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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. Alan Micco, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
28th IL Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Alberto Fernandez, MD

South Miami, FL 33143

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
50th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,360 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Scott Nadenik, DO

Ocala, FL 34471

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
61st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Richard Schultz, MD

Traverse City, MI 49684

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
84th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,101 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Linn, MD

Waukesha, WI 53188

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
99th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,166 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roger Toma, MD

Dearborn, MI 48124

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
87th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gurston Nyquist, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
47th PA 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, MD

Austin, TX 78759

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
27th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,080 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Max Pusz, MD

Fort Carson, CO 80913

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
43rd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Michael Gaslin, MD

Gastonia, NC 28054

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
72nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,153 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Anthony, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46202

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
20th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (886 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pamela Beams, DO

Montgomery, AL 36106

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
25th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,415 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tom Thomas, MD

Morristown, NJ 07960

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
38th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,456 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tyler Lewark, MD

Aurora, CO 80012

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
32nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Steven Bello, MD

Naples, FL 34109

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
94th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,923 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mitchell Miller, MD

Clearwater, FL 33756

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
84th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Katherine Day, MD

Bel Air, MD 21014

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
93rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,044 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
91st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,949 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jesse Tan, MD

Long Beach, CA 90806

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Philip Passalaqua, MD

Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
78th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joel Jacobson, MD

Monterey, CA 93940

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,014 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Darryl Mueller, MD

Wyomissing, PA 19610

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
64th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,229 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Siegel, MD

Rockville, MD 20850

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
88th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Buenting, MD

Sylva, NC 28779

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
95th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,013 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Morgan, MD

Clive, IA 50325

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
56th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Orgill, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
76th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,098 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Yium, MD

Austin, TX 78745

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
81st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,757 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Robert Deitch, MD

Schaumburg, IL 60173

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
83rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,615 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Erik Berg, MD

Cambridge, MA 02139

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
61st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,588 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Jameson Mattingly, MD

Knoxville, TN 37923

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
43rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,636 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Oliver Youssef, MD

Clifton, NJ 07013

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
90th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Casey, MD

Joliet, IL 60435

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
51st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,379 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Stephen Chan, MD

Oxnard, CA 93030

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
51st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Melvin Wiederkehr, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11230

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
52nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Moore, MD

Norman, OK 73072

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
93rd OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,874 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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