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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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Dr. Christopher Hurley, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
7th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (962 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Adesman, MD

Medford, OR 97504

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
6th OR 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ali Amini, MD

Milford, MA 01757

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
64th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Scott Levenson, MD

San Carlos, CA 94070

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Emil Valle, MD

Reston, VA 20191

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
93rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,866 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Puneet Kumar, MD

Richmond, VA 23230

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
23rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Lipka, MD

East Meadow, NY 11554

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
98th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,159 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Engels, MD

Allentown, PA 18104

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
72nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Spurling, MD

Florence, SC 29506

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
20th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (838 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alisha Hinds, DO

Jefferson City, MO 65109

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
50th MO 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abdul Thannoun, MD

Amarillo, TX 79119

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
24th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (841 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Donald Brannan, MD

Flowood, MS 39232

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
23rd MS 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Baker, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
26th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (792 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Edward Deutsch, MD

Coral Springs, FL 33065

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
86th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,504 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
23rd CA 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 ~$239 Cash

Dr. Parker Ellison, MD

Flowood, MS 39232

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
84th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,860 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramesh Gandhi, MD

Dayton, OH 45415

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
46th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,108 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
33rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Howard Malamood, MD

Burnt Hills, NY 12027

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
93rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Richard Tay, MD

Topeka, KS 66606

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
6th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (778 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mitesh Patel, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63104

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
1st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (659 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gautam Reddy, MD

Valley Stream, NY 11581

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
12th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mark Aldous, MD

Concord, NC 28025

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
77th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frederick Harris, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
57th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,701 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Narayan Peddanna, MD

Springboro, OH 45066

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
92nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,779 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Richards, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
17th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (772 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Eric Johnson, MD

Wausau, WI 54401

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
85th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,583 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ali Sedagheh Pakravan, MD

Loxahatchee, FL 33470

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
30th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Muhannad Heif, MD

Toledo, OH 43617

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
86th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,667 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bernard Leman, MD

Clive, IA 50325

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
75th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,107 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peggy Headstrom, MD

Seattle, WA 98122

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
83rd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$225 Cash

Dr. Alexander Lee, MD

Madison, WI 53715

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
80th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,234 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Scirica, MD

Torrington, CT 06790

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
82nd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Hubers, MD

Eau Claire, WI 54703

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
12th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (685 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Qaiser Jawaid, MD

O Fallon, MO 63368

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
9th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
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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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