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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. Xiaoyi Teng, MD

Dublin, OH 43016

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
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. Charles Brownridge, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
38th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,410 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Courtenay Holscher, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
16th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,098 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Corcoran, MD

Detroit, MI 48202

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
21st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,032 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Whittle, MD

Galesburg, IL 61401

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
85th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Woosup Park, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
14th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (948 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Oconnor, DO

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
43rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,164 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mahmoud Almadani, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11220

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
21st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (950 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mirza Baig, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
36th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,011 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Dmitriy Rybitskiy, DO

Mineola, NY 11501

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
26th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,046 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ajit Rao, MD

New York, NY 10029

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
69th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,082 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Axel Thors, DO

Overland Park, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
75th KS 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. Jonathon Foley, MD

Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
9th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (645 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
11th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Thomas Hawken, MD

Greensboro, NC 27405

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
5th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sumedh Kakade, MD

Media, PA 19063

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
69th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Hutto, MD

Green Bay, WI 54301

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
90th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (618 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregg Landis, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
9th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (780 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jason Cheng, MD

New York, NY 10019

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
44th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Guy Peeples, MD

Harrison, AR 72601

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
82nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,418 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ayesha Kelly, MD

Lexington, VA 24450

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
92nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Wodicka, MD

Bay Shore, NY 11706

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
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 (549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
12th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arthur Demarsico, DO

Manahawkin, NJ 08050

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
96th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,469 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Navyash Gupta, MD

Beverly Hills, CA 90211

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
63rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Calton, MD

Spartanburg, SC 29303

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
66th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,063 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
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 (3,511 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. David Frankel, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
78th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Ebaugh, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
52nd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Menchion, MD

Stockbridge, GA 30281

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
73rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Venkat Kalapatapu, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
70th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mimmie Kwong, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
27th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,113 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
50th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,138 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Prasad Gade, MD

Evansville, IN 47710

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
71st IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,401 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Apple, MD

Austin, TX 78756

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
69th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,564 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

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.

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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.

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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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