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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 Southerland, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (35,115 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Limauro, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15241

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
87th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,381 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Syed Samad, MD

Pine Bluff, AR 71603

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
37th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Walter Klein, MD

Harrington Park, NJ 07640

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
83rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,720 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
27th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (766 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kathy Bull-Henry, MD

Baltimore, MD 21224

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
90th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (652 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Terryl Ortego, MD

Lowell, AR 72745

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
75th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (648 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Jordan, DO

Kinston, NC 28501

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
29th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rodrigo Castillo, MD

Madison, WI 53705

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
96th WI 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 Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Husam Barakat, MD

West Plains, MO 65775

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
79th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (505 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Jencks, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
99th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Farkas, MD

Springfield, MA 01104

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
72nd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,459 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. Ghulam Mujtaba, MD

Newark, OH 43055

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
65th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,869 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Fearn, MBCHB

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
95th CA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Dubinski, MD

Henderson, NC 27536

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
12th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Kodama, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
87th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,695 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Rahim Raoufi, MD

Lompoc, CA 93436

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
81st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,232 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Scott Gelman, MD

Randolph, NJ 07869

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
48th NJ 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 Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Mlecko, MD

Wexford, PA 15090

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
96th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,028 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mario Garretto, MD

Kenosha, WI 53143

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
78th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,356 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Hathaway, MD

Statesboro, GA 30458

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
43rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,251 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kyung Noh, MD

Gig Harbor, WA 98335

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
17th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (762 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$222 Cash

Dr. Dmitry Shuster, MD

Springfield, IL 62703

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
97th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. George Barrett, MD

Milton, MA 02186

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
7th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. John Sullivan, MD

Cleveland, OH 44106

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
87th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (569 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dennis Feldman, MD

Tampa, FL 33613

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
93rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (601 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$210 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Williams, MD

Kenilworth, IL 60043

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
99th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Douglas Haghighi, MD

Anchorage, AK 99508

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
91st AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Evelyn Kessel, MD

Ft Myers, FL 33919

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
91st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Rayees Nizam, MD

Oswego, NY 13126

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
46th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Bradley Shepherd, MD

Brookhaven, GA 30319

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
56th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,799 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Hoffman, MD

North Dartmouth, MA 02747

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
63rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,238 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. Hyder Jamal, MD

Yorba Linda, CA 92886

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
24th CA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joseph Pianka, MD

Portsmouth, RI 02871

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
38th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dordaneh Maleki, MD

Linwood, NJ 08221

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
23rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (918 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
95th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,525 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$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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