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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. Sean Lyden, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
16th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (744 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yancy Short, MD

Beckley, WV 25801

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
19th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (722 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chun Yang, MD

St Petersburg, FL 33705

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
59th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Allyson Jacobson, MD

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
99th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (627 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Justin Milligan, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
79th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Rubin, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63110

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
92nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,252 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Tingen, MD

Augusta, GA 30901

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
59th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohammad Sarhan, MD

Chicago Ridge, IL 60415

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
84th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,520 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Steven Hutchinson, MD

Wichita, KS 67214

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
94th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (30,152 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
81st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dahlia Plummer, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
56th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,289 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Fish, MD

Toledo, OH 43606

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
51st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cullen Mccarthy, MD

Mobile, AL 36607

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
45th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,350 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Julie Lahiri, MD

Burlington, VT 05401

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
17th VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bassam Sayegh, MD

Jupiter, FL 33458

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
92nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Mallon, MD

Muskegon, MI 49444

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
49th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,822 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
52nd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (980 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Perry, MD

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
64th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,196 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlton Lewis, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19140

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
87th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vance Brabham, MD

Greensboro, NC 27405

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
41st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (990 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajendra Patel, MD

Orlando, FL 32806

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
66th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,243 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Richard Wilkerson, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87102

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
17th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jaideep Dasgupta, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87131

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
83rd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chad Jacobs, MD

Park Ridge, IL 60068

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
52nd IL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Vincent Yang, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23454

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
69th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,171 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Dockray, MD

Ashland, KY 41101

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
34th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,183 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Dimuzio, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
9th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Austin George, MD

Wichita, KS 67214

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
59th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,013 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
55th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,657 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Parks, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
38th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (792 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Emaad Farooqui, MD

Monterey, CA 93940

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
6th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Fred Stucky, MD

Augusta, ME 04330

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
67th ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (958 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Field, MD

Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
19th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Katharine Fayad, MD

Alexandria, VA 22306

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
97th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (605 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Richter, MD

Nashville, TN 37207

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
46th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,309 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$202 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
11th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (757 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

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