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Dr. Richard Miller, DO

Port Richey, FL 34668

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
70th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,720 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.9

Dr. Dennis Hwang, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
86th 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 (4,576 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Wendy Silcox, MD

Grayslake, IL 60030

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
37th 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 (2,406 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Catherine Ruetten, MD

Sycamore, IL 60118

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
84th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Francis Koch, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
14th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Suhny Abbara, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
84th 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 (14,131 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Maren Shaw, MD

Washington, DC 20060

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
81st DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,660 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Becker, MD

New Haven, CT 06510

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
25th 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 (1,398 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.8

Dr. Aaron Latowsky, MD

Litchfield Park, AZ 85340

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (28,119 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Charles Harmon, MD

Helena, MT 59601

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
54th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Martin Wareham, MD

Simi Valley, CA 93065

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Summa, MD

Mesquite, TX 75149

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
32nd 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 (1,530 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mehran Elly, MD

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th 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 (32,573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Rajesh Jain, MD

Chicago, IL 60637

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
88th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,219 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Vijay Mittal, MD

Ocala, FL 34474

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
71st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,897 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
68th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,930 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aurora Gonzalez, MD

Lake St Louis, MO 63367

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
17th 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 (1,309 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Williams, MD

Worcester, MA 01605

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
55th MA 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 (2,957 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Michael Waugh, MD

Durham, NC 27704

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
68th 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 (2,182 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Georgia Shapiro, MD

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
84th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (292,238 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Virginia Planz, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd 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 (11,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$202 Cash

Dr. Usman Mazahir, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
56th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Christopher Ratliff, MD

Cooperstown, NY 13326

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
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 (1,786 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Frank Lin, MD

Covina, CA 91723

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
44th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Shermeen Memon, MD

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
25th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,688 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Sara Tischer, DO

Hot Springs Village, AR 71909

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
85th 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 (5,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Ioffreda, MD

Hershey, PA 17033

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
40th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,070 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nancy Tray, MD

Monterey, CA 93940

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (229,558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Samuel Kolman, MD

Lebanon, PA 17042

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
49th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,341 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dennis Coughlin, MD

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
36th 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 (1,900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
21st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,563 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.8

Dr. Richard Owings, MD

Loveland, CO 80538

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
85th 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 (3,566 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
53rd NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gabriel Sosne, MD

Detroit, MI 48201

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
61st MI 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 (2,711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Wladis, MD

Orlando, FL 32804

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
61st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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.