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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. Reza Nazemi, MD

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

★★★★☆ 4.3 (39)
93rd CA Pct

Thyroid Nodules & Hashimoto’s (418+ In-Office Neck Ultrasounds/yr • CPT 76536), Type 2 Diabetes, GLP-1 Titration & CGM (CPT 95251).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Bauman, MD

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
99th NJ Pct

Complex Type 2 Diabetes & GLP-1/SGLT2i Titration, Thyroid Nodules (CPT 76536), Osteoporosis DEXA Management, and Pituitary/Adrenal Disorders.

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Natalie Cusano, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
94th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,421 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Rachel Pessah Pollack, MD

Huntington Station, NY 11746

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
48th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Timothy Petersen, MD

Va Beach, VA 23462

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,530 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tessie Otero-Truitt, MD

South Boston, VA 24592

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
33rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Igor Matwijiw, MD

Texarkana, TX 75503

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
35th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rex Kessler, MD

Aston, PA 19014

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,981 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tariq Zia, MD

Tomball, TX 77375

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
97th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (28,134 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Varun Samji, MD

Elizabethtown, KY 42701

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Harini Jalagani, MD

Cartersville, GA 30120

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
37th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,485 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Biju Kunhiraman, MD

Yakima, WA 98902

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
15th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,057 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andres Darquea, MD

Roswell, NM 88201

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
92nd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kalyani Regeti, MD

North Port, FL 34287

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
76th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,698 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Stephen Phelan, MD

Pawcatuck, CT 06379

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
82nd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,569 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luisa Duran, MD

San Ramon, CA 94583

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,760 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Raymond Lau, MD

Patchogue, NY 11772

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
31st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,337 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Rita El-Hajj, MD

Wynnewood, PA 19096

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
95th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,082 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ferrol Lee, MD

Sayre, PA 18840

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
58th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,309 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Parsa, MD

Honolulu, HI 96817

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
33rd HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,242 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carrie Burns, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
27th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,049 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karen Berris, MD

Farmington Hills, MI 48334

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
45th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Tloczkowski, MD

Greenlawn, NY 11740

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (32,076 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Khurram Wadud, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32204

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
78th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
69th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Laura Laboone, MD

Columbia, SC 29204

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
73rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,698 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Deborah Sellmeyer, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
37th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shital Patel, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33437

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Christian Mangrum, DO

Oklahoma City, OK 73134

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
56th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Moran, MD

Houston, TX 77065

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
53rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,959 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Shreya Patel, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
47th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Irene Zide, MD

Lawrence, NY 11559

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
82nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
55th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Manav Nayyar, MD

Jefferson City, MO 65101

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
27th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (975 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chandana Mishra, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
85th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,192 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash
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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:

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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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