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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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All Gastroenterology Physicians (3,529)

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Dr. Maurice Leonard, MD

Lumberton, NJ 08048

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
25th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bryce Mays, MD

Denton, TX 76201

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
98th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,848 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Deepti Jacob, MD

Omaha, NE 68114

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
64th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Sweeney, MD

Anchorage, AK 99508

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
36th AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,458 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shien Hu, MD

Frederick, MD 21704

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
29th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (970 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
92nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,862 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jason Vollweiler, MD

Westlake, OH 44145

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
47th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,122 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Hodges, MD

Augusta, GA 30901

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
40th GA 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. Bhargab Dixit, MD

Louisville, KY 40207

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
47th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajesh Ramachandran, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
83rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,511 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Michael Sprang, MD

Evanston, IL 60201

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
20th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Chuang Hung, MD

Upland, CA 91786

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
65th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Vitaly Fishbein, MD

West Orange, NJ 07052

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
87th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,306 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Constantine Fisher, MD

Flushing, NY 11355

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
58th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,383 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
29th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (947 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Fuhrman, MD

Springfield, NJ 07081

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
45th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,258 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Morris, DO

Tulsa, OK 74133

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
76th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,786 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tasos Manokas, DO

Columbus, OH 43215

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
48th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,125 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rodney Joe, MD

Olympia, WA 98506

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
61st WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,657 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Richard Blosser, MD

Fairfax, VA 22033

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
16th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Iftikhar Malik, MD

Stockton, CA 95204

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
48th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Tariq Khan, MD

Venice, FL 34293

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
34th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,076 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jorge Gilbert, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
75th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Weintraub, MD

Tampa, FL 33629

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
30th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,016 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Sachin Goyal, MD

Gastonia, NC 28054

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
11th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (752 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
10th PA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maninder Guram, MD

Tomball, TX 77375

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (71,484 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roger Mendis, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
11th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Urmee Siraj, MD

Dayton, OH 45459

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
91st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aamer Abbass, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33908

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
40th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,165 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Marc Rosenberg, MD

Atlanta, GA 30308

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
7th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Robert Epstein, MD

Wellington, FL 33414

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
7th FL Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Anita Steephen, MD

Flower Mound, TX 75028

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
91st TX Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Baseer Qazi, MD

Glenview, IL 60026

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
65th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,562 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Christopher Young, MD

Richmond, VA 23298

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
87th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajesh Jain, MD

Lakewood, CO 80214

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
85th CO 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 ~$211 Cash
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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:

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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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