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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. Frank Melvin, MD

Asheville, NC 28803

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
41st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,353 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. M. Evans, MD

Lewisville, TX 75057

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
42nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,452 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carter Denne, DO

Erie, PA 16507

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
57th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,949 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Pema, DO

Columbus, OH 43228

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
27th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (863 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nedim Durakovic, MD

Creve Coeur, MO 63141

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
61st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Miles Neumann, DO

Southfield, MI 48034

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
58th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,349 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Saito, MD

Mountain View, CA 94040

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
19th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (923 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Kelley, DO

Bradenton, FL 34205

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
57th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,755 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Sunny Haft, MD

Baltimore, MD 21201

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
17th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,012 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Donald Maschka, MD

Boulder, CO 80303

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
88th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,413 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Beach, MD

Carmel, IN 46032

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
4th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Cragle, MD

Saint Cloud, MN 56303

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
64th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,100 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Galantich, MD

Newport News, VA 23606

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
9th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (726 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Esmael Amjad, MD

Detroit, MI 48201

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
53rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,271 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Jung, MD

Huntington, WV 25701

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
72nd WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Esther Cheng, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45219

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
85th OH Pct

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Prashant Vivek, MD

Eugene, OR 97401

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
20th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (862 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Yan, MD

Arvada, CO 80003

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
46th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ryan Stern, MD

Federal Way, WA 98003

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
96th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,934 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Jk Rasamny, MD

Ardsley, NY 10502

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
3rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Howard Farrell, MD

Florence, SC 29505

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
74th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Light, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33426

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
88th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,929 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Anna Stern, MD

Islandia, NY 11749

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
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. Masayuki Inouye, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
77th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Hu, MD

Tucson, AZ 85712

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
91st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,253 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. James Barna, MD

Clearwater, FL 33756

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
71st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,860 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Brian Benson, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
88th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kimberly Rethy, DO

East Brunswick, NJ 08816

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
40th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,501 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Driben, MD

Wyomissing, PA 19610

★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
41st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,350 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Henry Diggelmann, MD

Mason City, IA 50401

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
63rd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Mendians, DO

Manistee, MI 49660

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
97th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,523 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Way, MD

Anderson, SC 29621

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
81st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,537 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Seel, DO

Novi, MI 48375

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
90th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,371 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 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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