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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. Edward Brettholz, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
79th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,903 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Frank Linn, MD

Concord, MA 01742

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
89th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (599 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. David Kunkel, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
2nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (649 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nathan Jaqua, MD

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
86th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,531 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alejandro Perez, DO

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
71st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kavita Tumma, MD

Port Huron, MI 48060

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
58th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,005 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ali Dural, MD

Shenandoah, TX 77384

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
63rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,972 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anil Ram, MD

Crystal River, FL 34429

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
81st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kostas Sideridis, DO

Syosset, NY 11791

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
83rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,578 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
68th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,309 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, MD

Delray Beach, FL 33445

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
94th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,537 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gustavo Rivera, MD

Naples, FL 34102

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
62nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Madhavi Ravi, MD

Summerfield, FL 34491

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
63rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,876 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jacob Pickle, MD

Allentown, PA 18104

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
49th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,303 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Runnels, MD

Flowood, MS 39232

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
94th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Glenn Short, MD

Allentown, PA 18104

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
58th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shea Ross, MD

Gainesville, FL 32605

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
47th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,315 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Alex Kuryan, MD

West Chester, PA 19380

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
59th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Lunt, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
55th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,274 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
79th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,357 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mojtaba Olyaee, MD

Kansas City,, KS 66160

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
51st KS 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Auguste Turnier, MD

Voorhees, NJ 08043

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
99th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (22,337 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Sosnoff, DO

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
42nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,094 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Quinn, MD

Christiansburg, VA 24073

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
95th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,112 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremiah Kurz, MD

Paramus, NJ 07652

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
40th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,198 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Skinner, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,468 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Montagne, MD

Spartanburg, SC 29303

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
30th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,044 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hareth Raddawi, MD

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
39th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,058 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Gregory Powell, MD

Willoughby, OH 44094

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
13th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Bindrim, MD

Knoxville, TN 37909

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
65th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,162 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash

Dr. Gary Matusow, DO

Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
12th NJ 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jasmine Dukandar, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
39th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,153 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Eric Newton, MD

Providence, RI 02905

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
34th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Seres, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
55th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,561 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexander Shapsis, MD

Coral Springs, FL 33071

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
76th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Olufemi Abiodun, MD

Arlington, TX 76018

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
39th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,102 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
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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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