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Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Sidney Plawes, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11234

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
96th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,366 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
Optometry ★ 4.9

Dr. Jennifer Werrell, OD

Pensacola, FL 32514

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
97th 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 (3,492 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Douglas Scott, MD

Gilford, NH 03249

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
82nd NH 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 (7,950 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jacob Chung, MD

Tenafly, NJ 07670

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
63rd 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 (4,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohammed Al-Damluji, MD

Middletown, CT 06457

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
69th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ira Berger, MD

Rockville, MD 20854

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
97th 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 (10,290 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Baker, MD

Okatie, SC 29909

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
99th 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 (3,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathon Palmer, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (1,343 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Stoughton, MD

Tucson, AZ 85741

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
97th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Comprehensive Primary Care & Chronic Protocol Management [CPT 99214] • Preventive wellness exams (CPT 99395/99396) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,324 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Kimberly Wonderlich, MD

Fairbanks, AK 99709

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
50th AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,940 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dileep Puppala, MD

Houston, TX 77070

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (58,231 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Corey Walker, MD

Logan, UT 84341

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
91st UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (251,394 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Chan, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
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 (1,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Walker, MD

Coralville, IA 52241

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
29th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Coronary angiography & percutaneous coronary intervention (CPT 92928) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,472 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Linda Auer, DO

Galesburg, IL 61401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
69th 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 (4,397 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash
Hematology ★ 4.7

Dr. Liat Dagan, MD

Boca Raton, FL 33486

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
53rd 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 (4,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
Hematology ★ 4.8

Dr. Myron Bednar, MD

Flemington, NJ 08822

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
92nd 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 (393,401 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Mazen Awais, MD

Grove City, OH 43123

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
92nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,635 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rita Shkullaku, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
88th 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 (4,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Khalil Anouti, MD

Galveston, TX 77555

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
56th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.8

Dr. Zara Fatima, MD

Norfolk, NE 68701

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
66th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,563 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cheta Nand, MD

Richland, WA 99352

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
71st 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 (1,315 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Margaret Gore, MD

Union City, TN 38261

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
31st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (7,552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Bachar Kassem, MD

Somerset, KY 42503

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
94th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Precision genomic tumor profiling & subspecialty diagnostics (68,779 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Hagele, MD

Newark, OH 43055

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
95th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,426 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Elsbree, MD

Lakewood Ranch, FL 34240

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
99th 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 (31,367 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
Neurology ★ 4.8

Dr. Neil Gilbert, MD

Lathrup Village, MI 48076

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
81st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Neurologic, Migraine & Movement Evaluation [CPT 99214] • EMG & nerve conduction velocity studies for neuropathy/sciatica (CPT 95886 / 95910) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Podiatry ★ 4.8

Dr. Jessica Little, DPM

Mayfield, KY 42066

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
87th 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 (4,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Liliya Lotsvin, MD

Bronx, NY 10463

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
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 (8,217 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
60th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (55,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alex Hertzman, MD

Glenburnie, MD 21061

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
19th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Autoimmune Arthritis & Biologic/DMARD Safety Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Musculoskeletal ultrasound synovitis grading (CPT 76881) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hazem Nouraldin, MD

Cleveland, OH 44113

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
92nd 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 (4,312 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
97th 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 (3,490 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.