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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. Ahmad Abu-Ghaida, MD

Baltimore, MD 21237

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
98th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (55,684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Warner, MD

Midlothian, VA 23112

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
71st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Pearce, MD

Watkinsville, GA 30677

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
90th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,834 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kim Brandau, MD

Moab, UT 84532

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
80th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,440 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tanya Flohr, MD

Hershery, PA 17036

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
8th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (736 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kristan Guenterberg, MD

Silverdale, WA 98383

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
43rd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$222 Cash

Dr. Dan Ruiz, MD

Homestead, FL 33033

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
14th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Rashad Majeed, MD

Camp Springs, MD 20746

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
48th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,331 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sumy Chang, MD

Fishkill, NY 12524

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
95th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (576 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Garnet Craddock, MD

Newnan, GA 30265

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
54th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,040 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Syed Peeran, MD

Portsmouth, NH 03801

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
35th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (844 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gilbert Faustina, MD

West Covina, CA 91790

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
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 (19,067 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Dominic Tolitano, MD

Wood Dale, IL 60191

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
83rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Daniel Hallam, MD

Jacksonville, IL 62650

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
25th IL 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 Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Henry Doering, MD

Manhattan, KS 66502

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
4th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (660 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ralph Pfeiffer, MD

Mobile, AL 36607

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
62nd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (497 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Purgett, MD

Grapevine, TX 76051

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
87th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Douglas, MD

Michigan City, IN 46360

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
47th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Felipe Gracias, MD

Tinley Park, IL 60487

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
14th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Kumar Patel, MD

Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
29th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (345 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
99th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,323 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Edwin Cheung, MD

Deland, FL 32720

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
29th FL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Matthew Wheeler, MD

Bellevue, NE 68123

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
16th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Gong, MD

Bad Axe, MI 48413

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
69th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,205 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gary Graham, MD

Waxahachie, TX 75165

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
13th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (662 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Smith, DO

Quincy, IL 62301

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
72nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,912 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Chong Lee, MD

Weston, WI 54476

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
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 (2,406 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
49th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,639 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Gill, MD

Camden, SC 29020

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
66th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,141 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexandra Booth, MD

Springfield, VA 22150

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
94th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Victor Weiss, MD

Madison, WI 53713

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
95th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (791 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
74th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,542 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Praveen Chandar Balraj, MD

Queen Creek, AZ 85142

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
57th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
54th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Julianne Stoughton, MD

Stoneham, MA 02180

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
17th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (888 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Isaac Paz, MD

Lancaster, CA 93534

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
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 (913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 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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