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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. Ethan Rogers, MD

Towson, MD 21204

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
38th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Demasi, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
74th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (595 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Lee, MD

Santa Cruz, CA 95065

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
63rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,186 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
2nd TX Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Laird, MD

Jackson, TN 38305

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
53rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (920 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
8th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (748 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$210 Cash

Dr. Susan Shafii, MD

Clearwater, FL 33756

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
16th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (772 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. John Chabot, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
3rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (635 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Creeden, MD

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
81st MA 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 ~$224 Cash

Dr. Clinton Rathje, DO

Lincoln, NE 68510

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
40th NE 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. Rosemarie Hardin, MD

Wheeling, WV 26003

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
58th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Comeau, MD

Lancaster, PA 17603

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
49th PA 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. Samer Najjar, MD

Chicago, IL 60625

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
19th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (839 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$222 Cash

Dr. Katherin Leckie, MD

Minneapolis, MN 55407

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
87th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (615 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frederic Harad, MD

Newark, DE 19713

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
50th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,266 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Davis, MD

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
39th MI Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
58th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Sailors, MD

Watkinsville, GA 30677

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
79th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,047 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eugene Langan, MD

Greenville, SC 29615

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
29th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,295 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jon Reese, MD

Springfield, MO 65804

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
49th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,187 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Kendrick, MD

Columbia, TN 38401

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
83rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,455 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Matthew Hendrich, MD

Jonesboro, AR 72401

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
50th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,103 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Omar Al-Nouri, DO

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Yuschak, MD

Abington, PA 19001

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,371 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Smith, MD

Temple, TX 76508

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
16th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (819 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Whitehead, MD

San Angelo, TX 76903

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
28th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Robins, MD

Greensboro, NC 27405

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
25th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (845 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Zhang, MD

Boise, ID 83706

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
80th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,181 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Denis Westphal, MD

Chico, CA 95973

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
78th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Witkowski, DO

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
49th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (957 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Huguet, MD

St Petersburg, FL 33713

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
38th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (863 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Guy Lancellotti, MD

Warwick, RI 02886

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
14th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (794 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Barleben, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
21st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (983 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Evan Kessler, MD

Oceanside, NY 11572

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
60th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,637 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Shaw, MD

Defiance, OH 43512

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
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 (816 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Macdougall, MD

Mechanicsville, VA 23116

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
27th VA 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 ~$209 Cash
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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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