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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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All General & Vascular Surgery Physicians (2,034)

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Dr. Erna Busch-Devereaux, MD

Huntington, NY 11743

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
44th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (861 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Paisley, MD

Portland, OR 97225

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
50th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bao-Ngoc Nguyen, MD

Baltimore, MD 21201

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
13th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Black, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
2nd MD 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Tieu, MD

Melbourne, FL 32940

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
53rd FL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Philip Borozan, MD

Kalamazoo, MI 49007

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
70th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (485 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Omar Haqqani, MD

Midland, MI 48642

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
82nd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jack Johnston, MD

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
54th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Burns, MD

Morgantown, WV 26505

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
35th WV 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Schadt, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18017

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
37th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (774 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Burt Katubig, MD

Englewood, CO 80113

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
30th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (725 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Mark Keldahl, MD

Chicago, IL 60657

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
39th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Robert Riley, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
75th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (723 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Louise May, MD

Olympia, WA 98506

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
15th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Enoch Han, MD

State College, PA 16803

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
80th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Martin, MD

Huntington, NY 11743

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
30th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (785 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
23rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (723 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emily Bubbers, MD

Helena, MT 59601

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
91st MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (566 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicole Ilonzo, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11215

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
89th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ali Aburahma, MD

Charleston, WV 25304

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
90th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,555 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Dorsay, MD

Sarasota, FL 34232

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
81st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,824 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
75th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,694 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Scott Westfall, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63141

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
72nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,493 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Costanza, MD

Syracuse, NY 13210

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
40th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,312 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jorge Corso, MD

Atlanta, GA 30308

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
41st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,301 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
45th OH Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Nelson, MD

Prescott, AZ 86305

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
75th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. James Scanlon, MD

Naples, FL 34102

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
63rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Krystal Maloni, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19106

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
57th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,353 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allen Lee, MD

Nashville, TN 37209

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
63rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,618 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$202 Cash

Dr. Martin Back, MD

Tampa, FL 33612

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
32nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,095 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Souzan El-Eid, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89144

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
50th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,231 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Moomey, MD

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
69th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,371 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ian Woods, MD

Miramar, FL 33027

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
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 (4,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Zain Shahid, MD

Gainesville, FL 32610

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
35th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Trent Proffitt, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87102

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
50th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,335 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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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