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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. Jeffrey Unger, MD

Somerville, NJ 08876

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
90th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,371 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anushka Baruah, MD

Sheboygan, WI 53081

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
98th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (743 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Mathews, MD

Flemington, NJ 08822

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
91st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,201 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
97th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (692 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Susan Fleet, MD

Mobile, AL 36608

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
61st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,981 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Connolly, MD

North Chelmsford, MA 01863

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
8th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Ryan Chauvin, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
69th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Morris Traube, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
10th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michelle Lipman, MD

Hinsdale, IL 60521

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
1st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Victor Howard, MD

Lexington, KY 40503

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
20th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (733 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Magulick, MD

Pensacola, FL 32503

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
4th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Scott Schorr, MD

Lawrenceville, GA 30046

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
5th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Siobhan Byrne, MD

Madison, WI 53715

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
66th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Welden, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
19th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Armin Marefat, DO

Wilmington, DE 19801

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
48th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Veena Kumaravel, MD

Richardson, TX 75082

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
11th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arifa Khan, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73110

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
92nd OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (616 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Tassoni, MD

Florence, MA 01062

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
73rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,575 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Mariana De Jongh-Beyer, MD

Summerfield, FL 34491

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
67th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,132 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Aminur Khan, MD

Baltimore, MD 21204

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
54th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
69th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,218 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mark Wilkinson, MD

Lewes, DE 19958

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
39th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,532 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Wilson, MD

Wichita Falls, TX 76301

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
72nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,984 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chester Maxson, MD

Jupiter, FL 33458

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
45th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,259 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Sathya Jaganmohan, MD

Shreveport, LA 71115

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
88th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Kodsi, MD

Conway, SC 29526

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
65th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronald Powell, MD

Pensacola, FL 32514

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
89th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,873 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Vandana Long, MD

Newark, DE 19713

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
88th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,102 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Prodyot Ghosh, MD

Bloomington, IN 47403

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
63rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,481 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Ogg, MD

Tupelo, MS 38801

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
77th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,546 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Persky, MD

East Setauket, NY 11733

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
63rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,562 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Faisal Khan, MD

Geneva, IL 60134

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
66th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,566 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Claude Yarborough, MD

Greenville, SC 29607

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
73rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,020 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Isaac Raijman, MD

Houston, TX 77098

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
52nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,425 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash

Dr. David Carney, MD

Wilmington, NC 28403

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
95th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,971 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
45th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (954 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash
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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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