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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. Kunal Chaudhry, MD

Stuart, FL 34996

★★★★★ 4.9 (116)
92nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Christopher Lincoski, MD

State College, PA 16801

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
95th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,141 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Zapata, MD

Boston, MA 02118

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
99th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,135 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$227 Cash

Dr. Eric Weiss, MD

Miami Beach, FL 33140

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
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 (750 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Matthew Smeds, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63104

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
82nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (562 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Austin, MD

Nashville, TN 37203

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
67th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,744 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$202 Cash

Dr. Heather Vasser, MD

Columbus, TX 78934

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,997 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Polk, MD

Nashville, TN 37209

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$202 Cash

Dr. Philip Rivera, MD

Bel Air, MD 21014

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st 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 Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Etter, DO

Cody, WY 82414

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
67th WY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,151 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Cutshall, MD

Johnson City, TN 37604

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
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 (558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. David Crawford, MD

Peoria, IL 61606

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (596 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Alexander Salloum, MD

Chula Vista, CA 91911

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,333 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gary Verazin, MD

Kingston, PA 18704

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
53rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (898 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Martinez, MD

Palmerton, PA 18071

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
8th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Bedway, MD

Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
20th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (731 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Prateek Gupta, MBBS

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,948 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Bart Muhs, MD

Old Saybrook, CT 06475

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
77th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,099 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Stroman, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,689 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amit Kharod, MD

Freehold, NJ 07728

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
4th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (647 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Peck, MD

San Antonio, TX 78240

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
98th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gurpreet Gill, MD

Southampton, NY 11968

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
72nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,162 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Bo Wang, MD

Fort Pierce, FL 34950

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
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 (1,276 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Daniel Cox, MD

O'fallon, IL 62269

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
85th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,545 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Richard Cardone, MD

Bullhead City, AZ 86426

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
56th AZ Pct

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

✓ Accepts Humana ~$207 Cash

Dr. Sophia Toraby, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
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 (527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Chu, DO

West Islip, NY 11795

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,413 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Steven Curtiss, MD

Highland Park, NJ 08904

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
57th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,878 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. James O'dorisio, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
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 (4,379 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Philip Cardan, MD

Whitefish, MT 59937

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
90th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,568 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bradley Belluk, MD

Grand Forks, ND 58201

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
98th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (609 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amitabh Goel, MD

Geneva, OH 44041

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
48th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (851 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan, MD

Los Gatos, CA 95032

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
81st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,220 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Thomason, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27103

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
47th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Schueppert, MD

St Louis Park, MN 55426

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
67th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (963 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Herrmann, DO

Portsmouth, OH 45662

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
76th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,433 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$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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