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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. George Grifka, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
92nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,391 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Shuster, DO

Grand Blanc, MI 48439

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
70th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,888 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jerod Grove, MD

Tribune, KS 67879

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
35th KS 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aaron Trachte, MD

Lawton, OK 73505

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
75th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (960 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marcus Moseley, DO

Owensboro, KY 42303

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
16th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frederick Penczak, MD

San Rafael, CA 94903

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (463 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Yang Liu, MD

Hazel Crest, IL 60429

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
20th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (704 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Urmil Shukla, MD

Huntsville, TX 77340

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
44th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amy Lipscomb, MD

Lexington, KY 40536

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
78th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sammy Eghbalieh, MD

Porter Ranch, CA 91326

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,957 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Guerriero, DO

Berwick, PA 18603

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
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 (3,764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bradley Kuhn, MD

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
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 (1,548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Yim, MD

Duarte, CA 91010

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
69th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,499 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Flanagan, MD

Phoenixville, PA 19460

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
52nd PA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
97th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (574 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashwini Kumar, MD

Jourdanton, TX 78026

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
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 (2,497 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Danny Lister, MD

Heber Springs, AR 72543

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
30th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (736 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ross Clark, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87106

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
88th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (444 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Gelinas, DO

Crystal River, FL 34428

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
56th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Mitchell, MD

Kalispell, MT 59901

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
83rd MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,089 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Margaret Seymour Flood, MD

Atlantic Beach, FL 32233

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
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 (4,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Parth Shah, MD

New Britain, CT 06052

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
15th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,061 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Johnson, MD

Springfield, PA 19064

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
85th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Turney, MD

Wooster, OH 44691

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
43rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Sedwitz, MD

Prescott, AZ 86301

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
44th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,198 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Edward Ortell, DO

Ottumwa, IA 52501

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
36th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (801 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ali Al-Rawi, MD

Kissimmee, FL 34741

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
97th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Manuel Mendez, MD

West Palm Beach, FL 33407

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
23rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (914 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Charles Shanley, MD

Grosse Pointe, MI 48230

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
5th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shawn Tweedt, DO

Olney, MD 20832

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
75th MD 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Huang, MD

Iowa City, IA 52242

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
97th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (746 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vatsal Mody, MD

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
88th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,294 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Labelle, MD

Decorah, IA 52101

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
95th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,962 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Govardhana Yannam, MD

Houston, TX 77058

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
62nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,324 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Georges Haidar, MD

Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
31st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,004 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Robert Robbins, MD

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
75th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$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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