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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.

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All Endocrinology Physicians (1,284)

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★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
4th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Lory Baraz, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85032

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
75th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (661 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. David Lieb, MD

Norfolk, VA 23510

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
6th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (744 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frederick White, MD

Abilene, TX 79601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
93rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,446 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chung-Kay Koh, MD

Park Ridge, IL 60068

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
81st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,310 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Sean Mccalmon, DO

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
87th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,053 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shamsuddin Shaik, MD

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vidita Divan, MD

Topeka, KS 66606

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
38th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shawhin Karimi, MD

Houston, TX 77070

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
40th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Lauren Hawkins, MD

Fayetteville, AR 72703

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
14th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,080 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pallavi Guddeti, MD

Manchester, NH 03104

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
38th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mercy Rossana Moore, MD

Charlotte, NC 28207

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
8th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (789 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Prasad Katta, MD

Fremont, CA 94538

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (53,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Christopher Kodl, MD

Saint Paul, MN 55130

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
73rd MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,594 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amy Anderson, DO

Fall River, MA 02720

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
44th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,306 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Raquel Ong, MD

Neptune, NJ 07753

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
70th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,736 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wendy Huhn, MD

Orlando, FL 32803

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
35th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,373 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Padma Mangu, MD

West Chester, OH 45069

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
94th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
80th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,791 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Bressler, MD

Dallas, TX 75231

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
70th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,417 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Thomas O'connell, MD

Burlington, NC 27215

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
82nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Freeman, DO

Philadelphia, PA 19131

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
51st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shon Meek, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
2nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (648 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ansu Joy, MD

Princeton, NJ 08540

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
63rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Medhavi Jogi, MD

Bellaire, TX 77401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
23rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (998 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Omar El Kawkgi, MD

Lexington, KY 40504

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
97th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (22,088 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Bergstrom, MD

Portland, OR 97225

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
65th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,289 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Monica Munoz, DO

Jupiter, FL 33458

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
67th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,242 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Marie Griffin, MD

Overland Park, KS 66207

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
63rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,998 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Holly Schlesinger, NP

Lafayette, LA 70506

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
97th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
33rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,243 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Umesh Masharani, MD

San Francisco, CA 94143

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
36th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$250 Cash

Dr. Scott Steven, DO

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
7th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (765 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Knight, MD

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
65th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Bjelica, MD

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
55th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,498 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Philip Goldberg, MD

New Haven, CT 06511

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
87th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,202 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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