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Endocrinology Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536), ultrasound-guided FNA biopsy (CPT 60100), Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CPT 95251), and DEXA bone density interpretation (CPT 77080). Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All Endocrinology Physicians (1,284)

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Dr. Halis Sonmez, MD

Rego Park, NY 11374

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
42nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Rui Lu, MD

Washington, DC 20010

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
44th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,363 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jasjeet Kaur, MD

Glendale, AZ 85308

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
16th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. M Yaser Mounla, MD

Overland Park, KS 66210

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
44th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,745 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Colleen Gavigan, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
10th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (863 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Demetra Rupp, MD

Geneva, IL 60134

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
70th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,208 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jennifer St.john, DO

Mckinney, TX 75071

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
25th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Walaa Ayoub, MD

Lexington, KY 40504

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
96th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,910 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dayal Raja, MD

New Hartford, NY 13413

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
94th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,192 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Don Zwickler, MD

Pomona, NY 10970

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (34,507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Marjan Karegar, MD

Columbia, SC 29204

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
78th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,315 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karen Knudsen, MD

Williamsburg, VA 23188

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
77th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gretchen Shull, MD

Joplin, MO 64804

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
94th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (21,671 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Darius Gharib, MD

Encino, CA 91436

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (56,622 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Macadams, MD

Lubbock, TX 79423

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
61st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laura Kimball-Ravari, MD

Bossier City, LA 71111

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
47th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,217 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Mepani, MD

Decatur, GA 30033

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
67th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,310 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Ferraro, MD

West Columbia, SC 29169

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
86th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,752 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jubran Afzal Khan Rind, MD

Springfield, MO 65807

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
18th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (899 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vani Duvuuri, MD

Richardson, TX 75082

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
22nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (979 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Asem Ali, MD

Boston, MA 02118

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
14th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Mohsen Tabrizi, MD

Long Beach, CA 90805

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,595 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Meghan Rush, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80910

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
91st CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
26th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Linda Morehouse, DO

Citrus Heights, CA 95621

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
58th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
44th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,476 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajpal Chopra, MD

Bronx, NY 10453

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
40th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Thomas Jones, MD

Macon, GA 31210

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
64th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,039 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Beatriz Chanduvi, MD

Bethesda, MD 20817

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
39th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,376 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Linda Werner, MD

Trumbull, CT 06611

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
8th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (876 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mario Skugor, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
82nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (532 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nikunjkumar Patel, MD

Toms River, NJ 08755

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
96th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,720 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Castellucci, MD

Richmond, VA 23226

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
56th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,915 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
67th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,888 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Amanda Cunningham, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27157

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
46th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,325 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexander Zwart, MD

Tucson, AZ 85741

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
18th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 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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