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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. Ugis Gruntmanis, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
14th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sonal Phatak, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
62nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Amy Chang, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
76th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,194 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Yigal Aharon, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
84th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,648 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Daniel Mendlovic, MD

Beachwood, OH 44122

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
30th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,095 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Susan Gerber, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
56th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kara Meinke Baehr, MD

Lincoln, NE 68505

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
47th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,350 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Fish, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
60th PA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vishnu Garla, MD

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
10th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
21st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Prasanth Surampudi, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
58th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,251 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Kugler, DO

Smithtown, NY 11787

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
96th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (25,828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
67th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,427 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Rachel Fetner, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
77th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,339 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Christopher Marx, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
74th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,946 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Magnotti, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
96th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (31,725 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
91st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,624 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$210 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
52nd OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pratik Shah, MD

Frederick, MD 21703

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
41st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,422 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vanessa Sandifer, MD

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
68th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,805 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lisa Ereifej, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87109

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
23rd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,055 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Sagum, MD

Louisville, KY 40217

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
43rd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,153 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samer Eldeiry, MD

Albany, NY 12206

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
16th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (883 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Juan Perdomo Rodriguez, MD

Gainesville, FL 32610

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
18th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ileana Tandron, MD

Slidell, LA 70461

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
38th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,152 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marianna Antonopoulou, MD

Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
10th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (778 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrea Ferenczi, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
88th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,835 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Quang Nguyen, DO

Henderson, NV 89074

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
93rd NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,322 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zulekha Hamid, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
91st AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (42,164 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
89th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Silpa Gadiraju, MD

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
95th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bahaa Abu Bakr, MD

Topeka, KS 66614

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
88th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,942 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wei Feng, MD

South Pasadena, CA 91030

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
83rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Bruce Wilson, MD

Richland, WA 99352

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
51st WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Madhu Katikineni, MD

Riverdale, MD 20737

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
70th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,853 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$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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