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Dr. Jeffrey Diskin, MD

Flint, MI 48532

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th 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 (2,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
59th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Lafata, DO

Clyde, NC 28721

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
61st 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 (2,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Melissa Hammond, OD

University Park, FL 34201

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
90th 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 (2,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Andrew Berkman, MD

Atlantis, FL 33462

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
88th 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 (5,949 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Patrick Frias, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
24th 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 (1,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Grace, MD

Seattle, WA 98104

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
52nd WA 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 (2,747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$225 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Burton Greenberg, MD

Jupiter, FL 33458

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
30th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Bryan Reynolds, MD

Boulder, CO 80303

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
21st CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,518 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kevin Carter, DO

Beavercreek, OH 45431

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
49th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,232 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Youngblood, MD

Auburn, CA 95603

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
83rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,874 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Patrick Tamim, MD

Panama City, FL 32405

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
80th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Yohai, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
63rd 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 (4,144 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Vahe Badalian, MD

Glendale, CA 91206

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
68th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,253 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. William King, MD

Wilmington, NC 28403

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
94th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,998 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
75th OH 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 (4,264 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Norma Khoury, MD

Columbia, SC 29204

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
71st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,671 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Oscar Vazquez, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
79th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,605 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Bryce Hatfield, MD

Richmond, VA 23298

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
40th 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 (1,855 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rachel Reynolds, MD

Boston, MA 02215

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
56th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,886 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Hicham Ismail, MD

Charlotte, NC 28211

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
12th 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 (1,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Po Zhao, MD

Chantilly, VA 20151

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
72nd 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 (3,141 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Burry, DO

Lewiston, ID 83501

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
96th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Colleen Coughlin, MD

Chester, NJ 07930

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
13th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,572 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Cindy Wang, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
67th 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 (2,500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Henna Pearl, MD

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
43rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,361 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Nathan Allison, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46805

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
65th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Poff, MD

Greensboro, NC 27401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
42nd 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 (2,613 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Monica Maria Romero, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87110

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
80th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,884 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Evan Simonson, DPM

Prescott, AZ 86301

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
99th 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 (19,726 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Mobeen Rahman, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
69th 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 (2,670 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. George Yeh, MD

Olney, MD 20832

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
61st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,051 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Zeb, MD

Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
27th 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 (1,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Chou, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90048

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,291 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$231 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Sarah Kohnstamm, MD

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
30th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,676 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Marwan Kaskas, MD

Shreveport, LA 71103

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
76th LA 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 (2,571 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.