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Dr. Atef Wasef, MD

Daytona Beach, FL 32117

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
52nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Fluoroscopy-guided lumbar/cervical epidural steroid injections (CPT 62323) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,241 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kimberly Sandlin, AUD

Orlando, FL 32807

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
78th 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 (758 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.7

Dr. Nirmala Tumarada, MD

Lake Charles, LA 70601

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (599 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neeru Sharma, MD

Baltimore, MD 21215

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
76th 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 (371 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daphanie Taylor, MD

Charlotte, NC 28204

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
31st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dania Assad, MD

Southfield, MI 48075

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
34th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
71st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,833 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Andree, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
10th 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 (677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joseph Caruso, MD

Mishawaka, IN 46544

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,905 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Fletcher, MD

Sherman, TX 75090

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aron Sampson, MD

Ukiah, CA 95482

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
4th CA 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 (755 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.4

Dr. Saad Karim, MD

Lafayette, LA 70508

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
4th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (694 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Lee, MD

Olathe, KS 66061

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
61st KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (2,071 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Stamas, MD

Towson, MD 21204

★★★★★ 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 (3,117 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kamala Littleton, MD

Baltimore, MD 21202

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
9th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Dustin Grubbs, OD

Navarre, FL 32566

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
63rd 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 (631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Natalie Shum, MD

Los Alamitos, CA 90720

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
91st 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 (591 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Choi, MD

Dallas, TX 75231

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
28th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,783 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. David Baxendale, DO

Jacksonville, FL 32216

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
82nd 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 (482 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Yongmei Jiang, MD

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
7th 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 (676 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Diana Santini, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
46th 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 (1,393 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Sabalaske, DO

Feasterville, PA 19053

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Mingyu Cheng, MD

Temple, TX 76508

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
59th 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 (1,540 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Li Nichols, MD

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
82nd 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 (1,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Julie Speicher, MD

Dunmore, PA 18509

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
42nd 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 (1,089 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Yew, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
53rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Cervical/lumbar microdiscectomy & decompression (CPT 63030 / 63047) & subspecialty diagnostics (882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Brian Nuyen, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
37th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,183 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Paris Spanolios, MD

Milford, CT 06460

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
79th 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 (1,913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Kersh, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
78th 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 (384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Andrew Keaveny, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
2nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (646 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Camacho, MD

National City, CA 91950

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
88th 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 (5,677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 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.