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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. John Lawson, MD

Christiansburg, VA 24073

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
32nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (944 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Rhodes, MD

Lafayette, LA 70503

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
43rd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,503 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aaron Reiprich, DO

Harrisburg, PA 17111

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
89th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gary Chen, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89113

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
88th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ben Bradenham, MD

Richmond, VA 23229

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
19th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (820 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dileep Atluri, MD

Auburn, CA 95602

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
62nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,409 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Suman Kaur, MD

Hinsdale, IL 60521

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
23rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (860 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Ronald Hauptman, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85020

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
44th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,089 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Jigna Thakore, MD

Dayton, OH 45459

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
89th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,057 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yana Parker, MD

Silverdale, WA 98383

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
60th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Amy Woods, MD

Foley, AL 36535

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
21st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (922 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Naveen Pandaraboyina, MD

Leominster, MA 01453

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
55th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,095 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. James Puleo, MD

Albany, NY 12206

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,817 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
24th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Smith, MD

Southlake, TX 76092

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
59th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,702 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Marshall, MD

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
27th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (809 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Kevin Collier, MD

Chevy Chase, MD 20815

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
15th MD 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Karp, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
84th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,540 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dennis Kumral, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22908

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
21st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (846 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abraham Panossian, MD

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
43rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Thomas Arndt, MD

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
71st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,802 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Pearlman, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
16th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (765 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Erik Raborn, DO

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
64th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,095 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ira Willner, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
34th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Warren Pitts, DO

Evans, GA 30809

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
31st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (988 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Palmer, MD

Tuscaloosa, AL 35406

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
2nd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (704 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Campbell, MD

Kansas City, MO 64154

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
8th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Barker, MD

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
72nd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,765 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tariq Akbar, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
28th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (841 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mehul Lalani, MD

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
46th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Margolis, MD

Providence, RI 02905

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
7th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Webb, MD

Coeur D Alene, ID 83814

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
58th ID Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Massimo Raimondo, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
69th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (462 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Manisha Apte, MD

Portland, OR 97225

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
9th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
14th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (750 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Puccio, MD

Dearborn, MI 48124

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
80th MI 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
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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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