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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. Inna Husain, MD

Munster, IN 46321

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
33rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,080 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Herman Teachey, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
5th AL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raymond Kung, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
30th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,074 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$231 Cash

Dr. Matthew Tyler, MD

Austin, TX 78735

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
14th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$211 Cash

Dr. Daniel Sullivan, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,569 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
73rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,970 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kathleen Baggett, MD

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
90th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,153 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Alexander Sorin, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
97th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,141 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Tom, MD

Yonkers, NY 10701

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
78th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Brian Park, MD

Newton, MA 02462

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
49th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,333 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Adam Weisstuch, MD

Weston, FL 33331

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
75th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,125 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Emil Ganjian, MD

Mineola, NY 11501

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
73rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,533 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Robert Pincus, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
67th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Friedel, MD

Voorhees, NJ 08043

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
40th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,502 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Depietro, MD

Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
56th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,863 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sherman Stevenson, MD

Brunswick, GA 31520

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
34th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,142 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Gardner, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
43rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,181 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Desalvo, MD

Metairie, LA 70006

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
95th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,659 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Monica Hardee, MD

Tyler, TX 75703

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
94th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,531 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Favrot, MD

Birmingham, AL 35205

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
54th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,071 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Darren Hohn, DO

Hazle Township, PA 18202

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
71st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,659 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Porter, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46825

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
74th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,157 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cameron Godfrey, MD

Wichita Falls, TX 76310

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
39th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
27th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (903 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Milewski, DO

Saginaw, MI 48604

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
54th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,289 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neeta Kohli-Dang, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
17th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,242 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Alberti, MD

North Haven, CT 06473

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
79th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,136 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
33rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,150 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James House, MD

Flowood, MS 39232

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
93rd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,448 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott London, MD

Owings Mills, MD 21117

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
95th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,468 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sheldon Genack, MD

Hewlett, NY 11557

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
92nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ali Namazie, MD

Encino, CA 91436

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,130 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Brian Boone, MD

Lugoff, SC 29078

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
97th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jacob Wester, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90095

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
92nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$231 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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Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

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General directory listings show what a doctor claims to treat, whereas federal CMS Medicare Part B claims reveal what they actually perform every week. For example, seeing an endocrinologist who performs 400+ in-office thyroid neck ultrasounds (CPT 76536) per year or a gastroenterologist in the top decile for adenoma detection colonoscopy (CPT 45385) prevents unnecessary outside imaging referrals and repeat appointments.

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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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