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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. Sekou Rawlins, MD

East Syracuse, NY 13057

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
77th NY Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michelle Victain, DO

Beaver Falls, PA 15010

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
73rd PA 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
80th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kiran Kanji, MD

Fayetteville, GA 30214

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
88th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,820 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Lindy, MD

Sparta, NJ 07871

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
75th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,110 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vivaik Tyagi, MD

Lancaster, CA 93534

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,407 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Christopher Griffith, MD

Southaven, MS 38671

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
38th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,385 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Layth Saymeh, MD

Warner Robins, GA 31088

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
68th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
80th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,152 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cyrus Badii, MD

West Hills, CA 91307

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ernest Tsao, MD

Baltimore, MD 21208

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
60th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Oren Zaidel, MD

Torrance, CA 90505

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
92nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,770 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Raif Elsakr, MD

Bartlett, TN 38133

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
46th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,309 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Alfred Lee-Young, MD

Westminster, MD 21157

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
47th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,326 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Wolf, MD

Mayfield Hts, OH 44124

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
42nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,042 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Lee, MD

Lincoln, NE 68510

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
26th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,720 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Kadish, MD

Lawrence, NY 11559

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
57th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,337 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Dennis Booth, MD

Hammond, LA 70403

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
51st LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,991 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
91st NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Xiang-Yang Guo, MD

Falmouth, MA 02540

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
40th MA 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 Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Albert Shalomov, MD

Forest Hills, NY 11375

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
71st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Fedele Depalma, MD

Newark, DE 19713

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
58th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Einar Lurix, MD

Greenville, SC 29607

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
50th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,366 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ketul Patel, MD

Port Orange, FL 32129

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
44th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,229 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kunal Jajoo, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
54th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,078 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Joseph Johnson, MD

San Antonio, TX 78212

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
32nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (961 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ravindra Alapati, MD

Anaheim, CA 92801

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
89th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,972 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alexander Kuo, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
24th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (859 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Holbrook, MD

Norman, OK 73071

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
54th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Luther, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
41st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (921 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Konstantin Boroda, MD

Newburgh, IN 47630

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
91st IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Krease, DO

Louisville, KY 40218

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
84th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,265 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Kim, MD

Sherman, TX 75092

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
45th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muhammed Sherid, MD

Daytona Beach, FL 32117

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
68th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,169 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Walid Makdisi, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23320

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
81st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,506 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohammed Muqeet Adnan, MD

Tinley Park, IL 60487

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
34th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 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:

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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