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Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Ashish Pershad, MD

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
1st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (696 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Lucas Harvey, MD

Saint Paul, MN 55101

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
68th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,583 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.5

Dr. Jared Wilkinson, DPM

Brunswick, ME 04011

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th 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 (965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Joseph Marchionna, OD

Salinas, CA 93901

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
73rd 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 (476 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Resham Poudel, MD

Monroe, LA 71201

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
41st 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 (1,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marilyn Bean, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
66th 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 (327 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Shane Frerichs, OD

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
72nd 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 (447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
41st 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 (1,177 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Walker, MD

Houma, LA 70360

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
52nd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paxton Aung, DO

West Islip, NY 11795

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
63rd 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 (332 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Colin Kaide, MD

Columbus, OH 43210

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
66th 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 (391 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
90th 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 (591 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dany Saturno Arias, MD

Belleville, IL 62226

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
36th 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 (846 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Nkechi Onokwai, MD

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
10th 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 (749 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carson Higgs, MD

Austin, TX 78759

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
63rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,127 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Robert Hatchitt, DO

Des Moines, IA 50315

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
89th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Manoso, MD

Portland, OR 97225

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
22nd OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,017 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
87th 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 (7,265 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Darin Brummett, MD

Carrollton, GA 30117

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
87th 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 (6,620 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Julian Garcia, MD

Palmdale, CA 93551

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (9,993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
79th 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 (4,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tomas Uribe Acosta, MD

Galveston, TX 77555

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
69th 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 (4,169 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Richard Konstance, MD

Roanoke, VA 24018

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
94th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Julie Locken, MD

Reno, NV 89502

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
61st NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,281 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neil Gupta, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
79th 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 (9,170 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniel Scanga, MD

Charlotte, NC 28211

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
69th 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 (4,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Harout Khanjian, OD

Van Nuys, CA 91405

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
99th 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 (8,448 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jonas Berman, MD

Lowell, MA 01854

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
68th 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 (4,146 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Lester Leung, MD

Bel Air, MD 21014

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
90th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,334 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Childers, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
66th 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 (4,004 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. William Karczewski, MD

Traverse City, MI 49684

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
83rd 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 (4,250 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Henry Hines, MD

Murray, KY 42071

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
89th 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 (6,268 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Khushboo Jhala, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
66th 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 (3,719 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Johnson, MD

Aurora, CO 80045

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
68th 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 (4,041 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Melinda Yeh, MD

San Francisco, CA 94115

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
61st 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 (4,738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$250 Cash
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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.

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