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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. Thayer Nasereddin, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46845

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
79th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,966 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Champion, MD

Birmingham, AL 35209

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
16th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
8th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (784 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Dacosta, MD

Madisonville, KY 42431

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
52nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (991 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Rothstein, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
19th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stacy Prall, DO

Williamsport, PA 17701

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
81st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (537 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jack Huang, MD

Woodbridge, VA 22192

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
82nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,813 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shahid Malik, MD

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
90th PA 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Valery Hrad, MD

Monroe, WI 53566

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
18th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sanjib Mohanty, MD

Charlotte, NC 28207

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
71st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,322 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Schaberg, MD

West Columbia, SC 29169

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
87th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kip Lyche, MD

Ventura, CA 93003

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,078 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
75th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,176 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
87th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,274 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hal Buch, MD

Kingston, NY 12401

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
93rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. James Schnell, MD

Charleston, SC 29414

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
72nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,004 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sartaj Arora, MD

West Covina, CA 91790

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
87th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,691 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gary Ciambotti, MD

Hillsborough, NJ 08844

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
97th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Mula, MD

Hammond, LA 70403

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
49th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,851 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Donald Denby, MD

Pensacola, FL 32514

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
91st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Karthik Mohan, DO

Hialeah, FL 33016

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
78th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,266 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Vijay Jayaraman, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89117

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
91st NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,412 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vishal Gupta, MD

Orange City, FL 32763

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
93rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Rubin, MD

Englewood, NJ 07631

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
99th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,964 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dawei Yang, MD

Frederick, MD 21704

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
46th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,247 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stanley Stein, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77479

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
96th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,444 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Behzad Kalaghchi, MD

Fairfax, VA 22031

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
74th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Hughston, MD

Lubbock, TX 79410

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
96th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,331 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Wood, DO

Coeur D Alene, ID 83814

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
74th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (973 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Sattler, MD

Torrance, CA 90505

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
42nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gregory Haber, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
42nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Stewart Robbins, MD

Great Neck, NY 11023

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
68th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,896 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Alakh Gulati, MD

Orange City, FL 32763

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
98th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,845 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Dhaval Patel, MD

Little Rock, AR 72212

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
83rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,309 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Omar Khan, MD

Highland Park, IL 60035

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
9th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Desh Sharma, MD

San Antonio, TX 78231

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
42nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,127 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 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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