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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. Polikseni Eksarko, MD

Stony Brook, NY 11794

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
59th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Eric Hager, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
7th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (724 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vladimir Coca Soliz, MD

Baltimore, MD 21229

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
17th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,160 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Bagan, DO

Port Charlotte, FL 33948

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
41st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (906 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Thomas Bobka, MD

Tucson, AZ 85712

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
35th AZ Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Bart Chess, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15212

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
23rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elna Masuda, MD

Honolulu, HI 96813

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
44th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vriti Advani, MD

Winter Haven, FL 33881

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
55th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,032 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Wayne Frei, MD

Aiken, SC 29801

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
55th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,032 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leslie Gray, MD

Meridian, MS 39301

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
52nd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Hunn, MD

Parsons, KS 67357

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
54th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (992 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Thompson, MD

Fort Payne, AL 35968

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
76th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,444 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Mcginity, MD

Alexandria, LA 71301

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
53rd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (922 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Pedersen, MD

Minneapolis, MN 55407

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
33rd MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (745 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amith Reddy, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
11th 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 ~$201 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Jordan, MD

Plainsboro, NJ 08536

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
18th NJ 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. Joseph Liechty, MD

Plano, TX 75093

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
66th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,471 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Stahl, DO

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
54th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,110 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$212 Cash

Dr. Timothy Childers, MD

Winter Park, FL 32789

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
49th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (985 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Patrick Jasinski, MD

Mineola, NY 11501

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
18th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Robert Palmer, MD

Toledo, OH 43623

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
99th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (776 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Theodore Parins, MD

Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
96th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Foster, MD

Iowa City, IA 52242

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
24th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Caitlin Sorensen, MD

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
50th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,645 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Ashley Marlowe, MD

Edenton, NC 27932

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
98th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (613 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Capps, MD

Elizabeth City, NC 27909

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
10th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Scaife, MD

Henrico, VA 23294

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
96th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,393 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
66th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,525 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Lesar, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37421

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (3,608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Hong Zheng, DO

West Reading, PA 19611

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
85th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,988 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
50th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,404 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
82nd NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,362 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muhammad Khan, MD

Toledo, OH 43608

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
59th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Larson, MD

Aberdeen, SD 57401

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
95th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,424 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andre Ramdon, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
80th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patric Liang, MD

Boston, MA 02215

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
63rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$227 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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