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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. Francisco Vega, MD

Riverside, CA 92504

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
87th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,844 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shawn Fleming, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27103

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
75th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christian Minshall, MD

Charleston, SC 29406

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
7th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (641 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
19th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Assar Rather, MD

Dover, DE 19904

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
93rd DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohammad Arain, MD

Madera, CA 93637

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
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 (1,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Veale, MD

Montgomery, AL 36106

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
7th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (719 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muhammad Ali Rana, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87106

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
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 (468 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlos Neves, MD

Lewes, DE 19958

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
88th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,516 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Keith, MD

Dartmouth, MA 02747

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
83rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Douglas Miller, MD

Duncan, OK 73533

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
96th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,354 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cassra Arbabi, MD

Beverly Hills, CA 90211

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
49th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Dmitri Gelfand, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,524 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Schwartz, MD

Mansfield, OH 44903

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
47th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,067 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Oresanya, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19140

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
30th PA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Beeman, MD

Urbana, IL 61801

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
35th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,045 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jay Miller, MD

Atlanta, GA 30308

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
22nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (962 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$210 Cash

Dr. David Berger, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
24th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,082 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$227 Cash

Dr. Gregory Stanley, MD

Charlotte, NC 28210

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
49th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,064 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cheryl Olson, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
40th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (853 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Rishi Naik, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
32nd TN 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 ~$202 Cash

Dr. Robert Cambria, MD

Bangor, ME 04401

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
82nd ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nhat Nguyen-Minh, MD

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
55th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,039 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
87th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Darnell, MD

Louisville, KY 40207

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
14th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Albert Richardson, MD

Thomasville, GA 31792

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
99th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Brown, MD

Searcy, AR 72143

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
16th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (685 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sean Barnett, MD

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
32nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Siddharth Bhende, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
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 (4,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jessica Simons, MD

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
66th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,938 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Harold Hsu, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
62nd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,016 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rao Gutta, MD

Omaha, NE 68118

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
53rd NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
49th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,636 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$227 Cash

Dr. Mohammad Afridi, MD

Toledo, OH 43606

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
89th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Reilly, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
50th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Fleming, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57108

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
30th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,624 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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