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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. Joseph Staffetti, MD

New Port Richey, FL 34655

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
44th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,221 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Khaldun Khatib, MD

Greenville, TX 75401

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
44th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,179 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erkanda Ikonomi, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19140

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
46th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Frankel, MD

Malvern, PA 19355

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
97th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,547 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anish Sheth, MD

Princeton, NJ 08540

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
43rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Nulsen, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,503 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Leon Tsai, MD

Tucson, AZ 85741

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
30th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (883 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Marylyn Grondin, MD

Portsmouth, NH 03801

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
77th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,303 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Oscar Ramirez, MD

Live Oak, TX 78233

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
35th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
99th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (36,469 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Maoyin Pang, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
18th FL 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 ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
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 ~$218 Cash

Dr. Michele Lewis, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
12th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (750 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Leena Tarigopula, MD

Columbus, OH 43202

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
52nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robin Mendelsohn, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
30th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (903 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Charles Filipiak, MD

Sylvania, OH 43560

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
80th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,184 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abhijit Bhatia, MD

Baltimore, MD 21218

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
4th MD 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. Jennifer Totten, MD

Washington, PA 15301

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
4th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Krims, MD

Acton, MA 01720

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
95th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,533 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Paul Kwo, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
23rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (849 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Dovid Moradi, MD

Elizabeth, NJ 07201

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
14th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (787 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Imad Jaafar, MD

Twin Falls, ID 83301

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
71st ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (956 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Ko, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
4th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Deena Midani, MD

Beverly Hills, CA 90211

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
6th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Hitesh Chokshi, MD

Stockbridge, GA 30281

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
22nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (846 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Desimone, MD

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
87th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,776 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
52nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Peter Stanich, MD

Columbus, OH 43210

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
92nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (594 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Irving Ingraham, MD

Peabody, MA 01960

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
5th MA 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 ~$224 Cash

Dr. George Atia, MD

Barrington, IL 60010

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
99th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Nisha Patel, MD

Lake Charles, LA 70601

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
38th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Mcelreath, DO

Little Rock, AR 72212

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
92nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yuen Yee, MD

Silverdale, WA 98383

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
82nd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Reed Hogan, MD

Flowood, MS 39232

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
30th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,876 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ibraheem Mizyed, MD

Tucson, AZ 85704

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
49th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
41st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,209 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

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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)
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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