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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. John Scherer, MD

Columbus, OH 43202

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
21st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (778 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Larry Clark, MD

Lynchburg, VA 24502

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
76th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Shields, DO

Grand Junction, CO 81501

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
95th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (622 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Sinclair, MD

Orange City, FL 32763

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
60th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,722 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Zelig, MD

Pensacola, FL 32514

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
77th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,146 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Rohit Malik, MD

Birmingham, AL 35235

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
55th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,100 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Kudelko, DO

Largo, FL 33771

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
88th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,398 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Cheryl Bascom, MD

Ashland, KY 41101

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
40th KY 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. David Lundy, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
6th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rogelio Perez, MD

Pinellas Park, FL 33781

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
43rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,203 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Marla Wolfert, MD

Sheboygan, WI 53081

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
52nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (871 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Lee, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
3rd IL 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 ~$222 Cash

Dr. Shruti Patel, MD

Milford, DE 19963

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
6th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (761 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Khalil Aloreidi, MD

Montgomery, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
91st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ben Thomas, DO

Beavercreek, OH 45440

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
76th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,163 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muhammad Arif, MD

Plano, TX 75024

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
48th TX 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. Waldo Bracy, MD

Arlington, TX 76012

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
64th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,076 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Atul Bhardwaj, MD

Lebanon, PA 17042

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
65th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,163 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohammed Mahkri, MD

Aurora, IL 60504

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
11th IL 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 ~$218 Cash

Dr. Thomas Krol, MD

Oceanside, CA 92056

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (610 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Richard Manfready, MD

Waterloo, IA 50701

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
45th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,397 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Volpe, DO

Langhorne, PA 19047

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
9th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Fabry, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
87th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Bezawit Tekola, MD

Fairfax, VA 22031

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
79th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,822 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nandini Nagaraj, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76132

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
42nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,137 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Esteban Figueroa, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22908

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
72nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (535 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jon Stauffer, MD

Rockport, ME 04856

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
58th ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,754 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muhammad Alsayid, MD

Merrillville, IN 46410

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
2nd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vincent Aguirre, MD

Manchester, NH 03101

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
88th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (583 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nina Phatak, MD

Manassas, VA 20110

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
88th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,231 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lucian Gorgan, MD

Middletown, CT 06457

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
60th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,696 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lindsay Sobotka, DO

Dublin, OH 43016

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
84th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Huafeng Shen, MD

Murrieta, CA 92563

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
15th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (788 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Chathur Acharya, MD

Columbus, OH 43210

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
84th OH Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Francisco, DO

Cooperstown, NY 13326

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
81st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
26th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (975 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 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)?"

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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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