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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. Hazar Michael, MD

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
78th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,262 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Codella, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19111

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
38th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,259 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrea Goldstein, MD

Flemington, NJ 08822

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
90th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,377 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexander Browne, MD

Oakhurst, NJ 07755

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
31st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Lute, DO

Coeur D Alene, ID 83814

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
55th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (844 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mayank Lahoti, DO

Lumberton, NJ 08048

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
17th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Huebner, MD

Creve Coeur, MO 63141

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
1st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (667 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zaid Imam, MD

Fremont, CA 94538

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
56th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Darryn Potosky, MD

Laurel, MD 20707

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
56th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
6th AZ 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 Humana ~$207 Cash

Dr. Rahul Dhillon, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
33rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Kauvar, MD

Eastchester, NY 10709

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
95th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Isaac Bartley, MD

Glendale, CA 91206

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
69th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kabir Julka, MD

Aurora, IL 60506

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
15th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (800 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Patrick Saitta, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
17th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (776 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jay Anderson, MD

Macon, GA 31210

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
97th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (617 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Donald Hillebrand, MD

Kansas City, MO 64111

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
16th MO Pct

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

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Farzana Rashid, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
8th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (707 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
33rd DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. William King, MD

Wilmington, NC 28403

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
94th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,998 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alec Esker, MD

Yuma, AZ 85364

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
54th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,310 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$207 Cash

Dr. Joseph Bruno, MD

Rydal, PA 19046

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
79th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Navas, MD

St Johns, FL 32259

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
52nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,429 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
96th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,611 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Cender, MD

Asheville, NC 28803

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
68th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,780 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mike Bismar, MD

Burleson, TX 76028

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
55th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Ringold, MD

Christiansburg, VA 24073

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
9th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (708 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sripathi Kethu, MD

Richardson, TX 75082

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
24th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (842 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kyung Kim, MD

Worcester, MA 01608

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
4th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (655 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. Eugene Young, MD

Zanesville, OH 43701

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
54th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,262 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Boss, MD

Waco, TX 76712

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
23rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Wells, DO

Bowling Green, KY 42103

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
83rd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,174 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amit Kalra, MD

Gurnee, IL 60031

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,342 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Steven Gronowitz, MD

Clifton, NJ 07013

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
99th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (32,307 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vijay Agarwal, MD

Palm Springs, CA 92262

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
6th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Ney, MD

Newport News, VA 23606

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
21st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (853 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 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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