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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 (26)
29th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (836 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Cho, MD

Morristown, NJ 07960

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
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 (533 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samantha Alsop, MD

Kansas City, MO 64111

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
23rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (876 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Reza Askari, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
18th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$227 Cash

Dr. Wes Arlein, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85006

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
31st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (925 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Andreas Kamlot, MD

Danville, CA 94526

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
27th CA 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 ~$239 Cash

Dr. Allen Cortez, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
5th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (652 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Hosam El Sayed, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
90th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,778 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Owens, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
83rd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,803 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erica Clark, DO

Spartanburg, SC 29303

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
53rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Geary, MD

Rochester, NY 14621

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
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 (1,703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Son Duong, MD

Fountain Valley, CA 92708

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,215 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Franklin Yau, MD

Rowlett, TX 75088

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
96th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,135 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pushpinder Sivia, MD

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
50th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,392 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Luke Stewart, MD

Florence, SC 29506

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
44th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Mccord, MD

Birmingham, AL 35211

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
24th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (979 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
88th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,850 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Khoury, MD

Portsmouth, OH 45662

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
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 (2,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Sarfati, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
50th UT Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Alef, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
93rd NH 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. Donald Patterson, MD

Evansville, IN 47710

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
35th IN Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Burgess, MD

Charlotte, NC 28207

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
76th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,750 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Wright, MD

Tampa, FL 33614

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
75th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,587 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$210 Cash

Dr. Amanda Gifford, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18015

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
60th PA 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Cooper, DO

Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
47th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,629 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Liles, MD

Monroe, LA 71201

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
75th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,171 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Langston, MD

Suffolk, VA 23434

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
63rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (944 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Martin Borhani, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
94th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (569 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Hoff, MD

Fountain Hill, PA 18015

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
45th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (809 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Tito, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95405

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
36th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Iwanicki, DO

Downers Grove, IL 60515

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
95th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (575 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. David Feuer, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
21st CO 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 ~$211 Cash

Dr. Joseph Wasselle, MD

Melbourne, FL 32935

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
50th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (997 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ranjana Chaterji, DO

Mount Kisco, NY 10549

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
92nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Hal Fiser, MD

Jackson, MS 39202

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
54th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (896 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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