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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.

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Dr. Rajai Khoury, MD

Wheeling, WV 26003

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
80th WV Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Rigberg, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
77th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (521 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kim Wiley, MD

Wheeling, WV 26003

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
39th WV Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jerrod Vaughn, MD

Stillwater, OK 74074

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
27th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samir Gupta, MD

Evansville, IN 47710

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
18th IN Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brett Siegrist, MD

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
2nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (638 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Jose Viramontes, MD

Springfield, OR 97477

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
28th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,185 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
97th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (578 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tadaki Tomita, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
88th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Ronald Mattison, MD

Memphis, TN 38119

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
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 (2,915 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Charles Goff, MD

Fishersville, VA 22939

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
49th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Salzler, MD

Danville, PA 17822

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
56th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,352 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sunita Srivastava, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
60th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arlene Ricardo, MD

Houston, TX 77074

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
39th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (858 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Spencer Brown, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90067

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
82nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,984 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Deborah Axelrod, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
64th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Connally, MD

Dallas, TX 75252

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
94th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Edward Li, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
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 (2,858 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Dinning, MD

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
40th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,373 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Chin, MD

Baltimore, MD 21218

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
11th MD 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Figh, MD

Decatur, AL 35601

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
56th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Schoepel, MD

Wausau, WI 54401

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
14th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (758 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Simmons, DO

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
90th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gillian Jones, MD

Saint Joseph, MO 64506

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
99th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karin Blumofe, MD

Boca Raton, FL 33431

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
11th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (692 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ravi Nagubandi, MD

Oroville, CA 95966

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
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 (776 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alexander Melman, MD

Bay Shore, NY 11706

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
84th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jane Yeo, MD

Henderson, NV 89052

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
91st NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adriana Laser, MD

Albany, NY 12208

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
82nd NY Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Derek Dirks, MD

Post Falls, ID 83854

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
98th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (598 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rodrigo Roldan, MD

Farmville, VA 23901

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
90th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (540 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Recht, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
94th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,135 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarat Vaddineni, MD

Kalamazoo, MI 49007

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
44th MI Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Margaret Tracci, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22903

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
18th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,094 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Keyashian, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Hockridge, MD

San Angelo, TX 76903

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
24th TX 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 Cigna ~$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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