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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. John Garside, MD

Cary, NC 27511

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
12th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (850 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peak Woo, MD

New York, NY 10024

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
58th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,916 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Hans Carlson, MD

Greenville, SC 29607

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
25th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bruce Morgan, MD

Birmingham, AL 35205

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
77th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,370 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Taylor Shepard, MD

Austin, TX 78745

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
44th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,467 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$211 Cash

Dr. Sanjiv Upadhyay, MD

Aurora, IL 60504

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
25th IL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Gisela Wagner, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
18th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Matthew Johnson, MD

Kearney, NE 68845

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
79th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,802 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Leffingwell, MD

Arlington, TX 76014

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
80th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,638 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allen Butler, MD

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
16th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (874 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arthur Uyesugi, MD

Temecula, CA 92592

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
96th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Edward Gabalski, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
10th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (761 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kevin Gietzen, DO

Petoskey, MI 49770

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
31st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (897 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Salvatore Caruana, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
37th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,340 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Samuel Oyer, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22903

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
32nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Dolan, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
67th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (471 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. William Durland, MD

Raleigh, NC 27607

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
42nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,358 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Moore, MD

High Point, NC 27265

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
21st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (974 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Anderson, MD

Tampa, FL 33603

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
48th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,284 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$210 Cash

Dr. Thomas Kang, MD

Oro Valley, AZ 85755

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
81st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,391 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Bruce Peters, DO

Toms River, NJ 08753

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
79th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,722 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronald Allen, MD

Valdosta, GA 31602

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
78th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,704 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Cho, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
88th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Patrick Brown, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
75th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,042 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Osetinsky, MD

Lexington, KY 40503

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
54th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,611 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Salley, MD

Richmond, VA 23236

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
63rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,053 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Culver, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
44th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,310 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Eric Lindbeck, MD

Greenville, NC 27834

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
73rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eugene Potesta, MD

Youngstown, OH 44512

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
84th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,191 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Martyn, MD

Columbus, OH 43214

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
62nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Rosi, DO

Florence, SC 29505

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
36th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Ganc, MD

Boca Raton, FL 33486

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
68th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,441 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Alfred Carr, MD

Longmont, CO 80501

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
84th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,207 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
55th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$227 Cash

Dr. Michael Mcmahon, MD

College Station, TX 77845

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
70th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,789 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$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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