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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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★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
91st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Coll, MD

Baltimore, MD 21204

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
73rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,689 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Char, MD

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
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 (2,623 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brett Fowler, MD

West Columbia, SC 29169

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
59th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,946 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Huong Truong, MD

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
40th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,479 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Ur, MD

Denver, CO 80218

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
83rd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,583 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$213 Cash

Dr. Amit Dwivedi, MD

Louisville, KY 40202

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
93rd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Giliberto, DO

Clinton Twp, MI 48036

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
77th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,480 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emily Malgor, MD

Aurora, CO 80045

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
59th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,258 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Eric Peden, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
72nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,671 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
97th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Christine Ou, DO

Rockingham, VA 22801

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
38th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,478 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jimbob Faulk, MD

Nashville, TN 37205

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
65th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$202 Cash

Dr. Michael Conte, MD

San Francisco, CA 94143

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
21st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (994 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$250 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Mahanor, MD

Worcester, MA 01608

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
56th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Willis Wagner, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90048

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
11th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (748 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$231 Cash

Dr. Joshua Glaser, MD

Bridgeton, MO 63044

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
45th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
40th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (800 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Matthew Schultzel, DO

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
78th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,312 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Charlie Cheng, MD

Galveston, TX 77555

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
38th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,033 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vahe Melkonyan, MD

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
67th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,301 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sanjay Reddy, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19111

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
25th PA 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. Pawandeep Hunjan, MD

Patchogue, NY 11772

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
61st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Elissa Santoro, MD

Livingston, NJ 07039

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
78th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (404 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nessa Miller, MD

San Antonio, TX 78212

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
79th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Javier Vasquez, MD

Dallas, TX 75226

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
34th TX Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Xin Zhong, MD

Berlin, MD 21811

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
52nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (909 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Berry, MD

Columbus, MS 39705

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
46th MS 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. David Nation, MD

Austin, TX 78756

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
52nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,210 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Tzvi Nussbaum, MD

Charlotte, NC 28204

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
22nd NC 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Britt, MD

Norfolk, VA 23507

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
89th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (533 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Pollock, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
86th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,516 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dominic Filardi, MD

Great Neck, NY 11023

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
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 (460 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. George Anton, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
18th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vladimir Rubinshteyn, MD

Staten Island, NY 10304

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
80th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,607 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. James Tretter, DO

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
3rd VA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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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