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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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All Gastroenterology Physicians (3,529)

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Dr. Ravish Parekh, MD

Detroit, MI 48202

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
94th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,771 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Murphy, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27157

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
80th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amira Ali Ibrahim, MD

Fishersville, VA 22939

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
39th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,014 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Freeha Khan, MD

Montgomery, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
72nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,367 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ruchi Gupta, MD

Springfield, IL 62703

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
42nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Costas Kefalas, MD

Akron, OH 44320

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
82nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (550 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Murthy Madhira, MD

Monroe, MI 48162

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
97th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (615 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bonnie Ewald, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
2nd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Rajan Khosla, MD

Chandler, AZ 85225

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
34th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Samson Ferm, MD

Cambridge, MA 02138

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
24th MA 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 ~$224 Cash

Dr. Vani Paleti, MD

Temple, TX 76508

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
3rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (648 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Gonenne, MD

Springfield, OR 97477

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
20th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (960 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Waseem Ahmad, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
5th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Curtis Barry, MD

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
8th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Mitlyng, MD

Minneapolis, MN 55455

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
56th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,136 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sindhu Abraham, MD

Plano, TX 75093

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
26th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (876 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Colin Swales, MD

Hartford, CT 06106

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
91st CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Holly Cullen, MD

Emerson, NJ 07630

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
72nd NJ Pct

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kanwar Arora, MD

Green Bay, WI 54301

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
61st WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (407 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chris Lascarides, MD

Riverhead, NY 11901

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
3rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (648 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Ellis, MD

Powell, TN 37849

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
31st TN 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 ~$201 Cash

Dr. Craig Ellison, MD

Alexandria, VA 22304

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
2nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (662 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Helburn, MD

Hamden, CT 06518

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
46th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Madievsky, MD

Tarzana, CA 91356

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
92nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sufiyan Chaudhry, MD

Southaven, MS 38671

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
70th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,533 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Fiedler, MD

Boca Raton, FL 33431

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
62nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,801 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Leonard Weinstock, MD

Creve Coeur, MO 63141

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
91st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Mendoza, MD

Monterey, CA 93940

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
70th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,610 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joseph Healy, MD

New Bern, NC 28562

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
47th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,773 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Lawrence, MD

Charleston, SC 29414

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
42nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,228 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kalpana Patel, MD

Long Beach, CA 90808

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
35th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Naeem Raza, MD

Richmond, IN 47374

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
60th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Imbesi, MD

Glen Ridge, NJ 07028

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
96th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Soren Gandhi, MD

Syosset, NY 11791

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
58th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,381 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Charles Noyer, MD

White Plains, NY 10604

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
46th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sandhya Salguti, MD

Doylestown, PA 18901

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
98th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
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Hypothyroidism, Subclinical TSH Drift (2.5–8.0 mIU/L) or Thyroid Nodule

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"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)?"

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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.

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  • ✓ 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)
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