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Dr. Rebecca Thiede, MD

Gilbert, AZ 85295

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
19th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,171 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Linda Mccormick, DO

Blue Springs, MO 64014

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
85th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,667 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jerry Smith, MD

Nashville, TN 37205

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
45th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$202 Cash

Dr. Hary Suseelan, MD

Hyde Park, NY 12538

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
71st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Amir Aghajanian, MD

Chapel Hill, NC 27599

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
44th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,303 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexis Nees, MD

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
30th 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 (1,664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ukeme Umana, MD

Marion, IL 62959

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th IL 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 (5,450 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Saritha Thumma, MD

Spokane, WA 99202

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
97th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (233,711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Ashish Dhungel, MD

Newnan, GA 30265

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
72nd GA 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 (2,739 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Kandl, MD

Savannah, GA 31404

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
76th GA 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 (4,712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Cady, MD

Portland, ME 04102

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd ME 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 (7,061 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Howe, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,556 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Leitner, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85028

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,582 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Clifford Strauss, DO

Yardley, PA 19067

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
63rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,051 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Stowe, MD

Fall River, MA 02721

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
97th 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 (1,794 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Megan Andrews, OD

Salem, VA 24153

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
71st 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 (1,334 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenosa Okafor, MD

Morris, IL 60450

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
27th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (950 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Julian Salome-Correa, MD

Bay Shore, NY 11706

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
56th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,576 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Shuangping Wang, MD

Warwick, NY 10990

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th 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 (16,207 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Shawn Miller, MD

Bonita Springs, FL 34135

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th 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 (18,530 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Colten Philpott, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
41st 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 (788 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amy Garwood, MD

Lincoln, NE 68510

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
85th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (269,927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Darrin Scherer, DO

Goodyear, AZ 85395

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,041 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Majid Maybody, MD

Jamaica, NY 11432

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
26th 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 (1,410 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th OH 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 (3,571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Jones, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
32nd 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 (781 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Candice Bolan, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th 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 (49,677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.5

Dr. Heather O'connor, DO

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
25th 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 (1,373 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Larry Cohen, MD

Edison, NJ 08820

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
49th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Moore, MD

Portland, ME 04101

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th ME 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 (43,685 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
81st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dale Brannon, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
10th 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 (916 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aloyisus Tsang, MD

Burbank, CA 91505

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th 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 (5,119 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Justin Hart, MD

Charlotte, NC 28204

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
67th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (2,247 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Marie-Claire Villanueva, DPM

Merritt Island, FL 32953

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
57th 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 (2,170 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Vishal Ganesh, MD

Avondale, AZ 85392

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,270 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 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.