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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. Ziad Farah, MD

Harwich, MA 02645

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
54th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Aakif Ahmad, DO

San Diego, CA 92113

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (25,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Evelyn Runer, MD

Fairless Hills, PA 19030

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
60th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,380 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vijay Babu Balakrishnan, MD

Somers Point, NJ 08244

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
38th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,618 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vinay Patel, MD

Neenah, WI 54956

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
62nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,827 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charlene Robertson, MD

Orange City, FL 32763

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
71st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,499 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
44th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,748 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Timothy Graham, MD

Sandy, UT 84093

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
44th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,131 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
98th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Ahmad Ali, MD

Winter Park, FL 32792

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
32nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,311 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Lea El Hage, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
90th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Orlando Fernandez, MD

Bonita Springs, FL 34134

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
72nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,783 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Matthew Kamil, MD

Concord, NH 03301

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
57th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,575 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Egils Bogdanovics, MD

Torrington, CT 06790

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
16th CT Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Piper, MD

The Woodlands, TX 77382

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (74,052 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Damiani, DO

Apple Valley, CA 92307

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
49th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,694 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ejaz Mahmood, MD

Milford, DE 19963

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
77th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,946 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Lancaster, MD

Alamogordo, NM 88310

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
38th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,159 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Narmada Movva, MD

Attleboro, MA 02703

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
88th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Arti Patel, MD

King of Prussia, PA 19406

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
53rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,958 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
98th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (27,403 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anca Staii, MD

Dracut, MA 01826

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
46th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,362 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Assem Houssein, MD

Lancaster, OH 43130

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
32nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Ramirez, MD

Woodbridge, VA 22192

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
92nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,061 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Patacsil, MD

Alexandria, MN 56308

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
56th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,952 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Perry Herson, MD

Williston Park, NY 11596

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
64th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,957 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jason Berner, MD

Jasper, GA 30143

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
50th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,217 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Meaghan Moxley, MD

Aberdeen, MD 21001

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
98th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,350 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Milad Abusag, MD

Poland, OH 44514

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
72nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,773 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Meiraj Zuberi, MD

Morris, IL 60450

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
61st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,598 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Imran Patel, MD

Burleson, TX 76028

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
46th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dariusz Nowak, MD

Linden, NJ 07036

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
69th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,493 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Usah Lilavivat, MD

Sumter, SC 29150

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
94th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,160 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Przemyslaw Lastowiecki, MD

Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
60th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Suzi Kochar, MD

Goodyear, AZ 85395

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
42nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,921 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Jeanne Bernard, DO

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
51st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 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:

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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