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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. Francis Mccormick, MD

St Joseph, MO 64506

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
56th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,421 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Chang, MD

Doylestown, PA 18901

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
89th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,956 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sumit Kohli, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
56th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Lin, MD

Duarte, CA 91010

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
48th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,193 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Geronimo Sahagun, MD

Anchorage, AK 99508

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
55th AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neal Patel, MD

Canton, GA 30115

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
87th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
82nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Gramley, MD

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
95th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ajay Batra, MD

Milford, MA 01757

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
68th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Thanaa Al-Hamad, MD

Port Huron, MI 48060

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
57th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Simon Cofrancesco, DO

Cumming, GA 30040

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
36th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,117 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Lawson, MD

Spokane, WA 99204

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
34th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (963 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Alex Baum, MD

Bartlett, TN 38133

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
76th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,338 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Brian Beauerle, MD

Louisville, KY 40207

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
43rd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (895 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Haynes, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46237

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
74th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,353 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ajay Pabby, MD

Spokane, WA 99204

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
24th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (816 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Eric Thompson, MD

Charlotte, NC 28211

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
45th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Nickowitz, MD

Pasadena, CA 91105

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
72nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,724 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Camille Mcgaw, MD

St Augustine, FL 32086

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
77th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,139 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Trushar Patel, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
45th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,152 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bayan Alsuleiman, MD

Munster, IN 46321

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
56th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,349 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Egan, MD

Voorhees, NJ 08043

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
94th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,180 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sangbaek Oh, MD

Glen Ridge, NJ 07028

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
58th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,480 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Rubin, MD

New York, NY 10028

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
73rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gurshawn Singh, MD

Fountain Hill, PA 18015

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
28th PA 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leigh Lurie, MD

Rockville, MD 20850

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
95th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Waleed Ibrahim, MD

Modesto, CA 95350

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
29th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (905 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Herbert Lim, MD

Honolulu, HI 96813

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
55th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,090 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
15th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (816 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Kauffman, MD

Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
90th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Frank Faris, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89128

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
12th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (708 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ana Petrova, MD

Hilliard, OH 43026

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
71st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anjani Jammula, MD

Greenville, SC 29605

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
81st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (555 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nelson Tajong, MD

Conroe, TX 77304

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
91st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicole Jawitz, MD

Durham, NC 27705

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
66th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (448 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
81st FL Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 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)?"

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.

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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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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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