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Dr. Tanya Dorff, MD

Duarte, CA 91010

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
36th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (1,681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Austin Mackens, MD

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
99th 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 (10,409 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Daniel Rust, MD

Boston, MA 02111

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
33rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,235 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Brett Butler, DPM

Washington, MI 48095

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th 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 (2,262 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Rosenthal, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
83rd 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 (2,658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Steadman, MD

Florence, SC 29505

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
77th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,299 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.5

Dr. Livia Hantos, MD

Arlington Heights, IL 60004

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
27th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,050 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Wha Joon Lee, MD

Greenville, TX 75401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
95th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daisy Lankarani, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
75th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Urology ★ 4.6

Dr. Jin-Hee Kim, MD

Portland, OR 97227

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chitra Kanyadan, MD

Smyrna, GA 30080

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (612 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Philip Coverdale, MD

Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
63rd 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 (827 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Glass, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22908

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
22nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (692 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vishnu Kannabiran, MD

Chelmsford, MA 01824

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
96th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,115 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Sarah Miglis, DO

San Francisco, CA 94114

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
52nd 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 (911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$250 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Ronald Cauchard, OD

Wyckoff, NJ 07481

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
95th 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 (1,987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Glenn Gomes, MD

Naperville, IL 60540

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
44th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (805 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Daniel Rootman, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90095

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
80th 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 (7,372 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$231 Cash

Dr. Ryan Box, DO

Kettering, OH 45429

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
94th 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 (586 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Natalia Colocci, MD

Palo Alto, CA 94301

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
72nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (73,226 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Kreger, MD

Dothan, AL 36301

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
79th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Kingery, MD

West Columbia, SC 29169

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
79th 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 (628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Charles Guo, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
43rd 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 (1,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Scott Lisson, MD

Raleigh, NC 27610

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
49th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maohao Han, MD

Leesburg, FL 34788

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
48th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (980 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Syed Azmi, MD

Southaven, MS 38671

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
44th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (2,042 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kelly Ternes, DO

Shelby Township, MI 48315

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
71st 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 (2,013 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Stewart, MD

Atlanta, GA 30309

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
11th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Chester Rollins, MD

Atlanta, GA 30309

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
76th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Leslie Greenberg, MD

Princeton, NJ 08540

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
87th 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 (505 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Thomas, MD

Oceanside, CA 92055

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
92nd 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 (603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Wagner, DO

Bethlehem, PA 18017

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
29th 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 (771 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th 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 (758 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Osama Niazi, DO

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
20th AZ 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 (2,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Andrew Mullin, MD

Walterboro, SC 29488

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
23rd 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 (688 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Thompson, MD

Booneville, MS 38829

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
75th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,768 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.