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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. Richard Tilson, MD

Lowell, MA 01851

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
81st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,232 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Meghan Malone, MD

Conway, SC 29526

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
33rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ross Jones, MD

Paducah, KY 42003

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
64th KY 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
40th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,072 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Elliott, DO

Fort Myers, FL 33908

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
40th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Steven Krawet, MD

East Brunswick, NJ 08816

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
29th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Yared, MD

Tifton, GA 31794

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
19th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (829 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cody Barnett, MD

Mobile, AL 36608

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
99th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,363 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Cascio, MD

St Clair Shores, MI 48081

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,786 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Capener, DO

Riverton, UT 84065

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
10th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Hsu, MD

Florence, KY 41042

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
25th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kalman Edelman, MD

Pasadena, CA 91105

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
48th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,189 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
23rd WA 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 Medicare Part B ~$222 Cash

Dr. Hashroop Gurm, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
24th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (890 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
72nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,869 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Wei-Chung Chen, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
45th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,131 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$231 Cash

Dr. Ahmad Anaizi, MD

Pickerington, OH 43147

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
80th OH Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Johnston, MD

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
69th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,420 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathan Tofteland, MD

Wichita, KS 67226

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (588 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Friedel, MD

Mineola, NY 11501

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
90th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (578 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Umesh Choudhry, MD

Clearwater, FL 33756

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
67th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,113 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kelly Kensing, MD

Lubbock, TX 79410

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,859 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Salas, MD

Catonsville, MD 21228

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
91st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,871 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Haydek, MD

Knoxville, TN 37909

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
85th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,410 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Tom Fang, MD

Reno, NV 89521

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
64th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,411 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Catherine Linzay, MD

Shreveport, LA 71115

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
34th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,624 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Nezhad, MD

Peabody, MA 01960

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
21st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (758 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Mayurathan Kesavan, MD

Doylestown, PA 18901

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
52nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,719 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roy Thompson, MD

Tulsa, OK 74133

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
83rd OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Richter, MD

Albany, NY 12208

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Frederick Shieh, MD

Livingston, NJ 07039

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
72nd NJ 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrea Fribush, MD

Concord, MA 01742

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
74th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (525 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. John Fletcher, MD

Sherman, TX 75090

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
70th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Keaveny, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
2nd FL 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 ~$216 Cash

Dr. Sanjay Reddy, MD

Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
66th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,995 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Danish Shahab, MD

Elmhurst, IL 60126

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
19th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (834 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 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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