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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. Richard Quist, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92663

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,648 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Brian Wolfman, MD

Brick, NJ 08724

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
69th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Daniels, MD

Frederick, MD 21702

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
48th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Wooten, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
52nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,476 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Richard Sears, MD

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
98th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,139 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yvonne Bright, MD

Prince Frederick, MD 20678

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
54th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Juan Castro, MD

Stuart, FL 34994

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
46th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,294 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Aaron Weiss, MD

Delray Beach, FL 33445

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (40,929 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Adrianne Lajoie, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,888 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Kimberly, MD

Orange Park, FL 32073

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
82nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,229 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Justin Rice, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
31st IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,211 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Boynton, MD

Flourtown, PA 19031

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
96th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,745 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Watts, MD

Wyandotte, MI 48192

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
15th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Parth Joshi, MD

Palm Harbor, FL 34684

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
35th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Muhammad Azrak, MD

Dearborn, MI 48124

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
99th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (895 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brij Dewan, MD

Kalamazoo, MI 49048

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
32nd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Farida, MD

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
61st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,409 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Wang, MD

Naperville, IL 60540

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
13th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
90th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,858 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
36th OH 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Hobbs, MD

Lone Tree, CO 80124

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
78th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Fields, MD

Memphis, TN 38120

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
74th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Melanie Jackson, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
79th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,135 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Harry Elvanides, MD

Worcester, MA 01605

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
69th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,344 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Maan Anbari, MD

Cookeville, TN 38501

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
45th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,305 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Ketisha De Roche, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11203

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
29th NY Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Manmeet Padda, MD

Mckinney, TX 75069

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
57th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stuart Weinberger, MD

Fishkill, NY 12524

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
82nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Koehler, MD

Chagrin Falls, OH 44023

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
23rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (793 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angela Frates, MD

Medford, NJ 08055

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
91st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,020 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Allen, MD

Overland Park, KS 66212

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
80th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Mcnear, DO

Fort Gordon, GA 30905

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
39th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Barry Field, MD

Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
27th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Raynard Cheung, MD

Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
18th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (802 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Mellen, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85037

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
8th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (696 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Michael Verhille, MD

San Francisco, CA 94115

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
1st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (646 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$250 Cash
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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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