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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. Jayender Chintaparthi, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46227

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
80th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,094 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tracie Farmer, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27103

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
30th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jayme Aschemeyer, DO

Southfield, MI 48075

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
20th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (824 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sophia Meis, DO

Columbus, OH 43214

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
61st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,446 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Soumya Nadella, MD

Chesterfield, MO 63017

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
33rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dewey Bailey, MD

Roanoke, VA 24018

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
98th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (34,607 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hemlata Moturi, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15212

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ya-Yu Lee, MD

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (40,621 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amanda Schiefer, MD

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
87th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stanislav Goykhman, MD

Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
66th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,017 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mahendra Ghanta, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
93rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,041 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arun Movva, MD

Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
61st IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,268 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shadi Barakat, MD

Baltimore, MD 21229

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
46th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,561 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Lee, MD

San Diego, CA 92130

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
88th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,611 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Tareq Khairalla, MD

Pensacola, FL 32501

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
32nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,302 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Anil Chandel, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53215

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
59th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,615 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lauren Choi, MD

Long Beach, CA 90806

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
69th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nitin Trivedi, MD

Worcester, MA 01608

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
38th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,136 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Ali Achira, MD

Dearborn, MI 48126

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
46th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marisha Newton, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
80th MD Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rita Gonzalez, MD

New London, CT 06320

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
77th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,839 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
79th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,398 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muzaffar Piracha, MD

Ocean Springs, MS 39564

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
83rd MS Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pankaj Sharda, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19111

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
68th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (463 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angela Boldo, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (91,650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ritu Madan, MBBS

Richmond, VA 23298

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
98th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,799 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marina Basina, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
29th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,446 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Leonard Gioia, MD

Bay Shore, NY 11706

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
81st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,516 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Steven Kunkel, MD

Richland, WA 99352

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
56th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Tuan-Huy Tran, MD

Metairie, LA 70006

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
25th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (980 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jaya Naran, DO

Hattiesburg, MS 39402

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
39th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,774 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Labinson, DO

Nashua, NH 03062

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
95th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,024 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ila Khanna, MD

Monroe, NY 10950

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
72nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,170 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Eiriny Eskander, MD

Encino, CA 91436

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,609 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sefton Vergano, MD

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
62nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Complex Endocrine, Thyroid & Metabolic Biomarker Managemen [CPT 99214] • In-office thyroid/parathyroid neck ultrasound (CPT 76536) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,799 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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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