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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. Gerard Vitale, MD

Glen Cove, NY 11542

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
88th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,974 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. James Reichert, DO

Celina, OH 45822

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
60th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (994 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raymond Eid, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mauricio Szuchmacher, MD

Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
76th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,440 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Curtis Green, DO

Mattoon, IL 61938

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
55th IL 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Kevin Penn, MD

Seattle, WA 98101

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
99th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,696 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$225 Cash

Dr. Matthew Tierney, DO

Plymouth, MA 02360

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
24th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (705 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
36th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karl Sorenson, MD

Needham, MA 02494

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
89th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,049 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Hao Bui, MD

Bakersfield, CA 93312

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,423 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
54th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roderick Warren, MD

Atchison, KS 66002

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
33rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (886 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Byrne, MD

Schenectady, NY 12308

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
44th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,337 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Lyle Breeding, MD

Brooksville, FL 34613

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
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 (1,486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Norman Khoury, MD

Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
11th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bassam Abu Jawdeh, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
99th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Kamran Jafree, MD

Garland, TX 75042

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
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 (988 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Harding, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45219

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
95th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,221 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amani Hemphill, MD

Shepherdstown, WV 25443

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
97th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,294 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Guthrie, MD

Chambersburg, PA 17201

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
95th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
77th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,871 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Timothy Lapham, MD

Painter, VA 23420

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
98th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,869 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Issam Halaby, MD

Venice, FL 34285

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
96th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,294 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anna Gasparyan, MD

Palm Springs, CA 92262

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
76th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
51st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,433 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. George Koullias, MD

East Patchogue, NY 11772

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
26th NY Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Yi Soo Kim, MD

Gig Harbor, WA 98335

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
63rd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Jessica Sloan, MD

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
96th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (572 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Lindsey Haga, MD

Harrisburg, PA 17104

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
51st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (445 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Rizzo, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
90th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,896 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kent Webb, MD

Jacksonville, TX 75766

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
83rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ralph Pfeiffer, MD

Dothan, AL 36305

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
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 (2,062 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Beale, MD

Benton, KY 42025

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
64th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,024 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carolyn Garner, MD

Corinth, TX 76208

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
49th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
21st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (855 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$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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General directory listings show what a doctor claims to treat, whereas federal CMS Medicare Part B claims reveal what they actually perform every week. For example, seeing an endocrinologist who performs 400+ in-office thyroid neck ultrasounds (CPT 76536) per year or a gastroenterologist in the top decile for adenoma detection colonoscopy (CPT 45385) prevents unnecessary outside imaging referrals and repeat appointments.

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