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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. Manreet Kaur, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
14th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (728 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Retig, MD

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
71st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Telciane Vesa, MD

Jackson, MS 39204

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
10th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Prashant Sharma, MD

Carrollton, GA 30117

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
32nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,011 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sang Lee, MD

Mount Kisco, NY 10549

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
78th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
74th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,812 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arjun Nanda, MD

Palm Harbor, FL 34684

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
97th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (890 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kinnari Kher, MD

Somerville, MA 02144

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
29th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (831 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Donn Marutani, MD

Honolulu, HI 96817

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
73rd HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,615 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
12th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (749 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Anan Said, MD

Altoona, PA 16602

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
89th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hillel Tobias, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
76th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,565 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Krunal Patel, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32256

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
83rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,362 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Manuel Amaris, MD

Gainesville, FL 32610

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
9th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
7th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (689 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Douglas, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
22nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (830 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Steven-Huy Han, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90024

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
75th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (524 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$231 Cash

Dr. Amir Abadir, MD

Lansing, MI 48911

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
45th MI 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abdul Hamid El Chafic, MD

Richardson, TX 75082

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
42nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,133 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Issam Nasr, MD

Palm Coast, FL 32164

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
74th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mani Mahdavian, MD

Des Plaines, IL 60016

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
73rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Cesar Chan, MD

Panama City, FL 32405

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
83rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,565 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Herman, DO

Fleming Island, FL 32003

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Juan Benitez, MD

Knoxville, TN 37923

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
50th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,416 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Norman Clark, MD

Hendersonville, NC 28791

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
84th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,405 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kunal Suryawala, MD

Naples, FL 34110

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
59th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,715 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Chad Potteiger, DO

Newburgh, IN 47630

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
76th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,150 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Franjo Vladic, MD

Willoughby, OH 44094

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
39th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarina Pasricha, MD

Newark, DE 19713

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
70th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kent Cunningham, MD

Sumter, SC 29150

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
81st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,754 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Gotfried, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19140

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
61st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,820 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zachary Smith, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
74th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,773 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dafna Gordon, MD

Lake Barrington, IL 60010

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
17th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (824 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Darien Heap, MD

Olympia, WA 98502

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
50th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Eugene Sullivan, DO

Garden City, NY 11530

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
25th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Floyd Angus, MD

Sumter, SC 29150

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
43rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,245 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:

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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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