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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.

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Dr. Terrance Hanley, MD

West Reading, PA 19611

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
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 (620 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Zarge, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
74th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Jason Crowner, MD

Chapel Hill, NC 27514

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
89th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,960 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Cook, DO

El Paso, TX 79920

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
60th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,298 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karen Stanford, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11201

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
91st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,520 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Julio Sanguily, MD

West Palm Beach, FL 33407

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
93rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,741 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Thomas Lackey, DO

Sebring, FL 33870

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
98th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Yrad, MD

Brick, NJ 08723

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
86th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,311 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Lambert, MD

Springfield, IL 62702

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
40th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,131 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Panagiotis Iakovidis, MD

Winter Haven, FL 33881

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (81,971 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. William Sorrells, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32204

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
8th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (704 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ryan Hagino, MD

Duluth, MN 55805

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
76th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,125 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Wright, MD

Jonesboro, AR 72405

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
70th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,539 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Philip Goodney, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
41st NH 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neeta Karani, MD

Kalamazoo, MI 49007

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
18th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stuart Braverman, MD

Sedalia, MO 65301

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
64th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Teget, DO

Hays, KS 67601

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
56th KS 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Swanson, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
39th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (797 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Blass, MD

Key West, FL 33040

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,424 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
11th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (670 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Connie Zastrow, MD

Boise, ID 83706

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
27th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (768 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Madsen, MD

Boise, ID 83706

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
47th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carl Rosati, MD

Albany, NY 12208

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
47th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (889 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kousta Foteh, MD

Humble, TX 77338

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
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 (1,747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Menack, MD

Lakewood, NJ 08701

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
65th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chad Ammar, MD

Wichita, KS 67214

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
88th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,292 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andre Biuckians, MD

Bel Air, MD 21014

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
59th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,936 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Heidenreich, MD

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
54th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,887 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
80th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,752 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Elmer Croushore, MD

Gainesville, FL 32605

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
58th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,771 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
65th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,802 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Eric Fishman, MD

Purchase, NY 10577

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
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 (1,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. William Adams, MD

Neptune, NJ 07753

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
75th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,482 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Kim, MD

Raleigh, NC 27607

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
76th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,453 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lisa Hopkins, MD

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
93rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,346 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kyle Diamond, MD

Stuart, FL 34996

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
77th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,637 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 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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Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

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