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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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★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
17th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Venkatachala Mohan, MD

Bellevue, WA 98004

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
51st WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,288 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Nihit Shah, MD

Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
92nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michelle Likhtshteyn, MD

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
3rd FL 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Juan Diego Baltodano, MD

North Chesterfield, VA 23236

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
89th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (620 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Archana Kaza, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87106

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
17th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (741 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Goldstein, MD

Levittown, PA 19057

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
88th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (582 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Albert Fleisher, MD

Baltimore, MD 21237

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
7th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (693 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neil Volk, MD

Albany, NY 12206

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
90th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,824 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Navdeep Chehl, MD

Hinsdale, IL 60521

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
93rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (593 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Tara Menon, MD

Dublin, OH 43016

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
86th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (559 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramona Lim, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
9th MA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Thomas Peller, MD

Eau Claire, WI 54701

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
37th WI Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abraham Khan, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
14th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (739 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Munish Ashat, MD

Iowa City, IA 52242

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
22nd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (896 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kavya Sebastian, MD

Atlanta, GA 30322

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
83rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (523 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Michael Shim, MD

Oceanside, CA 92056

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
5th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (676 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sumant Inamdar, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
10th AR Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Parker, MD

Meridian, MS 39301

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
2nd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (652 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sita Chokhavatia, MD

New Brunswick, NJ 09801

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
20th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kimberly Wong, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
22nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (833 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
80th AZ Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Saro Khemichian, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
26th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$231 Cash

Dr. Dean Edwards, MD

Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
93rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (22,143 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joel Sach, MD

Tarzana, CA 91356

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Brent Kovacs, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,269 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Stapleton, DO

Charleston, WV 25304

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
77th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,407 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bryan Green, MD

Greenwood, SC 29646

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
93rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
46th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,236 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. George Duvall, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
45th TX 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shabbir Jamali, MD

Tomball, TX 77375

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
85th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Broussard, MD

Lafayette, LA 70503

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
44th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,597 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Dunn, MD

North Little Rock, AR 72117

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
53rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,274 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Mclaughlin, DO

Harrisburg, PA 17111

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
73rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,924 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Ferges, MD

Somerset, NJ 08873

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
65th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,660 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$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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