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Dr. Mohammad Jamil, MD

Peoria, AZ 85382

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
62nd 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 (1,779 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. David Shipon, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19145

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
34th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,746 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gina Lokna, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Richard Thoma, MD

Birmingham, AL 35216

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
44th AL 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 (6,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.7

Dr. Calvin Natanzon, MD

Livingston, NJ 07039

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,033 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Abshire, MD

Lafayette, LA 70503

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
60th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,341 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Lawrence Browne, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
51st 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 (1,770 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th 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 (3,296 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Yelena German, MD

Voorhees, NJ 08043

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
48th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karen Nipper, MD

Waterbury, CT 06708

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
33rd CT 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 (1,604 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karen Kim, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
21st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ronya Silmi, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32209

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
11th 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 (665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Richard Miles, DO

Jackson, MS 39204

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
82nd 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 (545 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Petty, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
67th 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 (457 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Juan Gaztanaga, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33908

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Melissa Earles, MD

Greer, SC 29650

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
55th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erik Larsen, DO

Toms River, NJ 08755

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
47th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,910 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashleigh Maclean, MD

El Paso, TX 79912

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
7th 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 (656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Siddharth Jain, MD

Desoto, TX 75115

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
53rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,824 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,252 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Laura Kilty, MD

Cooperstown, NY 13326

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
4th 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 (763 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Mercedes Smith, OD

Springfield, VT 05156

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
63rd VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.9
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th 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 (194,557 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Manuel Bautista, MD

Boardman, OH 44512

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
63rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,287 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Syed Ali Zaidi, MD

Bronx, NY 10467

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
8th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (886 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Carolyn Hudson, MD

Elkhart, IN 46514

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th 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 (23,382 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aminata Kamara, MD

Salisbury, MD 21801

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
14th 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 (823 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Dumot, DO

Cleveland, OH 44106

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
5th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (668 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Grigory Horonenko, DO

Phoenix, AZ 85018

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
48th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,821 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Fayez Bader, MD

Salem, OR 97302

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
44th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,287 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Asal Najafi, DO

Hershey, PA 17033

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
81st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (443 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chinmay Vyas, MD

Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
79th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Witold Iglikowski, MD

Henderson, NV 89052

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
87th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lynn Lee, MD

Valdosta, GA 31602

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
76th 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 (3,354 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$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.