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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. Karlina Patton, MD

Crestview Hills, KY 41017

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
80th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Leavitt, MD

Miami, FL 33173

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,886 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Swathi Paleti, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87131

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
3rd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brandon Brousse, MD

Covington, LA 70433

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
58th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shiraz Khaiser, MD

Peoria, IL 61606

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
76th IL 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 ~$218 Cash

Dr. Iris Vance, MD

Durham, NC 27710

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
69th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (463 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Lee, MD

Tacoma, WA 98405

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
70th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Khaldoon Khirfan, MBBS

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
97th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Randall Pellish, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
77th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (544 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Matthew Whitson, MD

Manhasset, NY 11030

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
8th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Julie Foont, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
69th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,920 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jesse Liu, MD

San Francisco, CA 94115

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
79th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (544 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$250 Cash

Dr. Faisal Kamal, MD

Phila, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
91st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
97th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Egan, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,478 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Christopher Olenec, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
70th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,701 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronald Demasi, MD

Venice, FL 34285

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
84th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,934 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Stephen Paul, MD

Valparaiso, IN 46383

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
66th IN 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yash Mittal, MD

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
76th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,849 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Caves, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniel Langer, MD

Loveland, CO 80537

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
97th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,555 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ramsey Umar, MD

Mesa, AZ 85206

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
68th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,696 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Sarosh Bukhari, DO

Park Ridge, IL 60068

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
56th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Sanjay Ramrakhiani, MD

Mountain View, CA 94040

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
73rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,759 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Amit Rastogi, MD

Kansas City, MO 64128

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
62nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,705 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Ringel, MD

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
54th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ernest Williams, MD

Oxford, MS 38655

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
47th MS 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. Lenna Martyak, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,462 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Peter Weinstein, MD

Springfield, MA 01104

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
48th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (997 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Patrick Selakovich, MD

North Little Rock, AR 72117

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
49th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,189 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Syed Abdul Basit, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89148

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
86th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,203 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jordan Roussel, MD

Biloxi, MS 39532

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
15th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Surinder Saini, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92660

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
74th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,763 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Grigoriy Gurvits, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
68th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ernst Bontemps, MD

St Petersburg, FL 33710

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
45th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Anish Patel, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
64th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,597 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 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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