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Dr. Cyril Gaultier, MD

Palm Springs, CA 92264

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
68th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (2,431 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
16th 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 (714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kodjo Ayertey, MD

Atlanta, GA 30309

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
31st 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 (970 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Tyler Slocum, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
89th 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 (580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Scott Graham, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
87th 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 (488 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Douglas Gaufin, DO

Las Cruces, NM 88011

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
71st NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elena Grill, MD

Chester, PA 19013

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
73rd 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 (397 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joel Jacob, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
38th 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 (1,192 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Megha Sood, MD

Salem, MA 01970

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
32nd 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 (1,011 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Hewitt, MD

Dothan, AL 36305

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
81st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Corapi, MD

Mineola, NY 11501

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
13th 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 (767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. James Gregory, MD

Houston, TX 77024

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
37th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,748 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
66th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,696 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Xolani Mdluli, MD

Palm Springs, CA 92262

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
21st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (963 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Neal Lakritz, MD

Enfield, CT 06082

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
87th 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 (2,395 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.4

Dr. Kim Thai, MD

Medford, OR 97504

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
8th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,295 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Amde, MD

Van Nuys, CA 91405

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
64th 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 (400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Deborah Newcomb, MD

Pensacola, FL 32514

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
77th 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 (419 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
Urology ★ 4.5

Dr. Edward Schatte, MD

Pasadena, TX 77504

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
31st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,262 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Jiang, MD

Everett, WA 98201

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
74th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (64,036 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Isabel Pimenta, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
49th 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 (960 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Mumford, MD

Topeka, KS 66606

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
16th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,115 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.5

Dr. Bennett Evans, DPM

Fayetteville, NC 28304

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
25th 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 (917 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Saiyeda Abbas, MD

Farmington Hills, MI 48335

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
93rd 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 (564 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Layman, MD

Dallas, TX 75251

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
84th 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 (466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Eric Winarsky, MD

Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
16th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,016 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.6

Dr. Stuart Isaacson, MD

Boca Raton, FL 33486

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
63rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,869 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Prashant Grover, MD

Hartford, CT 06105

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
38th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Merve Ozen, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th 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 (3,582 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Adam English, DO

Brownsville, TN 38012

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
23rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Naila Rashid, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93110

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
72nd 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 (459 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shahid Malik, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89169

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
32nd NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (58,879 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joel Sandberg, MD

Hollywood, FL 33021

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
32nd FL 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 (2,131 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Veronica Miles, MD

Southfield, MI 48075

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
96th 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 (590 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.