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Dr. Richard Orris, MD

Vernon, CT 06066

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shelley Xu, MD

Oakland, CA 94609

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd 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 (807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Farid Assouad, MD

Boca Raton, FL 33434

★★★★★ 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 (1,755 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Paul Schwarz, DO

Seattle, WA 98101

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
91st WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (354 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$225 Cash

Dr. Kristen Mackenzie, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th 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 (13,711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Vincent Bryan, DO

Tulsa, OK 74136

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th 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 (11,811 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amaresh Nath, MD

Fairfield Township, OH 45011

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
85th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Irwin, MD

Lutz, FL 33549

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
11th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Pulmonary vein isolation catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (CPT 93656) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,432 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mahyar Toofantabrizi, MD

Baltimore, MD 21237

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
91st 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 (936 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Polk, MD

Nashville, TN 37209

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$202 Cash

Dr. Hank Lin, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
90th 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 (22,119 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kevin Johnson, MD

Augusta, GA 30912

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
89th 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 (6,934 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.9

Dr. Li Ma, MD

Brunswick, GA 31525

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st 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 (6,998 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Brandon Kai, MD

Honolulu, HI 96813

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
89th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,036 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Jonathan Finkel, MD

Chester, PA 19013

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
60th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Ramavathi Nandyala, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
87th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tina Cleary, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
99th MA 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 (40,863 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Gaurang Gandhi, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Philip Rivera, MD

Bel Air, MD 21014

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,397 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Shravya Vinnakota, MBBS

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
98th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,303 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rammohan Rao, MD

Pensacola, FL 32503

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
84th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,294 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Neil Levin, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,055 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Darren Sidney, MD

North Charleston, SC 29406

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
86th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Pulmonary vein isolation catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (CPT 93656) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,013 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Muhammad Khan, MD

Dodge City, KS 67801

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,331 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Sadasiva Katta, MD

Huntsville, AL 35802

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
93rd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,476 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.9
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
88th 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 (3,926 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. James Kyle, MD

Lafayette, LA 70508

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
87th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karen Kostroff, MD

Lake Success, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
75th 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 (1,295 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Chrystal Berg, DPM

Denver, CO 80204

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
95th 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 (4,067 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$213 Cash

Dr. Timothy Angelotti, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
96th 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 (1,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
41st 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 (2,531 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Greg Blair, MD

Massapequa, NY 11758

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Robert Svoboda, MD

Little Rock, AR 72212

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (22,734 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.