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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. David Chan, MD

Chicago, IL 60637

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
94th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$222 Cash

Dr. Cherie Ryoo, MD

Columbus, OH 43213

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
85th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Davor Sklizovic, MD

Ellsworth, ME 04605

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
27th ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Victor Gentile, MD

Hackettstown, NJ 07840

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
59th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,989 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Levy, MD

Chicago, IL 60602

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
91st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,165 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$222 Cash

Dr. Ketan Shah, MD

Columbia, IL 62236

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
82nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,563 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Alfred Neumann, MD

Mobile, AL 36608

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
98th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Parks, MD

Jefferson Valley, NY 10535

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
32nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,180 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Kilde, MD

Albemarle, NC 28001

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
63rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erik Schoenberg, MD

Sanford, FL 32771

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
29th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,453 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Vincent Ostrowski, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46250

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
81st IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anna Frants, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11235

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Cryer, MD

Ithaca, NY 14850

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
27th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,071 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jason Rudman, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63131

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
98th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Manning, MD

Gettysburg, PA 17325

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
31st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,165 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Salvatore Grimaldi, DO

West Palm Beach, FL 33407

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,564 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Stefan Kieserman, MD

New York, NY 10028

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
92nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,801 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Reader, DO

Porterville, CA 93257

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
69th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,052 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Satyen Undavia, MD

Havertown, PA 19083

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
58th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Harry Katz, MD

Midland Park, NJ 07432

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
86th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,315 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shefali Shah, MD

Long Beach, NY 11561

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
91st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,676 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Paul Lapco, MD

Pompano Beach, FL 33064

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Freedman, DO

Riverview, MI 48193

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
96th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronald Iannacone, DO

Manasquan, NJ 08736

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
85th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,260 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marta Becker, MD

Spring House, PA 19477

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
80th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,195 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Randall Fong, MD

Kennewick, WA 99336

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
57th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,279 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$222 Cash

Dr. Richard Ferraro, MD

Carlisle, PA 17015

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
53rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Recupero, DO

Dartmouth, MA 02747

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
69th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,785 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. Nancy Becker, DO

Enumclaw, WA 98022

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
98th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,324 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$222 Cash

Dr. Alan Chu, MD

Palmetto Bay, FL 33157

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
30th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Brian Rizzo, DO

Phoenix, AZ 85053

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
94th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$207 Cash

Dr. Tina Elkins, MD

Athens, TX 75751

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
59th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,008 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Butler, MD

Austin, TX 78745

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
86th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$211 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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