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Gastroenterology Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385), upper GI endoscopy / EGD for GERD & Barrett’s (CPT 43239), and FibroScan liver elastography (CPT 91200). Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

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Dr. Mordo Suchov, MD

Monterey Park, CA 91754

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
97th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,898 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Dragutsky, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
70th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,513 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. John Webb, MD

Oxford, MS 38655

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
59th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,120 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stuart Triester, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85255

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
58th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,370 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Thomas Scileppi, MD

New Windsor, NY 12553

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
60th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,474 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
70th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,959 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jaime Oviedo, MD

Framingham, MA 01702

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
88th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,940 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Scott Tenner, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11235

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
65th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,624 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Turse, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
36th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,102 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Adam Nadelson, MD

Athens, GA 30601

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
50th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,433 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Heba Ashraf, MD

Irvine, CA 92618

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
59th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,369 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Scott Cotler, MD

Maywood, IL 60153

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
60th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,428 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Michael Krier, MD

Fairfield, CA 94535

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
69th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Gusten, MD

Burnt Hills, NY 12027

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Huilan Cheng, MD

Berkeley, CA 94705

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
57th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,339 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Louis May, MD

New City, NY 10956

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
50th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,191 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sovi Joseph, MD

Port Charlotte, FL 33952

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
55th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,520 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Majd Michael, MD

Cameron Park, CA 95682

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
63rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,440 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mohamed Barakat, MD

Jamaica, NY 11432

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
98th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,247 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Daniel Iseman, MD

Columbia, SC 29201

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
33rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,104 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
71st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Varun Takyar, MD

Antioch, CA 94531

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
67th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,498 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Murray, DO

Lafayette, IN 47904

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
8th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (689 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kayode Olowe, MD

Atlantis, FL 33462

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
43rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,205 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Trace Heavener, DO

Coeur D Alene, ID 83814

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
61st ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (899 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Hotte, MD

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
62nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,786 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Garrick Brown, MD

Tacoma, WA 98405

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
2nd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (651 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Khaled Elraie, MD

Little River, SC 29566

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
75th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Riegert-Johnson, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
2nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (646 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Alonzo Williams, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
59th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,956 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abdur Rauf, MD

Springfield, OH 45504

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
43rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,058 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Giordano, MD

Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
8th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ricardo Li, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53215

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
35th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (780 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
1st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (647 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lukasz Kowalczyk, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
76th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
27th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 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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