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General & Vascular Surgery Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650), carotid & lower-extremity duplex vascular ultrasound (CPT 93880), and endovascular interventions. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All General & Vascular Surgery Physicians (2,034)

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Dr. Eric Olivero, MD

Sellersville, PA 18960

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
32nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Dooley, MD

Atlanta, GA 30312

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
93rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
94th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Albert Tsang, MD

Sylvania, OH 43560

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
72nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,322 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vladimir Dubchuk, MD

Middleburg Hts, OH 44130

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
81st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,636 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mazen Hashisho, MD

Garden Grove, CA 92843

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,545 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Hill, MD

Saranac Lake, NY 12983

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
45th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Terri Jackson-Niiquaye, MD

Panama City, FL 32401

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
34th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (817 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Zachary Osborne, MD

Eau Claire, WI 54703

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
93rd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,147 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cara Lyle, MD

Mayfield Heights, OH 44124

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
56th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,170 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sanjay Kumar, MD

Vineland, NJ 08360

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
5th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jorge Rey, MD

Miami, FL 33122

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
88th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (588 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Joshua Bernheim, MD

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
54th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,741 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joss Fernandez, MD

Columbia, MO 65201

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
75th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (981 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amanda Sautter, MD

Baltimore, MD 21229

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
86th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
71st NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,310 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Srikrishna Mannava, MD

Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
99th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,690 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Wirges, MD

Little Rock, AR 72204

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
96th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
25th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (970 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. John Mcbee, MD

Pendleton, OR 97801

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
42nd OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (887 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leann Chavez, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87106

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
93rd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (495 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Busken, MD

Live Oak, TX 78233

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
78th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,915 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Fowlkes, MD

Blacksburg, VA 24060

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
1st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (634 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Rogers, MD

Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
88th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,842 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arthur Gonsalves, MD

Methuen, MA 01844

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
87th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,383 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Eric Young, MD

Little River, SC 29566

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
43rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Greene, MD

Savannah, TN 38372

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
60th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (983 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Abby Rothstein, MD

Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
73rd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (520 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Pessin, MD

Racine, WI 53405

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
82nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,920 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Myron Redd, MD

Thief River Falls, MN 56701

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
86th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Madden, DO

Altoona, PA 16601

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
96th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mitul Patel, MD

Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
79th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,810 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sterling Reese, MD

Sterling, IL 61081

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
33rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Amy Reed, MD

Georgetown, SC 29440

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
25th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,262 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Valerie Allen, MD

Dallas, TX 75252

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
98th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,099 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 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

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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.

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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.

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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.