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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. Ashutosh Gupta, MD

Odessa, TX 79761

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
47th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,250 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Dunzendorfer, MD

Pittsfield, MA 01201

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
90th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (605 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. David Faleck, MD

New York, NY 10022

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
5th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (655 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Naveen Gupta, MD

Bethesda, MD 20814

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
65th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Beggs, MD

Amarillo, TX 79106

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (58,808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yeshitila Mengesha, MD

Bismarck, ND 58501

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
46th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,289 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Griffin, MD

Lincoln, NE 68503

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
53rd NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,429 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vincent Muscarello, MD

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
59th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. George Bracher, MD

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
91st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,581 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. David Maddock, MD

Fall River, MA 02721

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
89th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,064 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Furkan Ertem, MD

Greenville, SC 29601

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
51st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,390 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chintan Modi, MD

Edison, NJ 08820

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
88th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,446 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Epstein, MD

Baltimore, MD 21208

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
75th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Srinivas Kalala, MD

Waterloo, IA 50701

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
47th IA 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ari Wiesen, MD

Mayfield Hts, OH 44124

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
42nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,037 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Keval Shah, DO

Oxnard, CA 93030

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jose Suatengco, MD

Toms River, NJ 08755

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
67th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Aran, DO

Tulsa, OK 74136

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
50th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,269 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Schowengerdt, MD

Kansas City, MO 64118

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
26th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (841 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Tripodi, DO

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
68th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,903 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Todd Kilgore, MD

Lees Summit, MO 64086

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
63rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,858 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Colleen Schmitt, MD

Ooltewah, TN 37363

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
52nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,499 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Ira Shocket, MD

Washington, DC 20010

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
5th DC 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Natalie Lee, MD

Greenbrae, CA 94904

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
46th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,154 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kuldip Sandhu, MD

Carmichael, CA 95608

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
35th CA 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anastasia Shnitser, MD

Allentown, PA 18104

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
87th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,314 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Kim, MD

Lawrence, KS 66044

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
12th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohammad Tashkandi, MD

Edwardsville, PA 18704

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
75th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,426 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gordon Kim, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
29th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kelly Krueger, MD

Florham Park, NJ 07932

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
26th NJ 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Sing, DO

Temple, TX 76508

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
95th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (626 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathan Davis, DO

Sellersville, PA 18960

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
23rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
67th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rahul Julka, MD

Merrillville, IN 46410

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
24th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (799 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zeid Kayali, MD

Rialto, CA 92377

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
15th CA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Frederick Nunes, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19106

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
14th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (748 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$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)?"

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)
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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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