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Dr. Bashar Okka, MD

Clarkston, MI 48346

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
92nd 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 (4,862 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jon Paul Harmer, MD

Weatherford, TX 76086

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
99th 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 (9,969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Brian Harry, MD

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

★★★★★ 5.0 (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 (1,572 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erika Music, MD

Lexington, KY 40504

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
35th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Vander Woude, MD

Lincoln, NE 68506

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
33rd 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 (1,814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
86th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,186 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rita El-Hajj, MD

Wynnewood, PA 19096

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
95th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,082 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dillan Patel, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
44th 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 (1,311 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Bogucki, MD

Columbus, OH 43213

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
74th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,327 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Welch, MD

Provo, UT 84604

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
95th UT 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 (46,269 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Mohamed Ahmed, MD

Bullhead City, AZ 86442

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
47th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,418 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash
Urology ★ 4.8

Dr. Charles Mccall, MD

Columbus, GA 31901

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
92nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,339 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Philip Dreisbach, MD

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (171,552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Thomas Serey, MD

Anderson, SC 29621

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
52nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,192 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.6

Dr. Mckay Hugentobler, MD

Hot Springs, AR 71901

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
44th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
88th 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 (8,629 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samer Kabbani, MD

Chillicothe, OH 45601

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
65th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Lien-Thu Dao, OD

Sturbridge, MA 01566

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
74th 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 (802 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Kenneth Herlihy, OD

Warsaw, NY 14569

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
80th 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 (1,017 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Nand Wadhwa, MD

East Setauket, NY 11733

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
91st NY 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 (7,401 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Michelle Ban, OD

Olympia, WA 98506

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
86th 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 (1,028 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Bruce Kaplan, MD

Park Ridge, IL 60068

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
51st IL 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 (2,908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Robert Deangelis, MD

Springfield, VA 22152

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
47th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
42nd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Hsiao, MD

LA Mesa, CA 91942

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
70th 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 (1,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Peter Valko, MD

Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
72nd 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 (1,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Psychiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Alberto Rojas, MD

Miami, FL 33143

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Psychopharmacology Medication & Symptom Titration Visit [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluation (CPT 90792) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Joanna Young, DO

Charlotte, NC 28204

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
85th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (124,764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Phipps, MD

Sutherland, VA 23885

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
53rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Johnson, PSYD

Glendale, AZ 85306

★★★★★ 5.0 (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 (7,383 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5
★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
23rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Detrane, MD

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
87th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,957 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Swetha Mudunuri, MD

Cameron Park, CA 95682

★★★★★ 5.0 (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 (1,572 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Bounds, MD

Salisbury, MD 21804

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
42nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,146 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.6

Dr. Todd Igel, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
42nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,750 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Comperatore, MD

Abington, PA 19001

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
70th 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 (1,081 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.