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Dr. James Schuster, MD

Fond Du Lac, WI 54935

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
62nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,928 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Anca Zegrean, MD

Libertyville, IL 60048

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
73rd 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 (2,905 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.7

Dr. Renee Vekkos, DPM

Voorhees, NJ 08043

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
79th 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 (3,400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
78th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Comprehensive multi-system diagnostic evaluation (CPT 99204/99214) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,004 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Linda Nims, MD

Vienna, VA 22180

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
19th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Raymond Fisher, MD

Chicago, IL 60631

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
20th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,469 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Peyton Paisley, MD

Birmingham, AL 35209

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
71st 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 (3,334 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Daniel Reese, MD

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
10th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,181 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Scott Ard, MD

Morehead City, NC 28557

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
9th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Olufisayo Arubuola, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32207

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
70th 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 (2,660 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.5

Dr. Raford Rogers, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
43rd 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 (2,024 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Klepper, MD

Queenstown, MD 21658

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
94th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,436 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Mallon, DO

Clearwater, FL 33756

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,006 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kristy Ilgen, DO

Blairsville, PA 15717

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
67th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,746 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tommy Banks, MD

West Monroe, LA 71291

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
79th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,008 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Nadeau, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
73rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (156,125 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Steven Akins, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
20th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,228 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.6

Dr. Lisa Serra, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
53rd 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 (1,633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Manjot Rataul, MD

Cleveland, OH 44109

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
40th 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 (737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Oyere Onuma, MD

Brockton, MA 02301

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
11th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (946 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. John Overbeck, MD

Irving, TX 75039

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
42nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erin Doe, MD

Katy, TX 77449

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
45th TX 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 (2,265 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Pathology ★ 4.7

Dr. Seema Lale, MD

Columbus, OH 43214

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
61st 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 (1,904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Mills, DO

Huntington, NY 11743

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
12th 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 (674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
7th 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. Sabin Tomus, MD

Hinesville, GA 31313

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
98th 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 (19,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Nephrology ★ 4.6

Dr. Dipti Patel, MD

Baltimore, MD 21237

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th MD 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 (1,667 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rami Payman, MD

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
51st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Juan Lopetegui, MD

Palmetto Bay, FL 33176

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
48th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Roberta Hawk, MD

Gastonia, NC 28054

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
43rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,556 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.8

Dr. Billy Mitchell, OD

Wynne, AR 72396

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
88th 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 (1,471 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Snyder, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
27th 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 (1,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Stephen Woo, DO

Sequim, WA 98382

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
77th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,053 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Laurence Desrochers, MD

Toms River, NJ 08753

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
75th 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 (1,222 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louise Milner, MD

Cleveland, OH 44109

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
14th 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 (795 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.