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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. Paul Frake, MD

Princeton, NJ 08540

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
28th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arron Gravina, MD

Parsippany, NJ 07054

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
90th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,389 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Byron Norris, MD

Athens, GA 30601

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
68th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,294 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sameer Alvi, MD

Chicago, IL 60625

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
20th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Rance Raney, MD

Shenandoah, TX 77380

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
82nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,853 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Beth Duncan, MD

Camden, NJ 08103

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
98th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,139 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Janicki, MD

Bedford, TX 76022

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
88th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,845 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Vasconcellos, MD

Wyomissing, PA 19610

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
26th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,074 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Grayson Rodgers, MD

Birmingham, AL 35205

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
40th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Pollak, MD

Skokie, IL 60076

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
32nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,002 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Carlisle Stephenson, MD

Tuscaloosa, AL 35406

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
85th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,876 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
63rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,715 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Angela Vong, MD

Woodbury, MN 55125

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
39th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Conley, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85016

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
22nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Steven Landau, MD

Statesville, NC 28677

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
53rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abraham Sorom, MD

Wenatchee, WA 98801

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
32nd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (861 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Chiffer, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
16th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (894 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Lowery, MD

Birmingham, AL 35235

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
80th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,528 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Katz, MD

Athens, GA 30601

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
60th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Liu, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19140

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
75th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (645 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chia-Wai Chang, MD

Columbia, MO 65201

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
81st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raymond Yung, MD

New York, NY 10013

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
46th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Charles Holland, MD

Bartlesville, OK 74006

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
88th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,302 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joanna Kam, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
13th PA 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. Gennady Ukrainsky, MD

Forest Hills, NY 11375

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
84th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,462 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Adam Holdt, MD

Pensacola, FL 32514

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
65th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,218 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Edward Engle, DO

Manahawkin, NJ 08050

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
99th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Mester, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93110

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
81st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Weingarten, MD

Southfield, MI 48034

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
78th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,958 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Litman, MD

Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
65th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mitchell Worley, MD

Spartanburg, SC 29303

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
68th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,008 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Digges, MD

Wichita, KS 67206

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
55th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,130 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lee Kleiman, MD

Severna Park, MD 21146

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
87th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,519 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rasesh Shah, MD

Woodbury, NJ 08096

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
80th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Kieff, MD

Wellesley, MA 02481

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
90th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,101 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Dustin Lang, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32204

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
31st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 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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