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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. Matthew Connor, MD

Naples, FL 34102

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
97th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Anthony Tucker, MD

Palm Coast, FL 32164

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
80th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
67th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,343 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Katherine Shen, MD

White Plains, NY 10604

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
45th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Douglas Smith, MD

Tempe, AZ 85282

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
62nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,145 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Roth, MD

Suwanee, GA 30024

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
60th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Clifford Chew, MD

San Francisco, CA 94108

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
67th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,974 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$250 Cash

Dr. Timothy Tudor, DO

Port St Lucie, FL 34952

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
38th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,786 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Stephen Marra, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
74th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,547 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Neil Williams, MD

Irving, TX 75063

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
67th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,480 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Toung, MD

Cypress, TX 77429

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
77th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,350 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Verneuil, MD

Bellingham, WA 98225

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
51st WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. John Willett, MD

New Haven, CT 06511

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
60th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bradley Byrne, MD

Texarkana, TX 75503

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
33rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,174 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert O'bert, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63131

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
63rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,296 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonnae Ostrom, MD

Tucson, AZ 85712

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
61st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Nathan Monhian, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
75th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,661 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Aubrey Mccullough, DO

Robbinsville, NJ 08691

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
44th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Cooper, MD

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
9th NJ Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Byrd, MD

Houston, TX 77025

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
41st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,371 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Neil Sperling, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
39th NY 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 Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Seth Kanowitz, MD

Morristown, NJ 07960

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
65th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,190 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Giuliano, DO

Philadelphia, PA 19145

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
6th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (725 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neil Schiff, MD

Waterbury, CT 06702

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
67th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,860 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Van Ess, DO

Springfield, MO 65804

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
46th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Evan Tobin, MD

Columbus, OH 43213

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
48th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
23rd GA 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 ~$210 Cash

Dr. Dasun Chen, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92663

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,105 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Lafrentz, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
19th AL 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chad Simon, MD

Houma, LA 70360

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
61st LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,283 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amy Reynders, MD

Dewitt, NY 13214

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
26th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Derrick Tint, MD

Murrieta, CA 92563

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,830 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
37th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,245 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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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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