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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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All General & Vascular Surgery Physicians (2,034)

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Dr. Jacobo Nurko, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
53rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$212 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
7th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Schreier, MD

West Hills, CA 91307

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
2nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (639 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anjali Ratnathicam, DO

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
59th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,898 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohamed Osman, MD

Toledo, OH 43614

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,762 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Hoel, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
86th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,492 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Joels, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
71st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,964 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Marcus Stanbro, DO

Greenville, SC 29615

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
32nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,323 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karem Harth, MD

Cleveland, OH 44106

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
52nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,113 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Tamim, MD

Panama City, FL 32405

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
80th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Chou, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90048

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,291 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$231 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
48th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Hamling, MD

Des Moines, IA 50309

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
67th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Kryskow, DO

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
40th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bogdan Makartchuk, MD

Hampton Bays, NY 11946

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
40th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Alexander Leung, MD

Denver, CO 80222

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
86th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$213 Cash

Dr. Allen Lazenby, MD

Opelika, AL 36801

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
63rd AL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jack Oak, MD

Bridgeton, MO 63044

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
5th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (670 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Watt, MS

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
95th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (564 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Diane Cox, MD

Richmond, VA 23235

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
66th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,080 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Munford, MD

Cedar City, UT 84721

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
94th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (476 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Glotzer, MD

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
10th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Combiz Rezayat, MD

Clifton, NJ 07013

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
76th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Francesca Hoehne, MD

Bakersfield, CA 93301

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
25th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Paul Vesco, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
46th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ranjith Dodla, MD

Flint, MI 48507

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
88th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brooks Whitney, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
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 (810 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$210 Cash

Dr. Meghan Wooster, DO

West Burlington, IA 52655

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
79th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,276 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tong Ma, MD

Camp Springs, MD 20746

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
69th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,263 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emmett Lotton, MD

Marietta, OH 45750

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
97th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (574 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roman Litwinski, MD

Torrance, CA 90505

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
51st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Katherine Parikh, DO

Pensacola, FL 32504

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
95th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joseph Buendia, DO

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
88th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (547 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Eskandari, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
91st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$222 Cash

Dr. Yaron Sternbach, MD

Albany, NY 12208

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
56th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,537 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Johan Escribano, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33907

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
74th FL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 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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