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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. Crit Richardson, MD

North Chesterfield, VA 23236

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
49th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,150 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Devore, MD

Southfield, MI 48075

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
52nd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,595 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Levinson, MD

Farmington Hills, MI 48334

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
99th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
73rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,649 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gary Payman, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23320

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
41st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,046 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Corbett, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
54th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,490 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Tanveer Imam, MD

Allentown, PA 18104

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
45th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
37th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,243 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Levi Hubble, MD

San Angelo, TX 76901

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
30th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (936 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
28th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (954 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Adler, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
46th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jason Roberts, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46237

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
84th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,952 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bassam Hajjar, MD

Clifton, NJ 07011

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
89th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
51st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,587 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Novak, MD

Wantagh, NY 11793

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
36th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (974 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Soojong Chae, MD

Glenview, IL 60026

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
17th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (824 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Lisa Stevens, MD

Wayne, NJ 07470

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
44th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Simmelink, MD

Charlotte, NC 28207

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
97th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (811 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jitha Rai-Patel, MD

Lumberton, NJ 08048

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
22nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
43rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,207 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Alexander Pop, MD

Middletown, NY 10941

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
38th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Pear Enam, MD

Hagerstown, MD 21742

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
38th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,134 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Devi Patel, MD

Flemington, NJ 08822

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
82nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,649 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Choma, MD

Albany, NY 12206

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
94th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,094 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mark Lott, MD

Inglewood, CA 90301

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
55th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,301 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Nosler, MD

Fort Collins, CO 80524

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
29th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (801 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Calley Levine, MD

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
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 UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Segal, MD

Princeton, NJ 08540

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
20th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tawfik Chami, MD

Zephyrhills, FL 33542

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
26th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (967 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
20th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (879 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. John Williams, MD

Madison, WI 53715

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
89th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Johnson, MD

Bossier City, LA 71111

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
68th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,449 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shanil Harkins, MD

Marietta, GA 30062

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
18th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Judd Adelman, MD

North Charleston, SC 29406

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
14th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (787 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Krysia Zancosky, DO

Butler, PA 16001

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
74th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (489 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vishal Ghevariya, MD

Castro Valley, CA 94546

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
19th CA 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 ~$239 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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Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

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