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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

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Dr. Humayun Bakhtawar, MD

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
90th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,280 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Watson, MD

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
6th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (686 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
93rd NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,772 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wajeeh Irfan, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
36th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (985 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edmund Harris, MD

Palo Alto, CA 94304

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
26th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,089 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Virginia Nguyen, MD

Norfolk, VA 23507

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
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 (630 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rochelle Ringer, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
60th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,102 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mariuxi Manukyan, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
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 (748 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Cronin, DO

Kingsport, TN 37660

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
68th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Mary Brady, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
18th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (694 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gregory Schmieder, MD

Louisville, KY 40207

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
68th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roger Moccia, MD

Orlando, FL 32806

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
76th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,620 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gregory Walker, DO

Toledo, OH 43606

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
83rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,696 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Engles, MD

Montgomery, AL 36116

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
86th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Welkie, MD

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
74th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Todd Cumbie, MD

Texarkana, TX 75503

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
80th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,050 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Silva, MD

Germantown, MD 20876

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
69th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,397 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pamela Zimmerman-Owen, MD

Morgantown, WV 26506

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
60th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,420 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sara Clark, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32204

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
41st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,281 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
94th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,541 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Madeline Heald, MD

Akron, OH 44304

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
44th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,045 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Eaton, MD

Medford, OR 97504

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
78th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,855 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kaitlyn Rountree, DO

Columbia, MO 65212

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
33rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,078 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Woolard, MD

Wichita, KS 67226

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
81st KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nancy Schindler, MD

Skokie, IL 60077

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
8th IL 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Taehwan Yoo, MD

Columbus, OH 43215

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
37th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (936 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abiy Meshesha, MD

Visalia, CA 93291

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
56th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,041 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Todd Reil, MD

Fargo, ND 58102

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
75th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (766 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Hobson, MD

Hendersonville, NC 28791

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
64th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,288 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neelima Katragunta, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
29th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Ziad Hanna, DO

Ukiah, CA 95482

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
74th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mayank Patel, MD

Bronx, NY 10461

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
77th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,453 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Bowman, MD

Darien, CT 06820

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
97th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,105 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Wong, MD

Mount Vernon, IL 62864

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
28th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (985 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Patrick Lamparello, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
31st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,154 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alan Coleman, MD

Wichita Falls, TX 76301

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
42nd TX 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 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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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.

How do I verify if a doctor takes my specific PPO, HMO, or Medicare plan?

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.