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Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Michael Anigbogu, MD

Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
31st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.9

Dr. Sheldon Gorbacz, MD

New York, NY 10038

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
96th 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 (7,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Richard Wise, MD

Galloway, NJ 08205

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
16th 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 (1,422 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
99th 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 (4,397 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Scott Seals, MD

Rockwall, TX 75032

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
74th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (118,367 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Syed Hussain, MBBS

Decatur, TX 76234

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
98th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,468 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Stephen Kinard, DPM

Tarboro, NC 27886

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
73rd 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 (2,475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramsey Saba, MD

Fairfield, CT 06825

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
99th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,058 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Frizner, MD

Pikesville, MD 21208

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
95th 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 (7,024 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
40th WV 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 (1,716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.9

Dr. Hafiz Sroya, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87106

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
92nd NM 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 (2,790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Carpenter, MD

Elloree, SC 29047

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
75th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,131 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.9

Dr. Patrick Irwin, MD

Cleveland, OH 44111

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
98th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,067 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Psychiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Janak Mehtani, MD

Sacramento, CA 95821

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
92nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Psychopharmacology Medication & Symptom Titration Visit [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluation (CPT 90792) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,530 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
38th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,883 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Holly Loud, DO

Mchenry, IL 60050

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
92nd 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 (572 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Ben Palmer, OD

Nipomo, CA 93444

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
93rd 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 (1,412 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Lothrop, MD

Denison, IA 51442

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
97th 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 (612 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Mock, MD

Searcy, AR 72143

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
75th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Kerr, MD

Tampa, FL 33614

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
85th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,544 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Lana Goldman, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53202

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
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 (552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.9

Dr. Douglas Stewart, DPM

Alexander City, AL 35010

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
80th 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 (2,393 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Troutt, MD

Mount Pleasant, TX 75455

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
84th 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 (4,312 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shayli Merlo, MD

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
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 (2,711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Rachna Sultanian, MD

New York, NY 10019

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
94th 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 (573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sandipan Chakraborty, MD

Springfield, MA 01107

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
98th 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 (971 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Robert Ellspermann, MD

Manhasset, NY 11030

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
97th 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 (606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Ajabor, MD

West Liberty, KY 41472

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
2nd 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 (640 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.9

Dr. William Dotson, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33966

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
88th 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 (544 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ajay Kumar, MD

Cleveland, OH 44115

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
99th 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 (13,271 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.9

Dr. Prasad Bichu, MD

Beaver, PA 15009

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
79th PA 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 (2,047 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.9
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
99th 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 (6,272 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Thomas Lowe, MD

Torrance, CA 90505

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
92nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (195,635 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Liam O'sullivan, MD

Wenatchee, WA 98801

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
94th 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 (582 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 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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