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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. Andrew Servais, MD

Boston, MA 02111

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
71st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Stein, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
46th GA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Kim, DO

Edgewood, KY 41017

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
32nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,159 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Kerns, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
92nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,937 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeff Brown, MD

Mechanicsville, VA 23116

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
60th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,086 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Behzad Farivar, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22908

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
14th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,068 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Sharp, MD

Brick, NJ 08724

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
56th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,850 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sean Obrien, MD

Kalamazoo, MI 49048

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
40th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Natalie Weger, DO

Iowa City, IA 52242

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
29th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,128 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cadence Kim, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19111

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
82nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,848 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Robinson, MD

Olympia, WA 98506

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
36th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Mark Facciolo, DO

Lewes, DE 19958

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
31st DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (803 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Harvey, MD

Birmingham, AL 35235

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
31st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,067 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
45th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Hanshaw, DO

Phoenix, AZ 85027

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
8th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (702 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Jon Moore, MD

Pensacola, FL 32514

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
26th FL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Phelan, MD

Baltimore, MD 21201

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
81st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Andelman, MD

North Dartmouth, MA 02747

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
28th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
61st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wesley Desselle, MD

Birmingham, AL 35246

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
26th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Walsh, MD

Mason City, IA 50401

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
10th IA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kendra Davis, DO

Bethlehem, PA 18015

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
89th PA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Talbert, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
10th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jared Feyko, DO

Easton, PA 18045

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
92nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,195 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Samourjian, MD

Visalia, CA 93277

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,694 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
28th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,363 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Perry, MD

North Dartmouth, MA 02747

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
79th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,870 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Andrew Abi-Chaker, MD

Sherman Oaks, CA 91411

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
97th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,555 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joe Morgan, MD

Albany, GA 31701

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
86th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,309 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Blattman, MD

Fairfield, CT 06825

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
51st CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zachary Schmittling, MD

Springfield, MO 65807

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
67th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Udaya Liyanage, MD

Mount Vernon, IL 62864

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
99th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (35,438 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. David Wilson, MD

Rome, GA 30165

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
43rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Bauer, MD

Stamford, CT 06902

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
95th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Theodore Pabst, MD

Plattsburgh, NY 12901

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
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 (6,598 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Laurence Young, MD

Manchester, NH 03104

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
71st NH 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 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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