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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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Dr. Silvie Harrington, MD

Warner Robins, GA 31093

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
65th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,217 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Ryan, MD

Kalamazoo, MI 49048

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
29th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,226 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elie Semaan, MD

Springfield, MA 01104

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
59th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,088 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Ravi Chandra, MD

Ocala, FL 34471

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
57th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Stephen Hass, MD

Charleston, WV 25304

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
30th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (851 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Francis Lee, MD

Garden Grove, CA 92843

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
72nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Homer Keadle, MD

Columbus, GA 31901

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
25th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Biju Thomas, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33912

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
88th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Vincent Arlauskas, MD

Brunswick, GA 31520

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
28th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shant Vartanian, MD

San Francisco, CA 94143

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (624 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$250 Cash

Dr. Sarah Judkins, MD

Montrose, CO 81401

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
98th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (612 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Maxwell Weinberg, MD

Garden City, NY 11530

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
86th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Joe Huang, MD

Newark, NJ 07103

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
11th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Meyer, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57108

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
75th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (758 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Kia, DO

Flint, MI 48532

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
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 (857 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ann Amukele, MD

Washington, DC 20010

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
75th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,090 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Myron Morse, MD

Columbus, NE 68601

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
99th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (617 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Priyam Vyas, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
93rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,657 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kristian Gima, DO

Oakland, CA 94607

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
95th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,016 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Hiltz, MD

Augusta, GA 30901

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
98th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,886 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Katelynn Ferranti, MD

Burlington, VT 05401

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
33rd VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,262 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jade Hiramoto, MD

San Francisco, CA 94143

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
31st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$250 Cash

Dr. Eric Kuo, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
54th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sourabh Mukherjee, MD

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
95th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Traul, MD

Medford, OR 97504

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
89th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,135 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Surowiec, MD

Rochester, NY 14626

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
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 (880 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ethredge Barwick, MD

West Columbia, SC 29169

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
69th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Kaiser, MD

Pensacola, FL 32504

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
77th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,676 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Paul Citrin, MD

Zephyrhills, FL 33542

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
18th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (849 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. William Bevilacqua, MD

West Seneca, NY 14224

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
28th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,105 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. David Smith, DO

Glendale, AZ 85308

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
80th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,613 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. William Parker, MD

San Antonio, TX 78258

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
71st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,733 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Botta, MD

Watertown, CT 06795

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
82nd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Bailey, MD

Pascagoula, MS 39567

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
57th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (921 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Grady Alsabrook, MD

San Antonio, TX 78205

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
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 (4,847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Park, MD

Park Ridge, IL 60068

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
69th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy & hernia repair (CPT 47562 / 49650) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,147 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 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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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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The GreatDoc™ rating—calculated by the Proprietary DotMD™ J3 Model—audits patient reviews across clinical diagnostic accuracy, unhurried listening, and procedure skill while flagging administrative friction points (such as $250 annual clinic fees, parking validation costs, or phone hold times) so you know exactly what to expect before walking into the waiting room.

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Every flagship physician profile on dotMD includes an interactive Insurance Network & Cash-Rate Checker covering Original Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, and regional PPO/HMO plans—plus the exact CMS geo-adjusted CPT 99204 self-pay cash rate ($195–$260) and 3-question script to verify network participation with the billing desk.