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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. Elliot Goldofsky, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
57th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,896 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Eric Yavrouian, MD

Glendale, CA 91206

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
57th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Roebuck, MD

Beaumont, TX 77701

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
93rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,357 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Turner, MD

Dayton, OH 45402

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
71st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,443 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mena Abrahim, DO

Bridgewater, NJ 08807

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
47th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,693 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Jiu, MD

Jonesboro, AR 72401

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
81st AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,020 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bret Sherman, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
66th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,968 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Caroline Yoon, MD

Webster, TX 77598

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
44th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,478 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Browne, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
25th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,045 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Cullen, MD

Overland Park, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
29th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,240 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Salzer, MD

Greenwich, CT 06830

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
47th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Preston, MD

Jackson, TN 38301

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
69th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. David Yen, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18017

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
22nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (994 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Siefker, MD

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
28th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,394 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Spencer Gilleon, MD

Tallahassee, FL 32308

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
8th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Shonka, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22903

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
27th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (981 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Vajen, DO

Cincinnati, OH 45236

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
54th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,090 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajendra Bhayani, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11223

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
96th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,800 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Eric Holender, DO

Palmerton, PA 18071

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
97th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Mikaelian, MD

Westlake Village, CA 91361

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
94th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,352 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Paul Foster, MD

Miami Beach, FL 33140

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
70th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,648 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Terry Olson, MD

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
71st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,788 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Matthew Voorman, MD

Hutchinson, KS 67502

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
59th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,183 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Litman, MD

Cumberland, MD 21502

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
67th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. B Touma, MD

Huntington, WV 25705

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
70th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,174 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Fattal, MD

Concord, MA 01742

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
58th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,481 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Cameron Lewis, MD

Fishersville, VA 22939

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
48th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,566 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Bee, MD

Brunswick, GA 31520

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
50th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Ray, MD

Tucson, AZ 85741

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
90th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,864 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Aaron Robinson, MD

Lincoln, NE 68510

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
74th NE 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Milburn, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
70th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,352 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Dov Bloch, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
66th CT 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 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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General directory listings show what a doctor claims to treat, whereas federal CMS Medicare Part B claims reveal what they actually perform every week. For example, seeing an endocrinologist who performs 400+ in-office thyroid neck ultrasounds (CPT 76536) per year or a gastroenterologist in the top decile for adenoma detection colonoscopy (CPT 45385) prevents unnecessary outside imaging referrals and repeat appointments.

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Large hospital networks often bill tens of thousands of automated lab draws or vaccination claims under a single department chair NPI. Our directory triage engine isolates individual practicing clinicians (300 to 4,500 Medicare beneficiaries/year) and requires a minimum 4.2-star verified Google patient consensus with at least 15 reviews for default showcase rankings.

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