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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. James Azzi, MD

Jupiter, FL 33477

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
41st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Steven Parnes, MD

Albany, NY 12208

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
44th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,559 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jason Moche, MD

New York, NY 10017

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
35th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Virginia Bringaze, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
33rd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,291 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Keith Picou, MD

Mcallen, TX 78503

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
49th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,629 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dorise Yang, MD

Farmington Hills, MI 48334

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
38th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,042 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patti Huang, MD

Frisco, TX 75035

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
7th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Warren Buchalter, MD

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
64th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,382 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Cohen, MD

Tarzana, CA 91356

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,870 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Angelo Reppucci, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
70th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,399 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sung-Won Kim, MD

Olympia, WA 98506

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
97th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,170 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$222 Cash

Dr. Jodi Zuckerman, MD

Highland Park, IL 60035

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
60th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,634 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jack Wazen, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
43rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,999 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Neil Goldhaber, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33437

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
65th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,170 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Lily Love, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87109

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
40th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,616 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Borress, MD

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
59th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. David Astrachan, MD

Hamden, CT 06518

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
86th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,408 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Epp, MD

Hutchinson, KS 67502

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
36th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,484 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Davidson, MD

Fishersville, VA 22939

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
34th VA 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 Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Hoddeson, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
15th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$210 Cash

Dr. Robert Mac Donald, MD

Saint Peters, MO 63376

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
92nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,627 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Cichon, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
85th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,249 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$211 Cash

Dr. Deirdre Leake, MD

St Augustine, FL 32084

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
83rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,533 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jack Schleiffarth, MD

Rapid City, SD 57701

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
33rd SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,343 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Kalafsky, MD

Norfolk, VA 23502

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
69th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,427 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ross Udoff, MD

Monroe, NC 28112

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
45th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,422 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seilesh Babu, MD

Farmington Hills, MI 48334

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
65th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neil Vora, MD

Greenville, TX 75401

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
91st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,920 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luna Bailey, MD

Gastonia, NC 28054

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
80th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,559 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tyson Nielsen, MD

Boise, ID 83704

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
48th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kamran Sadrazodi, MD

Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
37th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,346 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 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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