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Dr. Glenn Cohen, DO

East Norriton, PA 19401

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
89th 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 (593 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Jeser, DO

Las Vegas, NV 89106

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
43rd 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 (733 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brooke Judd, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
33rd NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (910 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jack Shakarshy, MD

Galloway, NJ 08205

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
13th 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 (1,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Brent Wilson, OD

Goodyear, AZ 85395

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
70th 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 (894 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Sandeep Bansal, MD

Du Bois, PA 15801

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
80th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,169 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jessica Thornton, DO

Kalamazoo, MI 49008

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
10th 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 (658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Habib Azad, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st CA 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 (7,593 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Urology ★ 4.5
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
19th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Joshua Heersink, OD

Monte Vista, CO 81144

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
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 (1,325 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Amie Cocoros, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85008

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
53rd 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 (1,460 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Boris Peysin, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11214

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
90th 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 (5,808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Brad Cohen, MD

Poway, CA 92064

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,193 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
24th 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 (887 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. James Sarrett, MD

Texarkana, TX 75503

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
84th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,393 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gordon Wagler, MD

Greenwood, SC 29646

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
65th 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 (2,941 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Catherine Laiosa, MD

Englewood, NJ 07631

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
73rd 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 (2,510 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Delia Viisoreanu, MD

Federal Way, WA 98003

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
98th 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 (12,642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Indira Gjoni, MD

New York, NY 10017

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
36th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,104 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Jerome Leff, DPM

Bronx, NY 10463

★★★★★ 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 (2,547 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
70th OH 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 (1,680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Shiv Kumar, MD

Portsmouth, NH 03801

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd NH 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 (1,761 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.7

Dr. Bruce Silverman, DO

Farmington Hills, MI 48334

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
70th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,937 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Hong, MD

Farmington Hills, MI 48334

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
77th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,842 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexander Barsam, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63110

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
18th MO 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 (1,406 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Franklin Harry, DPM

Festus, MO 63028

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
65th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,249 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
96th NH 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 (2,534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Blaha, DO

Indianapolis, IN 46202

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
62nd 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 (875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sang Ahn, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90020

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
18th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (1,328 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$231 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Jesse Flaxenburg, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
96th CO 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 (3,785 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kristen Richards, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
65th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,921 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Rene Cabeza, MD

Orange City, FL 32763

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
47th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (73,557 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mark Mann, MD

Clinton, OK 73601

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
24th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hess Panjeton, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63141

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
71st MO 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 (2,439 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.