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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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★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
24th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (850 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Levy, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
36th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Picco, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
2nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (649 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Quinn, MD

Atlanta, GA 30318

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
13th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (774 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Praveen Sampath, MD

Maywood, IL 60153

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
15th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (788 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Lirio Polintan, MD

Pueblo, CO 81003

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
3rd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (637 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Gregory Locklear, MD

Lumberton, NC 28358

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
1st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cristina Capanescu, MD

Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
67th NJ 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Tabibian, MD

Glendale, CA 91206

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
53rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,267 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Sweatt, MD

Lake Jackson, TX 77566

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
61st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,835 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Max Caudill, MD

Franklin, TN 37067

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
65th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (460 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Victor Yang, MD

Houston, TX 77074

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
66th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,208 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Andrew Cummins, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
13th CA 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
34th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neil Mehta, MD

San Francisco, CA 94117

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
31st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (926 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$250 Cash

Dr. Robert Eisenband, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
69th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. William Barge, MD

Nashville, TN 37203

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
60th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,795 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$202 Cash

Dr. Arunkumar Muthusamy, MD

Maple Grove, MN 55369

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
65th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,122 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paramvir Rahal, MD

Bakersfield, CA 93311

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
92nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,702 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gary Annunziata, DO

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey St John, MD

Pittsfield, MA 01201

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
75th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,586 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Richard Stewart, DO

Beaufort, SC 29906

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
41st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,193 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Lijewski, MD

Spartanburg, SC 29303

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
50th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,385 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
63rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,438 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniel Martin, MD

Peoria, IL 61614

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
64th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Samuel Johnson, MD

Columbus, MS 39705

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
64th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Salik, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
77th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,618 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Wisam Zakko, MD

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
69th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,337 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mick Meiselman, MD

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
65th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,479 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ahmed Saeed, MD

Kansas City, MO 64131

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
53rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,386 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sandeep Patel, MD

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
90th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,373 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Henry Fox, MD

Hattiesburg, MS 39402

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
87th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,043 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
83rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,795 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patricia Sun, MD

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
94th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Abraham Winkelstein, MD

Shenandoah, TX 77384

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
98th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,135 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Hall, MD

Omaha, NE 68114

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
79th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,398 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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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