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Neurology ★ 4.9

Dr. Fawzi Elsagga, MD

Palatka, FL 32177

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
72nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,345 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Westfall, MD

Glens Falls, NY 12801

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
32nd NY 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 (1,801 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Anjali Bal, MD

Willow Grove, PA 19090

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (49,880 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Nichols, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th 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 (634 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Nicholas Vachon, DPM

Ellsworth, ME 04605

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
66th ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pranawa Koirala, MD

Roanoke, VA 24014

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th 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 (607 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Valentin Jurma, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th 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 (591 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. C Hansen, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (23,934 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erika Toyoda, MD

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (21,287 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Rosenthal, MD

Maumee, OH 43537

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
56th 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 (2,576 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Michelsen, DO

Richmond, VA 23298

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th 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 (836 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Savan Shah, MD

Clearwater, FL 33756

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
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 (97,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,243 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Nanda Biswas, MD

Victorville, CA 92395

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
97th 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 (19,803 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Andrew Harkins, MD

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th 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 (784 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Raymond Pekala, MD

Haddon Heights, NJ 08035

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
23rd NJ 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 (1,709 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Sacco, MD

Concord, CA 94520

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
61st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Jared Quesenberry, OD

Bedford, VA 24523

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd 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 (1,420 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Dunn, MD

Bothell, WA 98011

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
71st 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 (1,528 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Darren Geyer, MD

Austin, TX 78735

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
84th 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 (512 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sandeep Datta, MD

Macon, GA 31210

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th 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 (3,613 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lucian Ghioalda, MS CCC

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 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 (1,625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniel Mekasha, MD

Southgate, MI 48195

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd 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 (775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Reza Mohammad, PAAA

Austell, GA 30106

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th 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 (542 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brett Spain, DO

Massapequa, NY 11758

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.9
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
97th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,188 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Susan Yang, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63128

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,201 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Boehm, MD

Waukesha, WI 53188

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
95th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$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.