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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.

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Dr. Mohamed Mohamed Kelli, DO

Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
72nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,372 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Woratyla, MD

Lancaster, PA 17603

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
65th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hugo Hart, MD

Orlando, FL 32804

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,455 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Vicente Mejia, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37403

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
58th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Lewis Owens, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22911

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
54th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Brader, MD

Harrisburg, PA 17101

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
89th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,513 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Vierra, MD

Monterey, CA 93940

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
51st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (984 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kelly Vallar, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63106

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
78th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (397 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Hagy, MD

Roanoke, VA 24016

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
26th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Garry, MD

Yankton, SD 57078

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
55th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,268 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Sechler, MD

Salisbury, MD 21801

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
40th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (821 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raelene Zospah, MD

El Segundo, CA 90245

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,754 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jarrad Rowse, MD

Birmingham, AL 35233

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
75th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (659 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Turna Mukherjee, MD

Bay Shore, NY 11706

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
14th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (820 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Giacomo Meeker, MD

Dickson, TN 37055

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
97th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Kolff, MD

Abington, PA 19001

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
98th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (607 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anand Dayama, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
60th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,063 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allan Tulloch, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90048

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,497 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Houman Tamaddon, MD

Augusta, GA 30901

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
77th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,770 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Namanny, DO

Tucson, AZ 85710

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
90th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,493 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Atul Rao, MD

Doylestown, PA 18901

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
80th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,833 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Levy, MD

Richmond, VA 23298

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
35th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,438 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Heidi Hansen, MD

Lincoln, NE 68526

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
88th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Darlene Blanchard, MD

Fredericksburg, VA 22408

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
71st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,211 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Najjar, MD

Worcester, MA 01608

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
29th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,142 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Jaclyn Milici, DO

Abington, PA 19001

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
42nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,152 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Lombardi, MD

Pomona, NJ 08240

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
55th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,771 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Speyerer, MD

Winter Haven, FL 33881

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
31st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Roozbeh Rassadi, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85032

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
35th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (880 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Yasaman Kavousi, MD

Detroit, MI 48202

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
18th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Eliades, MD

Muncie, IN 47303

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
45th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (797 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Liao, MD

Columbia, MD 21045

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
68th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,143 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Manicone, MD

Millburn, NJ 07041

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
83rd NJ Pct

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Novak, MD

Hyannis, MA 02601

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
20th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Matthew Bloom, MD

San Jose, CA 95124

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
22nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (733 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alan Levy, MD

Stockbridge, GA 30281

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
17th GA 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
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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.

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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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