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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 (23)
60th IL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Sara Mijal, MD

Madison, WI 53792

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
57th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,036 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jimmie Collins, MD

Norfolk, VA 23507

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
72nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,236 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Ng, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
48th MA 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 ~$227 Cash

Dr. Kim Keller, MD

Houston, TX 77065

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
61st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,314 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$212 Cash

Dr. Charles Fasanya, MD

Middletown, NY 10940

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
17th NY 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 ~$232 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Weinberg, MD

Wilmington, NC 28412

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
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 (1,099 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Stewart, MD

Brookhaven, MS 39601

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
89th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,524 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Kim, MD

Torrance, CA 90502

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
88th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,939 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Aleta Paschal, MD

Augusta, GA 30912

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
26th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (755 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Krone, MD

Granbury, TX 76048

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
97th TX 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Sideman, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
18th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (832 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Patterson, DO

Fort Myers, FL 33901

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
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 (782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Stephen Bartos, MD

Waukesha, WI 53188

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
91st WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Simpler, MD

Pascagoula, MS 39567

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
37th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (768 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Fox, MD

Denver, CO 80204

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
90th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (609 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$213 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
12th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Oristian, MD

Wheaton, MD 20902

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
89th MD Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karen Karsif, MD

Suffern, NY 10901

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
96th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sajid Ismail, DO

Zephyrhills, FL 33542

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
26th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (980 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ryan Wicks, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
91st OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (566 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Mcdevitt, MD

Rock Hill, SC 29732

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
3rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrea Um, MD

Madison, WI 53792

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
86th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,034 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seshadri Raju, MD

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
80th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,906 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tanisha Osbourne, MD

Frederick, MD 21703

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
96th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Nguyen, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
23rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,016 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$227 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Slaiby, MD

Providence, RI 02905

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
56th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,070 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Silva, MD

Galveston, TX 77555

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
39th TX Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Todd Neuberger, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63141

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
41st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,114 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Clifford Garrard, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
84th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,140 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$202 Cash

Dr. Thomas Coy, DO

Joplin, MO 64804

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
62nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Lawrence, MD

Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
95th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,515 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
93rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,217 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonas Mansson, MD

Naples, FL 34119

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
58th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,075 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. James Li, MD

Odessa, TX 79761

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
95th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,414 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Abel, MD

San Francisco, CA 94118

★★★★★ 4.7 (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 ~$250 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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