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Psychiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Dida Ganjoo, MD

Bowie, MD 20716

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
90th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Psychopharmacology Medication & Symptom Titration Visit [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluation (CPT 90792) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,315 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Fouts, MD

Red Lodge, MT 59068

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
92nd MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,495 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Leigh, DO

Greer, SC 29651

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
74th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,958 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Thomas Retzios, DPM

Miamisburg, OH 45342

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
81st 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 (2,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arthi Kumaravel, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
96th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,861 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Warren Botnick, MD

Natchitoches, LA 71457

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
46th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Morrison, MD

Suwanee, GA 30024

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
99th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mordecai Dicker, MD

Great Neck, NY 11023

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
96th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,442 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Gregg Pearson, DO

Waterford, NJ 08089

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
99th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (21,743 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bryan Feldman, MD

Hershey, PA 17033

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
97th 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 (611 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Easa Ghoreishi, MD

Chesterton, IN 46304

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
46th 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 (784 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Bryan Thompson, DPM

Post Falls, ID 83854

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
76th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,050 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Estuardo Aguilar, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15203

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
94th 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 (553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
94th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Hugh Ross, MD

Cooperstown, NY 13326

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
86th 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 (454 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Flavel Heyman, OD

Paxton, IL 60957

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
93rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,518 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
89th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Michele Friday, MD

Russell, KY 41169

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
12th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Crenshaw, MD

Benton, LA 71006

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
89th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Sarah Clay, OD

Ardmore, OK 73401

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
93rd OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Hu, MD

Greenbrae, CA 94904

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
90th 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 (486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Rizzo, DO

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
97th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Vivien Fongue Fongue, DO

South Miami, FL 33143

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
24th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,508 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Anne Jones, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
99th 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 (681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Epperson, MD

Charlotte, NC 28207

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
83rd 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 (529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Ritter, MD

Bonita Springs, FL 34135

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
85th 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 (1,882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Edgar Martorell, MD

Orlando, FL 32835

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
99th 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 (97,954 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Bianca Chang, MD

West Hollywood, CA 90048

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
96th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Sienko, MD

Sequim, WA 98382

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
90th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Valentine, MD

Millinocket, ME 04462

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
38th ME 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 (1,784 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Iqbal Tak, MD

Richmond Hill, NY 11418

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
86th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complex bacterial & subspecialty diagnostics (3,601 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Elena Anisimova, MD

Denver, CO 80231

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
97th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,142 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$213 Cash

Dr. David Bradshaw, MD

American Fork, UT 84003

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
59th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,103 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Alexander, MD

Chicago, IL 60637

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
94th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Zubair Malik, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19140

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
97th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,503 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.