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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. Joshua Park, MD

Hobart, IN 46342

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
68th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,700 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kurt Anderson, MD

Ottumwa, IA 52501

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
51st IA 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Philip Heichel, MD

Marquette, MI 49855

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
96th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rafael Quinonez, MD

Mission Hills, CA 91345

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
35th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,154 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Watkins, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76109

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
93rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,076 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ariel Grobman, MD

Miami, FL 33133

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
97th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,709 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Patricia Bell, MD

Harrison, AR 72601

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
79th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,845 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Farris, MD

Fayetteville, AR 72703

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
79th AR Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Johnson, MD

Somersworth, NH 03878

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
32nd NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (933 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Foxhall Thornton, MD

Shawnee Mission, KS 66204

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
9th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (859 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lloyd Ford, MD

Concord, CA 94520

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
89th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,695 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Donald Carter, MD

Merced, CA 95348

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,937 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Dev Panigrahi, MD

Bronxville, NY 10708

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
88th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,078 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Dinesh Chhetri, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90095

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
96th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Kurt Garren, MD

Dover, OH 44622

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
96th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,634 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kurt Chen, MD

Hardy, VA 24101

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
1st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (634 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. R. Bohigian, MD

Lexington, MA 02421

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
70th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,846 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Ronak Dixit, MD

Washington, DC 20010

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
90th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ram Madasu, MD

Coral Springs, FL 33067

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
49th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,305 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. John Raster, MD

Juneau, AK 99801

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
30th AK Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Curtis Seitz, MD

Terre Haute, IN 47807

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
78th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,258 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Greene Colvin, MD

Olive Branch, MS 38654

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
42nd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,489 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeff Kopelman, MD

Rockville Ctre, NY 11570

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,280 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Daniel Sacks, MD

Franklin, TN 37067

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
39th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,508 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Stephen Wolfe, MD

Bloomfield, CT 06002

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
29th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,089 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
87th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,459 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Apurva Thekdi, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
94th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,377 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Angela Blount, MD

Jasper, AL 35501

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
52nd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edmund Liu, MD

Verona, NJ 07044

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
80th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,773 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luke Donatelli, MD

Manhasset, NY 11030

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
98th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,100 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ray Van Metre, MD

Lexington, KY 40503

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
72nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,412 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Teng, MD

Tracy, CA 95376

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Brett Clarke, MD

Farmington, NM 87401

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
80th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$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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