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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. Jeremy Lough, MD

Reno, NV 89502

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
16th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (866 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Van Der Riet, MD

Cooperstown, NY 13326

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
4th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
82nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,128 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$213 Cash

Dr. Nikolaus Hjelm, MD

Miami, FL 33136

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
52nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,474 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
4th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (690 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Liu, MD

The Woodlands, TX 77384

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,046 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wayne Koch, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
88th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (610 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Jorgensen, MD

Greenville, SC 29615

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
20th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,049 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Suhyla Alam, MD

New Providence, NJ 07974

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
1st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tam Nguyen, MD

Owings Mills, MD 21117

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
92nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,040 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Rhee, MD

West Nyack, NY 10994

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
87th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,780 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Prater, MD

Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
98th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,253 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Maria Compton, DO

Port Charlotte, FL 33980

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,006 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Matthew Byers, MD

Sarasota, FL 34232

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
61st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,989 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Francis Casper, MD

Park Ridge, IL 60068

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
84th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
82nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Ortega, MD

Elmhurst, IL 60126

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
65th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,794 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Timothy Gannon, MD

Dothan, AL 36305

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
42nd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,704 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Snell, MD

Lawton, OK 73505

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
97th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,094 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Clark Dickson, MD

Southfield, MI 48034

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
89th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,354 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Moffitt, MD

Lebanon, PA 17042

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
79th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,040 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Soltany, MD

Fairfax, VA 22031

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
49th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Deutsch, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45249

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
72nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,581 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Brown, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18017

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
49th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,580 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Craddock, MD

Houston, TX 77024

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
88th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,100 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. David Walker, MD

Northbrook, IL 60062

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
46th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,215 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Carl Berk, MD

Pinehurst, NC 28374

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
68th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Lewis, MD

Jonesboro, AR 72401

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
83rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,425 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Nash, DO

Gahanna, OH 43230

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
57th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,140 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Devin Ruiz, MD

Quincy, MA 02169

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
48th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,307 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Thomas Grant, MD

New Bern, NC 28562

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
48th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
53rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,562 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Randall Lomax, DO

Las Vegas, NV 89149

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
50th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,004 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Armstrong, MD

Johnstown, PA 15904

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
84th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,472 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vincent Pisciotta, MD

Gulfport, MS 39503

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
78th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,568 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicole Colgrove, MD

Reston, VA 20190

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
50th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,655 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$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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