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Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Andrew Golden, DO

Memphis, TN 38120

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
76th 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 (3,152 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Paul Kiritsis, MD

Midlothian, VA 23114

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
47th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Thomas Landry, OD

Corning, NY 14830

★★★★★ 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 (847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Emily Warncke, MD

Englewood, CO 80112

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
56th 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 (3,243 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Floyd Pirtle, MD

Lubbock, TX 79415

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
90th 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 (6,194 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emeen Kiureghian, DO

Glendale, CA 91208

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
11th 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 (682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alejandro Martinez, MD

Cape Coral, FL 33990

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,180 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joshua Strauss, MD

Springfield, NJ 07081

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
27th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (2,460 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Hansen, DO

Cumberland, MD 21502

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
47th 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 (893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Natee Poopat, MD

Upland, CA 91786

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
54th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,540 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
40th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,072 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Dunleavy, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,462 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.5

Dr. Miguel Mercado, MD

Tomball, TX 77375

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
46th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,788 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Herbert Day, DO

Fairbanks, AK 99701

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
47th AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Akida Green, MD

Seneca, SC 29672

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
15th 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 (666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Julia Moon, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19102

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
13th 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 (680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicole Pristera, MD

Raleigh, NC 27609

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
55th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Pradip Seth, DPM

Cincinnati, OH 45241

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
88th 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 (2,751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erin Seefeldt, MD

Federal Way, WA 98003

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
82nd WA 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 (8,406 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Nathan Stevens, DO

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
15th CO 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 (1,143 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. James Whyburn, MD

Temple, TX 76508

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
53rd 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 (1,217 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.8

Dr. Kevin O'connor, MD

Leesburg, VA 20176

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
61st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Walter Devine, MD

San Francisco, CA 94143

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
25th 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 (674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$250 Cash

Dr. Douglas Corazza, MD

Princeton, NJ 08540

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd 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 (3,385 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Ardoin, MD

Lafayette, LA 70508

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
62nd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
70th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,110 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Heather Rafal, DPM

Wilmington, DE 19808

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
69th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,565 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amy Ross, MD

Tampa, FL 33606

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
23rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,174 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Anish Meerasahib, MD

Webster, TX 77598

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
81st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (147,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Lim, MD

Torrance, CA 90505

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
56th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,791 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Thompson, MD

Lexington, KY 40503

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
89th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,153 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Reni Grimes, MD

Daytona Beach, FL 32114

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
51st 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 (1,902 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Inessa Gelfand, MD

Chicago, IL 60645

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
71st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. David Elliott, DO

Fort Myers, FL 33908

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
40th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Laura Shepherd, MD

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
93rd 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 (9,536 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.