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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. Krassimir Atanassov, MD

Middletown, NY 10940

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
46th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (884 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Allan Capote, MD

Bakersfield, CA 93312

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
43rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Deisher, DO

Scranton, PA 18510

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
40th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (792 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luigi Querusio, MD

Naples, FL 34102

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
51st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (998 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Dhiresh Jeyarajah, MD

Richardson, TX 75082

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
53rd TX Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathan Kanning, MD

Sandpoint, ID 83864

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
44th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chance Nichols, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
10th OK 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Kairys, MD

Ellsworth, ME 04605

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
99th ME Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rachel Danczyk, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87108

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
33rd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (415 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
30th FL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Phillip Smith, MD

Manhasset, NY 11030

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
97th NY 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 Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. William Harris, DO

Chattanooga, TN 37421

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
98th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,219 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Matthew Lawrence, DO

Somers Point, NJ 08244

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
90th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,188 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Freeman, MD

Knoxville, TN 37920

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
73rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,067 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
94th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,517 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lucy Kupersmith, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
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 (2,444 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Maximus, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
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 (1,195 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$212 Cash

Dr. Allan Conway, MD

San Francisco, CA 94143

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
41st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,436 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$250 Cash

Dr. Marvin Weaver, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
60th LA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luis Leon, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85013

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
72nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Samuel Kirkendall, MD

Amarillo, TX 79106

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
44th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Affuso, MD

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
59th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,381 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bjoern Suckow, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
47th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,006 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kerry Byrnes, MD

Ruston, LA 71270

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
91st LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vincent Scavo, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
57th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Keith Goldberg, MD

Springfield, TN 37172

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
89th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Dawn Olsen, DO

Phoenix, AZ 85013

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
76th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,057 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Timothy Williams, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27157

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
1st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nadir Adam, MD

Merced, CA 95340

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
80th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,728 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Melhem Sharafuddin, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
34th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (982 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$211 Cash

Dr. Michael Hong, MD

San Francisco, CA 94109

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
39th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,426 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$250 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Johnston, MD

Memphis, TN 38103

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
51st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,396 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Max Kates, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
78th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,494 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tyrone Miller, DO

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
82nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,639 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Patton, MD

Greenville, SC 29615

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
14th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shariq Zaidi, MD

Pasadena, TX 77504

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
6th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$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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Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

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