MD

Louisville, KY 40202

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (2,191 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.

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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.

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.