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Dr. Carol King, MD

Canton, MI 48187

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
75th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter White, MD

North Chesterfield, VA 23235

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
53rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,222 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shawn Gross, MD

Edina, MN 55424

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
26th MN 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 (1,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Jerrold Larsen, OD

Casper, WY 82601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
88th WY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,615 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abdulhameed Aziz, MD

Atlanta, GA 30309

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
24th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (975 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Joshua Namias, MD

Salem, MA 01970

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
43rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (939 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Christine Rust, MD

Lexington, KY 40508

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
13th KY 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 (982 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jong Hyun Nam, MD

Lansdale, PA 19446

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
64th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,146 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Wayne Cumbria, MD

Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th 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 (5,775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Harmindar Gill, MD

Tampa, FL 33637

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
29th 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 (1,777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.6

Dr. Michael Vesali, MD

Kansas City, MO 64111

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
45th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,268 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Talia Kaden, MD

New York, NY 10017

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
91st 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 (16,234 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Rish Pai, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
54th 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 (2,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Garrison Bennett, MD

Midlothian, VA 23113

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
81st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Harold Claver, DO

Moore, OK 73160

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
35th 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 (758 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Leone, MD

Clinton Township, MI 48038

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
18th MI 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 (1,114 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. John Reith, MD

Gainesville, FL 32610

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th 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 (1,663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Evan Pixley, DO

Kalamazoo, MI 49008

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
8th 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 (652 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Savar, MD

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
33rd CA 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 (2,024 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ann Tilley, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
61st 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 (1,986 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Gourley, MD

Edmond, OK 73034

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
10th OK 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 (1,370 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roberta Sanders, MD

Texarkana, TX 75503

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
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 (659 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Jeffrey Sack, MD

Sarasota, FL 34233

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
18th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,399 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jian Cui, MD

Lima, OH 45801

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
24th 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 (699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Susan Sharma, DO

Garden City, NY 11530

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
25th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,524 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
51st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,643 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. John Pui, MD

Farmington Hills, MI 48336

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
43rd 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 (1,080 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Donald Grenz, MD

Bismarck, ND 58501

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
77th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,724 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Jeung, DO

St George, UT 84790

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
92nd UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,432 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. John Carson, MD

Mineola, NY 11501

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
90th NY 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 (7,056 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Casey Wilson, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
5th 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 (647 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stefanie Natelson, AUD

West Nyack, NY 10994

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
97th 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 (1,239 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Detore, MD

Mentor, OH 44060

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
67th 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 (1,720 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.