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★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
85th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,528 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Aaron Ducoffe, MD

Fairfax, VA 22031

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
53rd 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 (4,252 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cynthia Chiu, MD

Oakland, CA 94609

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
55th 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 (3,384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Brodell, MD

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
13th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Krasnow, MD

Exeter, NH 03833

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
64th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Hendrix, MD

Flowood, MS 39232

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
88th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carl Moshovitis, MD

Chicago, IL 60625

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
33rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,357 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Costin Ionescu, MD

New Haven, CT 06511

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
47th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,588 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Subba Vanga, MD

Conyers, GA 30012

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
42nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,435 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Russell, MD

Fort Campbell, KY 42223

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
26th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,481 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
24th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,458 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Franklin, MD

Georgetown, TX 78626

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
89th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Ahmed Sakkal, MD

Charleston, WV 25301

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
58th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,438 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Ramanna Merla, MD

Pomona, CA 91767

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
65th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,830 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Lorien Sites, MD

Nashville, TN 37212

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
72nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,061 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$202 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Julie Robinson, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shadpour Demehri, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
26th 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 (2,544 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Grekin, DO

Warren, MI 48088

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
83rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,182 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Marc Silverman, OD

Huntington, NY 11743

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
81st 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 (1,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Robert Fein, MD

Somerset, NJ 08873

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (208,898 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Khurram Wadud, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32204

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
78th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Todd Henderson, MD

Southaven, MS 38671

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
54th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,389 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Toulson, MD

Mckinney, TX 75070

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (26,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Manny Katsetos, MD

New Britain, CT 06051

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Kelly Moses, MD

Mobile, AL 36607

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
65th 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 (2,586 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Allison, MD

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
21st 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 (1,391 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Miller, MD

Mishawaka, IN 46545

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
66th 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 (1,912 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Bigbie, MD

Norman, OK 73069

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
39th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,235 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laurel Hansch, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
34th 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 (1,724 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Morris Naus, MD

Delray Beach, FL 33445

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,876 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, MD

Norwood, MA 02062

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (16,844 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. James Jachimowicz, MD

Brooksville, FL 34613

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
33rd FL 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 (2,196 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Richard Szucs, MD

Richmond, VA 23230

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
17th 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 (1,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Todd Holm, MD

Stillwater, MN 55082

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
38th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Travis Frazier, MD

Puyallup, WA 98371

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
36th 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 (2,055 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. James Connors, MD

St Petersburg, FL 33705

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
49th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,292 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 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.