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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

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Dr. Muhammad Siddiqui, MD

Mckinney, TX 75069

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
80th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Haenel, DO

Charleston, SC 29414

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
35th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maha Zikra, MD

Orlando, FL 32819

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
45th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
81st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Alla Sakharova, MD

Berkley, MI 48072

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
60th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,237 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nabeel Jabri, MD

Munster, IN 46321

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
58th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,480 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Schorr, DO

Langhorne, PA 19047

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
49th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,599 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
74th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,165 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Naina Sinha, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
58th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,886 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Berk, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63108

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
61st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melissa Goldstein, MD

Stamford, CT 06902

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
69th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,388 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Meera Amar, MD

Waco, TX 76712

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
63rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Reshma Parab, MD

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
57th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,037 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
77th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,810 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarena Toellner, MD

Everett, WA 98201

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
34th WA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Umadevi Muthyala, MD

Colonial Heights, VA 23834

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
56th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,011 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Akbar Rahmani, MD

Flossmoor, IL 60422

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
85th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,250 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Albert Coo, MD

Alexandria, VA 22304

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
54th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,772 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sadeka Shahani, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
42nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,704 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Perihan Dimachkie, MD

Houston, TX 77043

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
42nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Erjola Balliu, MD

Lakeland, FL 33803

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
34th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,336 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gonzalo Acosta, MD

Gainesville, FL 32610

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
28th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Melissa Sum, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
23rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Bilal Ahmad, MD

Jonesboro, GA 30236

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
4th GA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Hager, MD

Greenville, NC 27834

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
97th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (44,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashiq Patel, MD

Lancaster, CA 93534

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
57th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,947 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Aaron Rockoff, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
42nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Braimon, MD

Peabody, MA 01960

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
91st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,930 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Katya Divari, MD

Framingham, MA 01702

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
70th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,012 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. David Sutton, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32204

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
59th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Matthew Sauder, MD

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,260 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adina Schneider, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
89th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,627 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Valerie Thomas, MD

Riverside, RI 02915

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
50th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sahzene Yavuz, MD

Sayre, PA 18840

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
85th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Norwood, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
97th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (39,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Geetika Gupta, MD

Columbia, MD 21044

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
67th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,512 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$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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