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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. Khalid Mumtaz, MD

Columbus, OH 43210

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
90th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Owais Rahim, MD

Greensburg, PA 15601

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
86th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (567 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wanjun Bae, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
11th CA 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 Cigna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
88th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bobby Kakati, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
69th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,586 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Evans, MD

Louisville, KY 40217

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
49th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Bollinger, MD

Saint Cloud, MN 56303

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
87th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (574 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Veslav Stecevic, MD

Clarkston, MI 48346

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
9th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (723 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bryan Brimhall, MD

Boise, ID 83704

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
80th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (623 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Adler, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
3rd NY 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 Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ravinder Dhillon, MD

Pennington, NJ 08534

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
75th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (629 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Rutta, MD

Scranton, PA 18509

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
44th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,811 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
71st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,912 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Mathew, MD

Summerfield, FL 34491

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
62nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Siva Doma, MD

Yuba City, CA 95991

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
95th CA 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 Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alison Goldin, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
66th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,267 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Erin Barth, MD

Venice, FL 34285

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
97th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,464 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Trupti Shinde, MD

Crystal River, FL 34429

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
77th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,181 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Eddie Copelin, MD

Utica, NY 13502

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
85th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,034 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Felix Tiongco, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23320

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
85th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,695 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Golden, MD

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
44th FL 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 Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Buch, MD

Encino, CA 91436

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,541 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Dean Cassimatis, MD

New Windsor, NY 12553

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
48th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Walter Coyle, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
72nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Bernard Stein, MD

Jupiter, FL 33458

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
37th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,110 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Nicolas Labarre, MD

Shreveport, LA 71103

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
30th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Wolov, DO

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
78th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,134 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Demetrios Tzimas, MD

Huntington, NY 11743

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
56th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ravi Ravinuthala, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45219

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
79th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,140 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Syed Khalid, MD

Independence, MO 64055

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
79th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,803 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sundeep Singh, MD

Palo Alto, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
18th CA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Case, MD

Bryan, TX 77802

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
52nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,417 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Caroll Koscheski, MD

Hickory, NC 28601

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
73rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Parminder Dhaliwal, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92663

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
69th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,583 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Carley Ebanks, MD

Macon, GA 31201

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
33rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,043 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarina Kapoor, MD

Fountain Hill, PA 18015

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
23rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (866 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$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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