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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. Diane Settles, MD

Ashland, KY 41101

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
72nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,406 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Khurram Baig, DO

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
98th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,795 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neda Khaghan, MD

Greenwich, CT 06830

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
26th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
59th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,702 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Orfanidis, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
66th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
40th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,198 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Parth Parekh, MD

New Orleans, LA 70112

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
22nd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,204 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Oxana Norkina, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32250

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
58th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Anthony Delillo, MD

Emerson, NJ 07630

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
25th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (942 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rahul Dixit, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
60th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,379 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Patrick Kenny, DO

Lynchburg, VA 24502

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
16th VA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roshan Razik, MD

Akron, OH 44307

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
64th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,819 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yi Zheng, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
73rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,735 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mukesh Patel, MD

Danville, VA 24541

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
44th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Iskandar Barakat, MD

Staten Island, NY 10305

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
30th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (912 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,444 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Truc Trinh, MD

Arlington, VA 22205

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
24th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (879 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Antonio Bosch, MD

Madison, WI 53705

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
30th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (762 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alpesh Patel, MD

Mesa, AZ 85209

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
85th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,851 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Ziad Younes, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
81st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Ronald Greenberg, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
25th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Quinton Palmer, MD

Kansas City, MO 64154

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
12th MO 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. James Buxbaum, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
49th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Ming Fang, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
69th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
63rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raul Badillo, MD

Winter Park, FL 32792

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
19th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (858 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jamie Wabich, MD

Lake Forest, IL 60045

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
26th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (894 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Shakir Hyder, MD

Fremont, CA 94538

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
75th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,827 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Dillon, MD

Palm Bay, FL 32907

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
20th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Minh Nguyen, MD

Torrance, CA 90505

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
67th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,508 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Donald Kutner, DO

Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
89th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arumugam Sivakumar, MD

Henderson, NV 89052

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
38th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (946 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Fecht, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46260

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
83rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (540 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Rotman, MD

Milford, MA 01757

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
11th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (688 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Sanjay Hegde, MD

Winchester, MA 01890

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
19th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Michael Gorsky, MD

Beavercreek, OH 45440

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
81st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 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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