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Urology ★ 4.7

Dr. Jeffrey Triest, MD

Dearborn, MI 48124

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
75th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,143 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vardui Arutyunyan, MD

Glendale, CA 91205

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. James Stim, MD

Rockford, IL 61107

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
89th IL 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 (4,354 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.7

Dr. Anita Palmer-Hall, OD

Rockford, IL 61114

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
76th 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 (1,621 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Curtis Ollayos, MD

Baltimore, MD 21229

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
60th 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 (2,025 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aristides Capizzano, MD

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
29th 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 (1,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Seith, MD

Daytona Beach, FL 32117

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
41st FL 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 (2,716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
39th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,381 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Lydia Christiansen, MD

Charleston, SC 29406

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
41st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,990 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Ho, MD

Camp Hill, PA 17011

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th PA 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 (56,817 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Viedra Elison, DPM

Surprise, AZ 85374

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
93rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,289 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Thomas Dahlberg, DO

Rockford, IL 61107

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
85th IL 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 (16,024 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Deborah Akanya, MD

New Castle, PA 16105

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
14th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,067 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Fahd Chaudhry, MD

Powell, TN 37849

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
40th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,759 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Samuel Quartermaine, DO

Bradenton, FL 34211

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
94th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Sturm, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
48th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,528 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Charles Jost, MD

Mesa, AZ 85208

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
78th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,947 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Leonardo Macias, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87106

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
18th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,410 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tina Harris, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46202

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
15th 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 (915 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Sun, MD

West Orange, NJ 07052

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
49th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (861 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Weber, MD

Bryan, TX 77802

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
41st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,405 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Barnes, MD

Aurora, IL 60506

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
48th IL 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 (2,809 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Sibte Kazmi, MD

Frederick, MD 21701

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
68th 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 (2,400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angela Funovits, MD

Fairlawn, OH 44333

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
71st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,078 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Athanasios Marneris, DO

Olympia Fields, IL 60461

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
56th IL 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 (3,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. William Lapenna, MD

Kalamazoo, MI 49048

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
39th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,671 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Tang, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
70th 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 (2,587 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gary Cassel, MD

Owings Mills, MD 21117

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
8th MD 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 (1,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.4

Dr. Lorenzo Blas, MD

Conroe, TX 77304

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
25th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,120 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.7

Dr. Rajeev Chauhan, MD

Columbus, GA 31904

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
64th GA 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 (2,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Libre, MD

Annandale, VA 22003

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
84th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,618 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Paul Knick, OD

Springfield, MO 65804

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
92nd 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 (1,432 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Urology ★ 4.6

Dr. Michael Dragun, MD

Midland, TX 79701

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
48th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Urologic, BPH & Androgen Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Post-void residual bladder ultrasound (CPT 51798) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregg Shepard, MD

Nashville, TN 37205

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
54th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (109,026 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$202 Cash

Dr. Hadiqa Batool, MD

Chester, PA 19013

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
73rd 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 (2,039 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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.