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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. Adam Schiro, MD

Monroe, WI 53566

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
70th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Kistler, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
60th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,648 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adwait Jathal, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
20th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (872 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Vida Chen, MD

Modesto, CA 95355

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Maria Newman, MD

Knoxville, TN 37909

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
84th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,250 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Joshua Whorton, MD

Norman, OK 73071

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
49th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,268 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Praveen Roy, MD

Anchorage, AK 99508

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
73rd AK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ghaith Ibrahim, MD

Warren, MI 48093

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
91st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,484 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Parastoo Jangouk, MD

Round Rock, TX 78681

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
41st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,113 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexandra Pogosky, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
93rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Ashish Chopra, MD

Springfield, IL 62703

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
19th IL 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 ~$218 Cash

Dr. Arthur Poch, MD

Shreveport, LA 71103

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
82nd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nilay Kumar, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53215

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
77th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,291 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bhavya Akhauri, MD

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
24th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
48th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Woo Jung Lee, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19140

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
29th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (988 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luke Weber, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
16th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Ponec, MD

Salem, OR 97301

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
26th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,110 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thinh Tang, DO

Las Vegas, NV 89106

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
19th NV 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Virginia Critelli, MD

Pensacola, FL 32501

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
12th FL 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 ~$216 Cash

Dr. Abera Abay, MD

Norwich, CT 06360

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
87th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,706 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carl Colton, MD

Lakewood Ranch, FL 34240

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
29th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (991 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Garone, MD

Fairfax, VA 22033

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
86th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Pompa, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
1st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (639 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Douglas Renton, MD

Bismarck, ND 58501

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
62nd ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,389 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sean Hurley, MD

Alexandria, VA 22304

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
25th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Sheinman, DO

Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
5th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. William Lyles, MD

Maryville, TN 37804

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
18th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Sean Rice, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37403

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
85th TN Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Hussien Elsiesy, MD

Dallas, TX 75230

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
80th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (531 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Marcin Szember, MD

Grand Forks, ND 58201

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
15th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (809 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Donald Abrahm, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92663

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
92nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Abdul Jabbar, MD

New Albany, IN 47150

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
98th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Davinderbir Pannu, MD

Florence, SC 29506

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
70th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Chae, MD

Edison, NJ 08820

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
84th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,889 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Lee, MD

Hinsdale, IL 60521

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
65th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash
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Hypothyroidism, Subclinical TSH Drift (2.5–8.0 mIU/L) or Thyroid Nodule

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"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)
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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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