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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. Chetan Desai, MD

St Petersburg, FL 33709

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
22nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (910 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Hiral Shah, MD

Allentown, PA 18104

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
40th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,314 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anurag Soni, MD

Madison, WI 53717

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
11th WI Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dhyanesh Patel, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
28th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$202 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
18th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (844 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Raymond Duggan, DO

Temple, TX 76508

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
88th TX Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Viernes, MD

Oceanside, CA 92056

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
21st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (832 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Camille Sommer, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
32nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,012 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Weber, MD

Olympia, WA 98506

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
11th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Michael Thompson, MD

Shawnee, KS 66217

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
73rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maura Barr, DO

Malvern, PA 19355

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
94th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,528 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohammed Mazumder, MD

Cleveland, OH 44115

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
14th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
93rd ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (688 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
21st KY 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. Marc Bernstein, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63141

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
74th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (488 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alireza Tabesh, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
10th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (733 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$231 Cash

Dr. Justin Case, MD

Florence, KY 41042

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
7th KY 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. Ashutosh Naniwadekar, MBBS

Newport News, VA 23606

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
83rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashley Canipe, MD

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
96th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jay Raju, MD

San Jose, CA 95128

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
25th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (873 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jason Rogart, MD

Pennington, NJ 08534

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
24th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (939 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason De Roulet, MD

Chagrin Falls, OH 44023

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
60th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (437 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Herman, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90039

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
12th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (741 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$231 Cash

Dr. Elijah Mun, MD

Lone Tree, CO 80124

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
80th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (506 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Tariq Rahim, MD

Aurora, IL 60504

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
1st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (632 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
2nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (651 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Daniel Cornett, MD

Duluth, MN 55805

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
75th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sunana Sohi, MD

Louisville, KY 40218

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
79th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jae Kim, MD

Corpus Christi, TX 78414

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
20th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (812 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Davis, MD

Conyers, GA 30012

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
77th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,974 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sunny Patel, DO

Danville, PA 17822

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
66th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (457 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Lessne, MD

Hollywood, FL 33026

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,982 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Amit Choksi, MD

Columbia, TN 38401

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
68th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,438 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Gary Wruble, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
96th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,153 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. James Lusby, MD

Amarillo, TX 79106

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
91st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Xujun Wu, MD

Joplin, MO 64804

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
65th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,052 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Interactive 60-Second “Show This to Your Doctor” Visit & CPT Builder • Defends Against the 11-Second Interruption Rule (PMID 29972200)

Walk Into Your 15-Minute Appointment With Exact Labs, CPT Codes & Opening Words

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:

15-Minute Exam-Room Agenda • High-Volume Endocrinology

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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