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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. Elizabeth Krebs, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
88th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (481 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$202 Cash

Dr. Cindy Sturt, MD

Livingston, NJ 07039

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
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 (2,902 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Peterson, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63128

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
87th MO Pct

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. J. Rheudasil, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
60th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,134 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Lanford, MD

Greenwood, SC 29646

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
69th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,102 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yiming Ching, MD

Springfield, MA 01107

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
57th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,743 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Kevin James, MD

Morristown, NJ 07960

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
84th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,959 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Zenni, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45236

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
70th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,305 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Steiner, MD

Baltimore, MD 21218

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
27th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dwight De Risi, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
93rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Joseph Vijungco, MD

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
94th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,771 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. William Verlenden, MD

Monterey, CA 93940

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
47th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Josefina Dominguez, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
25th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,042 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Larry Frankini, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
98th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,108 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Un Chin, MD

Salisbury, MD 21804

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
73rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
18th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (838 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alok Gupta, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46202

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
12th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (750 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Hardouin, MD

Overland Park, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
69th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luke Zhan, MD

Spokane, WA 99204

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
54th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,395 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Robert Grossman, MD

Naples, FL 34102

★★★★★ 4.6 (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 (1,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Karlene Sinclair, MD

Davenport, FL 33837

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
95th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Howes, MD

Wichita, KS 67214

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
63rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,049 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Alterman, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
95th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,863 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. David Scaff, DO

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
54th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Caron Rockman, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
17th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Faisal Aziz, MD

Hershey, PA 17033

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
79th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (583 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sooyeon Kim, MD

Bellevue, WA 98004

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
83rd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,943 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Joel Crawford, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
44th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,481 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Frederick Dorroh, MD

Ardmore, OK 73401

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
40th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (809 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Lopez, MD

Wilkes Barre, PA 18711

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
29th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (750 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samantha Thomas, MD

Atlanta, GA 30303

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
47th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (934 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Senthil Jayarajan, MD

Minneapolis, MN 55407

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
52nd MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (831 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Guillermo Escobar, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
80th AR 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexander Chang, MD

Escondido, CA 92029

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
87th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,836 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jihad Alammar, MD

Findlay, OH 45840

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
40th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Smith, MD

Bolivia, NC 28422

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
99th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (725 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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