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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. 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

Dr. Patrick Hoversten, MD

Madison, WI 53715

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
39th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Clayton Spiceland, MD

Nashville, TN 37211

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
13th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$202 Cash

Dr. Bryan Burns, MD

Trumbull, CT 06611

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
89th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (581 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Zeroogian, MD

Pasadena, CA 91105

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
59th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,371 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. You Sung Sang, MD

Norwich, CT 06360

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
94th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,634 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Fazel Dinary, MD

Centerville, OH 45459

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
12th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Cheung, MD

Bronx, NY 10467

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
27th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (861 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Giao Vuong, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63117

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
11th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Glenn Alexander, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
80th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (526 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. W. Mello, MD

Glendale, CA 91208

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
82nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,269 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Paul Demartino, MD

Toms River, NJ 08755

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
84th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Stoner, DO

Ocala, FL 34471

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
43rd FL 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 Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Marc Fallah, MD

Naperville, IL 60540

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
69th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Fares Hakim, MD

Southfield, MI 48033

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
91st MI 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 Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kristin Braun, MD

Langhorne, PA 19047

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
32nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muhammad Kudaimi, MD

Crown Point, IN 46307

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
47th IN 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 Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neil Stollman, MD

Oakland, CA 94612

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
21st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Henry Parkman, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19140

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
26th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (898 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Grace Shin, MD

Sellersville, PA 18960

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
24th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Om Chaurasia, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
30th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Pascale Raymond, MD

Cooperstown, NY 13326

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
7th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Rubayat Rahman, MD

Davenport, FL 33837

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
53rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,440 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kevin Mercure, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22911

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
57th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (473 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Kanner, MD

Glendale, AZ 85304

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
91st AZ Pct

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

✓ Accepts Humana ~$207 Cash

Dr. Nicolas Cal, DO

Springfield, MA 01105

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
14th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (706 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. John Evans, MD

San Bernardino, CA 92404

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
89th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,056 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Corasanti, MD

Williamsville, NY 14221

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
77th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (474 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Soriano, MD

Denville, NJ 07834

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
59th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,492 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Kaplan, DO

Bourbonnais, IL 60914

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
56th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,334 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Matthew Yeatman, MD

Frederick, MD 21704

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
36th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ravikant Varanasi, MD

Pinehurst, NC 28374

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
93rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Allegretti, DO

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Gulley, MD

Greenville, SC 29607

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
91st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mustafa Musleh, MD

Dayton, OH 45459

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
55th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,296 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vishal Gohil, MD

Roanoke, VA 24016

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
39th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
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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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