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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. Mark Gonze, MD

Bel Air, MD 21014

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
63rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,056 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Catherine Baucom, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
96th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,420 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Genevieve Hayek, MD

New Orleans, LA 70121

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
67th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Laczynski, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
35th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (916 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sara Hargreaves, MD

Lincoln, NE 68506

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
6th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,247 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
38th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,099 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ibrahim Eid, MD

Fall River, MA 02724

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
77th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,823 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. Aaron Epstein, MD

Conway, SC 29526

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
64th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,139 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Antonio Pepe, MD

Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
82nd SC Pct

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

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anne Petersen, MD

Columbia, MO 65201

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
66th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
67th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,076 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Layman, MD

Athens, TN 37303

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
84th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,473 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Eric Burdge, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
42nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kirk Hance, MD

Shawnee, KS 66203

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
13th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (871 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Dergan, MD

Miami, FL 33176

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
2nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$227 Cash

Dr. Devon Fromer, MD

Abington, PA 19001

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
32nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,026 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Herman Skorobogaty, MD

San Diego, CA 92120

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
48th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Tahir Jamil, MD

Toledo, OH 43614

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
61st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,026 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adithya Suresh, MD

Lakeland, FL 33812

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
95th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. James Smith, MD

Monroe, LA 71201

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
65th LA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Clabeaux, DO

Buffalo, NY 14214

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
11th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (787 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jon Christopher Orlino, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
46th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,542 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kristen Williams, MD

Paducah, KY 42003

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
46th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (824 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Stone, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
19th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$210 Cash

Dr. Ilya Shnaydman, MD

Valhalla, NY 10595

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
58th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (988 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Christopher Dickson, MD

Greensboro, NC 27405

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
81st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (599 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Ryan, MD

Nashville, TN 37203

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
59th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,535 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$202 Cash

Dr. Isadora Botwinick, MD

Stony Brook, NY 11794

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
18th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (686 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Charles Garnette, MD

Orlando, FL 32819

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
54th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,617 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. James Tayoun, DO

Somers Point, NJ 08244

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
22nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (739 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dwayne North, MD

Gloucester, VA 23061

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
99th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (733 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Burgett, MD

Waterloo, IA 50701

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
26th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dan Reiner, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
2nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (634 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Bartkovich, MD

Salisbury, MD 21801

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
6th MD 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. Olamide Alabi, MD

Atlanta, GA 30322

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
73rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (564 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$210 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
12th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (668 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 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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