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Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. George Garcia, MD

Idaho Falls, ID 83404

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
90th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,454 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wesley Mann, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
37th 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 (1,936 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Arshad Javed, MD

Toledo, OH 43615

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
86th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vikas Verma, MD

Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
90th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,278 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Candace Grier, MD

Omaha, NE 68198

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
25th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,101 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Mark Menendez, DPM

Lewes, DE 19958

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
83rd 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 (5,963 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Lebovic, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90403

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
65th 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 (5,338 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ellsworth Wright, MD

Paterson, NJ 07503

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
96th 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 (3,205 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter White, DO

Salem, OR 97301

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
74th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Kolodziej, MD

Boca Raton, FL 33486

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
41st 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 (2,657 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Timothy Vandenboom, MD

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
88th 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 (2,336 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jaspreet Batra, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90401

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
41st 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 (2,274 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Kuo, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
90th 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 (38,057 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Howard Chen, MD

Campbell, CA 95008

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
99th 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 (97,012 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ronald Nelson, MD

Murfreesboro, TN 37130

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (26,527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Thomas Yau, MD

Silver Spring, MD 20910

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
63rd MD 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 (5,056 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brenda Sokotoff, MD

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
26th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,657 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Reena Malhotra, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
32nd 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 (1,768 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Constance Courtois, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63110

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
32nd 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 (1,928 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. David Marbury, MD

Jackson, MS 39202

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
71st MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,411 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Benjamin Wu, MD

San Jose, CA 95126

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
40th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Parker, MD

Richmond, VA 23298

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
34th 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 (2,464 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Krishna Kumar, DO

Orlando, FL 32806

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
75th 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 (8,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Melinda Dubose, MD

Charlotte, NC 28202

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
23rd 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 (1,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.7

Dr. Igor Galan, MD

Santa Maria, CA 93454

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
70th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Satyam Tatineni, MD

Evansville, IN 47747

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
54th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,195 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yasmin Clark, MD

Lafayette, CA 94549

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
42nd 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 (2,457 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Philip Palmeri, DPM

Franklin Square, NY 11010

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
96th 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 (6,163 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
15th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,532 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nephtali Kogan, MD

Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
45th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,966 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Edward Lee, MD

Fullerton, CA 92835

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
67th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,981 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. David Rubin, OD

Venice, FL 34292

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
94th 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 (2,664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
66th 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 (2,107 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Amber Slezak, OD

Pataskala, OH 43062

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
96th 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 (2,793 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.