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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. Charles Ford, MD

Boone, NC 28607

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
95th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,928 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Willcox, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
33rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eli Groppo, MD

Sacramento, CA 95815

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
65th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Charles Parker, MD

Dubuque, IA 52001

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
79th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Don Coonce, MD

Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
69th MO 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amit Bhojwani, DO

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
33rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,198 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Valerie Ball, MD

Avon, IN 46123

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
35th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Drake Iii, MD

Mountainside, NJ 07092

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
56th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gerald Franklin, MD

New Braunfels, TX 78130

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
39th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,326 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Bramwit, MD

Greenwich, CT 06830

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
81st CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,193 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Parth Shah, MD

Plainview, NY 11803

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
30th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,139 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Amy Bansal, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90067

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
51st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,465 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$231 Cash

Dr. Denbo Montgomery, MD

Lafayette, LA 70503

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
65th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,830 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher England, MD

Mount Vernon, WA 98274

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
85th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. David Bick, MD

Providence, RI 02904

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
37th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Brundage, MD

Burlington, VT 05401

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
50th VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (880 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pankaj Gupta, MD

Durham, NC 27704

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
72nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,148 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leopold Yin, MD

Mesa, AZ 85206

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
6th AZ Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Amy Mettman, MD

Southlake, TX 76092

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
16th TX Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stan Potocki, MD

Lubbock, TX 79410

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
37th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,251 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Cupero, MD

Lafayette, IN 47904

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
93rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (594 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sharon Lin, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
52nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,075 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Brown, MD

Beaufort, SC 29902

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
41st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,076 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Suman Golla, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15215

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
11th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luke Andera, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
95th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (605 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jessica Birch, MD

Longmont, CO 80501

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
27th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (816 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Clifford Chu, MD

Brick, NJ 08724

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
83rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,130 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bryan Ho, MD

Englewood, NJ 07631

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
68th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,415 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Mccaffery, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93111

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,940 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Paul Free, MD

Fayetteville, GA 30214

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
83rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,080 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gary Snyder, MD

Plainview, NY 11803

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
66th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,200 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Richard Debo, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23320

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
91st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pratik Pradhan, MD

Brockton, MA 02301

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
83rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,523 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Gonzalo Verdugo, MD

Danvers, MA 01923

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
39th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,211 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Theodore Kanne, MD

Valdosta, GA 31602

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
49th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,532 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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