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★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
86th 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 (511 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy O'shaughnessy, MD

Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
73rd 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 (367 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Patrick Olson, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84107

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
53rd UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,557 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Oriente Ditano, MD

Moon Township, PA 15108

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
50th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,990 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Goda Damera, MD

Ellicott City, MD 21043

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
95th 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 (1,472 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luiz Pinheiro, MD

Birmingham, AL 35243

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
11th 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 (755 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melvin Lau, MD

Round Rock, TX 78665

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
74th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (497 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bijal Patel, DO

Bradenton, FL 34208

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
51st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,707 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Navid Malakouti, MD

Mill Creek, WA 98012

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
88th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,103 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
94th 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 (10,580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nirmala Shanmugam, MD

Lake Worth, FL 33467

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
6th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Izabela Nowosielski, MD

Middletown, NY 10940

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
65th 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 (447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Brianne Daniels, DO

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
73rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gina Baiamonte, MD

Wilkes Barre, PA 18711

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
65th 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 (354 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Fitzsimons, MD

Garland, TX 75042

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
14th 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 (751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Randell Skau, MD

Oroville, CA 95966

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,833 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ahmar Malik, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
25th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,287 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Elham Arbzadeh, MD

Washington, DC 20037

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
59th DC 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

Dr. Benjamin Whigham, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
8th 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 (900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Kroeze, DO

Bridgman, MI 49106

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
66th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,851 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Roshan Sher Ali, MD

Elmhurst, IL 60126

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
82nd IL 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 (3,370 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Thomas Morris, DPM

Uniontown, PA 15401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th 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 (1,648 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Stewart, MD

Glendale, AZ 85308

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
21st 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 (824 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Stephen Strock, MD

Asheville, NC 28801

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
31st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Michael Mihalick, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
71st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Marvin Ott, MD

Wichita, KS 67214

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
76th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michio Taya, MD

Madison, WI 53792

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
48th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,498 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Seipp, DO

Malone, NY 12953

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
17th 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 (822 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Gabriel Babinsky, DO

Lynchburg, VA 24501

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
68th 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 (389 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carey Keiter, DO

State College, PA 16801

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
36th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,050 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jodi Forwand, MD

Plattsburgh, NY 12901

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
95th 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 (581 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.8

Dr. Ahsan Niazi, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32207

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
86th 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 (514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
Urology ★ 4.6

Dr. Justyn Blankenship, DO

Huntington, WV 25703

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
25th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (968 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Gaeta, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
61st TX 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 (355 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Madhu Patel, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
76th 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 (3,198 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
89th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,693 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.