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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. Robert Moghimi, MD

Simi Valley, CA 93065

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
89th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,061 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Raymond, MD

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,593 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Raoul Joubran, MD

Casper, WY 82601

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
57th WY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Naeem Akhtar, MD

Madera, CA 93637

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,122 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jason Collins, MD

Carson City, NV 89703

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
67th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Rosenstein, MD

Baltimore, MD 21204

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
55th MD 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. Deepak Chowdhary, MD

Florence, SC 29506

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
61st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,649 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mrunal Patel, MD

Midland, TX 79703

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
62nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,901 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
15th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,396 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shams Tabrez, MD

Willow Park, TX 76087

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
55th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,582 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Reynolds, MD

Honesdale, PA 18431

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
98th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,995 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Kaplan, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33435

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
59th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ahsan Bhatti, MD

Chaska, MN 55318

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
88th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,855 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Gordon, MD

Northridge, CA 91324

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
94th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,220 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Abrar Arshad, MD

Bowling Green, KY 42101

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
78th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,990 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mehrdad Saliminejad, MD

Long Beach, CA 90808

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
78th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,980 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Housein Wazaz, MD

Meriden, CT 06451

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
70th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,025 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Morris Elevado, MD

Cranston, RI 02920

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
86th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,232 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ahmad Mansour, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
72nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Dennis Han, MD

Florham Park, NJ 07932

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
68th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,762 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
41st OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Kim, MD

Woodstock, GA 30188

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
59th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,992 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Lewis, MD

Somersworth, NH 03878

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
79th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,958 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leonard Flescher, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33907

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
83rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
17th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,032 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dallas Shone, MD

Kingsport, TN 37660

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
54th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. David Smith, MD

Charlotte, NC 28287

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
18th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Harold Loewenstine, MD

Montgomery, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
45th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,070 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Payne, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
17th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (813 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Schultz, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
24th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (898 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rogelio Silva, MD

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
32nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (943 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Long Pham, MD

Bryan, TX 77802

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
80th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,110 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Milliken, MD

Traverse City, MI 49684

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
37th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michelle Wong, DO

Fairhaven, MA 02719

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
57th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Jason Hallman, MD

Gainesville, FL 32605

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
16th FL 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 ~$216 Cash

Dr. Justin Nudell, DO

Largo, FL 33771

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
95th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 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

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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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