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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. Anthony Anfuso, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33912

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
96th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,757 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Andrews, MD

New Britain, CT 06052

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
48th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,407 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffery Kuhn, MD

Celebration, FL 34747

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
56th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,686 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. William Falls, MD

Hickory, NC 28601

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
93rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,428 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Cronin, MD

Wyomissing, PA 19610

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
22nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (992 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Victor Cox, MD

Woodbury, MN 55125

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
73rd MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
85th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,528 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Scott Franklin, MD

Georgetown, TX 78626

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
89th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sheldon Hersh, MD

Forest Hills, NY 11375

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
89th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,137 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Walker, MD

Warner Robins, GA 31088

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,612 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hussein Samji, MD

San Jose, CA 95124

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
68th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Steven Ho, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
59th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,813 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Derrick Wallace, MD

Nutley, NJ 07110

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
17th NJ 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sean Wang, MD

Fremont, CA 94538

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
62nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Marc Feeley, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
27th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,193 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$202 Cash

Dr. Chester Griffiths, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90025

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
44th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$231 Cash

Dr. Alexander Limjuco, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18017

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
30th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,160 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Olds, MD

Spokane, WA 99201

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,195 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
21st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (938 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Castillo, MD

Pearland, TX 77584

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
62nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,128 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlyn Norris, MD

Frisco, TX 75035

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
47th TX 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Mclear, MD

Greenville, SC 29605

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
14th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (856 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dorothy Wang, MD

Culver City, CA 90232

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
2nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Gross, MD

Mount Vernon, WA 98274

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
72nd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Martin Wareham, MD

Simi Valley, CA 93065

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Vidrine, MD

Lugoff, SC 29078

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
89th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,901 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Khrosrow Makki, MD

Washington, DC 20010

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
86th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Hoyt, MD

Bel Air, MD 21014

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
23rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jessica Kandl, MD

Richmond, VA 23298

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
95th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,325 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Rigas, DO

Carmel, IN 46032

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
57th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anne Cosgriff, MD

Denver, CO 80210

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
28th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (827 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$213 Cash

Dr. Robert Baskin, MD

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
26th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bridget Hathaway, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
14th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (872 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Brown, MD

Greenville, SC 29607

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
22nd SC 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jon Traxler, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70810

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
46th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 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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