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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. John Froio, MD

South Weymouth, MA 02190

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
98th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (597 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Mathew Isho, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
22nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
85th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Norkiewicz, MD

Lubbock, TX 79410

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
29th TX Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brad Olberding, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85006

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
21st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Leonard Caputo, MD

Salinas, CA 93901

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
20th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shawn Lanman, DO

Alexandria, MN 56308

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
94th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (429 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chau Nguyen, MD

Saint Joseph, MO 64507

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
98th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andres Schanzer, MD

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
69th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,024 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Juan Ayerdi, MD

Columbus, GA 31904

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
80th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,063 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jean Marie Ruddy, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
22nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,208 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Tran, MD

Palo Alto, CA 94304

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
76th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,700 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
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 (4,663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Valerie Takyi, MD

Naperville, IL 60563

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
68th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,869 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Daniel Fremed, MD

Springfield, NJ 07081

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
48th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,638 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
50th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,268 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Norris, MD

Springfield, MA 01107

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
31st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Chinmaya Shelgikar, MD

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
26th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,182 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Racheed Ghanami, MD

Lafayette, LA 70503

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
48th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,337 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Berens, MD

Tucson, AZ 85715

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
68th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,641 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Joseph Graham, DO

Gulfport, MS 39501

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
20th MS Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aidan Hamm, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33435

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
70th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,409 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Carlos Timaran, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
49th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Thad Kammerlocher, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33912

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
89th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,316 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
33rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Wesley Fung, MD

Tarzana, CA 91356

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
32nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Glenn Esses, MD

Mobile, AL 36604

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
48th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,398 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Theodore Yuo, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
50th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
70th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Stephen Hohmann, MD

Dallas, TX 75226

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
45th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Jay Jeffrey, MD

Batesville, AR 72501

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
76th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,252 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Stauffer, MD

Fredericksburg, TX 78624

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
58th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,204 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neil Poulsen, MD

Rockaway, NJ 07866

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
88th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,166 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy King, MD

Carson City, NV 89703

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
29th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (864 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Pompeo, MD

Dallas, TX 75231

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
82nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Gregory Landry, MD

Coeur D Alene, ID 83814

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
60th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,009 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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