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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. Patrick Depippo, MD

Greenvale, NY 11548

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
92nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Joseph Zemis, MD

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
52nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (999 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kogulan Nadesakumaran, MD

Pennington, NJ 08534

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
10th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (816 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scot Paris, MD

Pottstown, PA 19464

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (93,640 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tejas Shah, MD

Downers Grove, IL 60515

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
75th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,263 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
84th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (595 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Randall Juleff, MD

Mandeville, LA 70448

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
64th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christine Deyholos, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

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

✓ Accepts Humana ~$202 Cash

Dr. Richard Karanfilian, MD

New Rochelle, NY 10801

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
23rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (959 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Julia Tchou, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
91st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (506 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erin Kloos, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85006

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
94th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (559 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
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 (16,813 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Richard Feinberg, MD

Madison, WI 53715

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
99th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (621 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emily Szczech, DO

Paterson, NJ 07503

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
41st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Bell, MD

Fort Bliss, TN 79918

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
31st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (822 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
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 (655 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$207 Cash

Dr. Michael Lieb, DO

Hainesport, NJ 08036

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
38th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,413 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Fritcher, MD

San Antonio, TX 78240

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,298 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muhammad Atif, MD

Jamestown, TN 38556

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
61st TN Pct

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

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Richard Lopez, DO

Scranton, PA 18510

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Helmut Pfalz, MD

Prince Frederick, MD 20678

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
53rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
19th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (786 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Lanuti, MD

Laurinburg, NC 28352

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
4th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Russeau, MD

Chicago, IL 60657

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
93rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,986 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$222 Cash

Dr. Nida Ahmed, MD

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
90th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,236 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Vicrumdeep Tung, MD

Sun Valley, CA 91352

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
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 (6,966 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Rachel Dultz, MD

East Windsor, NJ 08520

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
99th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (728 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Fuller, MD

Tifton, GA 31794

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
23rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (970 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Pollock, MD

Knoxville, TN 37919

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
97th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,431 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
97th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (604 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Lucas, DO

Clarksville, TN 37040

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
5th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Brian Untch, MD

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
90th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (516 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Brendon Reilly, MD

Orchard Park, NY 14127

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
25th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Roxanne Mcginn, MD

Hoisington, KS 67544

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
76th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ellis Tinsley, MD

Wilmington, NC 28403

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
99th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,562 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gulrez Mahmood, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
92nd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$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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