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Dr. Sabeen Dhand, MD

Whittier, CA 90602

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
31st 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 (1,361 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shital Patel, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33437

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Abhay Parikh, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92663

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Pamela Humpel, DPM

Punta Gorda, FL 33950

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th 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 (7,594 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Thelma Edquid, MD

Murrieta, CA 92562

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th 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 (807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Katherine Simon, MD

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
59th 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 (4,292 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ellen Mcinerney, MD

Edgewater, MD 21037

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th 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 (3,082 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shawn Gentry, MD

Columbia, TN 38401

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,731 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.8

Dr. Jaswinder Rattan, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76110

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
78th TX 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 (3,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chris Marasco, MD

Shelbyville, TN 37160

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
68th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,599 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Victor Chang, MD

Conroe, TX 77304

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
32nd TX 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 (1,676 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.8

Dr. Steve Lebovitch, MD

Bloomfield, NJ 07003

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
62nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,822 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Gammel, MD

Georgetown, SC 29440

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
26th 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 (694 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Sharp, MD

Lancaster, SC 29720

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
91st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,321 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Khalid Kahook, MD

Neenah, WI 54956

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
94th WI 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 (20,531 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Spiegel, DO

Wyomissing, PA 19610

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,482 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. George Canellakis, MD

North Andover, MA 01845

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
76th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Bartley, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
31st TX 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 (1,651 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Christian Mangrum, DO

Oklahoma City, OK 73134

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
56th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Saurabh Chhabra, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
53rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (88,080 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Scott Koenig, MD

Woodbury, NY 11797

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
47th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. James Kuo, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
28th 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 (1,233 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$231 Cash

Dr. Robert Benz, MD

Fort Collins, CO 80525

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
51st CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.9

Dr. Stephanus Busono, MD

Somerset, NJ 08873

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lisa Rubenstein, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85008

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
12th 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 (800 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Chad Jessup, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
33rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Ian Kirkpatrick, DO

Talihina, OK 74571

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
56th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karl Weller, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18015

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
92nd 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 (673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Fuad Habash, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85027

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
58th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,979 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.7

Dr. Mary Monaco, DO

Joliet, IL 60435

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
46th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,706 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Trisha Volmering, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45236

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
30th 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 (1,453 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mousa Matar, MD

Riverside, CA 92506

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th 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 (3,756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jordan Ivey, MD

Madison, AL 35758

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
44th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,901 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Jila Khorsand, MD

Providence, RI 02908

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
57th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,198 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stuart Leicht, MD

Johnson City, TN 37615

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
84th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Anwar Wassel, MD

Utica, NY 13502

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,816 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 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.