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ENT (Otolaryngology) Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231), flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy (CPT 31575), audiometry & tympanometry for tinnitus/vertigo (CPT 92557), and balloon sinuplasty. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All ENT (Otolaryngology) Physicians (2,058)

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Dr. Mark Driver, MD

Middletown, NY 10941

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
48th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,662 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Lisa Waizenegger, MD

Orlando, FL 32807

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
41st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,897 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Lee, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
51st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,607 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Deanne Nyland, MD

Fair Oaks, CA 95628

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
56th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,582 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Andrea Vambutas, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
33rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Richard Caldwell, MD

Gadsden, AL 35901

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
73rd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,017 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nirav Thakkar, MD

Orland Park, IL 60467

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
58th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,569 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Sameet Sohi, MD

Louisville, KY 40205

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
76th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Janet Kaczor, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
27th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,119 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
53rd OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,292 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Rosenberg, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
37th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Akash Gupta, MD

Grove City, OH 43123

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
36th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lane Krevitt, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
22nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (998 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Erin Haser, MD

Boston, MA 02111

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
18th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Courtney Voelker, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90025

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
55th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Robert Harley, MD

Charlotte, NC 28210

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
69th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,013 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Narges Mazloom, DO

Bethlehem, PA 18017

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
34th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,208 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mitchell Isaac, MD

Conway, SC 29526

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
11th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Colin Huntley, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
28th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,112 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Hahn, MD

Baltimore, MD 21204

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
71st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,605 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shatul Parikh, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
39th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,238 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Biana Lanson, MD

Stamford, CT 06902

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
36th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,201 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Avani Ingley, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
47th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,502 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eytan Keidar, DO

Novi, MI 48375

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
67th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,533 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Deepa Galaiya, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
3rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (715 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Brown, MD

Santa Fe, NM 87505

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
90th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,131 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Philip Kooiker, MD

Orland Park, IL 60467

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
86th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Perrin Clark, MD

Ormond Beach, FL 32174

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
70th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Cameron Budenz, MD

Tarrytown, NY 10591

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
64th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,181 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Alexiou, MD

Harrisonburg, VA 22801

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
68th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,248 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sheila Apicella, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
46th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,596 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael German, MD

Salinas, CA 93901

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
38th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Beth Colombo, MD

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
63rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash
Interactive 60-Second “Show This to Your Doctor” Visit & CPT Builder • Defends Against the 11-Second Interruption Rule (PMID 29972200)

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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