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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. Jonathan Terdiman, MD

San Francisco, CA 94115

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
78th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$250 Cash

Dr. Motaz Ashkar, MBBS

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
77th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mae Tighe, MD

New Haven, CT 06510

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
3rd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (676 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ali Zakaria, MD

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
29th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Subhra Banerjee, MD

Harrisburg, PA 17110

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
79th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,879 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Barbara, MD

Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
32nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jay Babich, MD

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
8th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steedman Sarbah, MD

Knoxville, TN 37923

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
22nd TN 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Suja Dubois, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
11th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Schussler, MD

Montgomery, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
80th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (538 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samir Vermani, MD

Crestview Hills, KY 41017

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
99th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,889 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Manoj Shirodkar, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
15th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (757 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Rudolph, MD

Saint Paul, MN 55114

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
69th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,799 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
94th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,841 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Eliezer Weiss, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11209

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
3rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sohaib Jamil, MD

Avon, CT 06001

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
37th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,544 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tamoor Shahid, MD

Montoursville, PA 17754

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
80th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Tierney, MD

Saint Charles, MO 63301

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
90th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (555 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angela Crowell, MD

Atlanta, GA 30308

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
31st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,004 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Arian Teymoorian, MD

Murrieta, CA 92562

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Delia Calo, MD

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
68th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (413 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Seymour Katz, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
51st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Stephen Zucker, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
72nd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (495 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash

Dr. Edward Villa, MD

Chicago, IL 60612

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
31st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (929 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Moaz Sial, MD

Waterloo, IA 50701

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
97th IA 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. Paul Johnson, MD

Salina, KS 67401

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
75th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tyler An, DO

Cumming, GA 30040

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
56th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,779 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sujai Jalaj, MD

Somers Point, NJ 08244

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
83rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,746 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Plumer, MD

Goshen, NY 10924

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
72nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Ellis, MD

Austin, TX 78759

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
49th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Michael Sifford, MD

Jonesboro, AR 72401

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
19th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,143 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven David, MD

Wayne, NJ 07470

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
70th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,870 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Rosenfield, MD

Atlantis, FL 33462

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
52nd FL 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 ~$216 Cash

Dr. Johnathan Goodwin, MD

North Little Rock, AR 72117

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
54th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gehad Ghaith, MD

Troy, MI 48084

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
80th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jaydeep Kadam, MD

Syosset, NY 11791

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
71st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,037 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 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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