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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. Mark Strasser, MD

Prescott, AZ 86305

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
75th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,562 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Brett Moses, MD

Langhorne, PA 19047

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
71st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Rontal, MD

Royal Oak, MI 48073

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
91st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,525 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Rosenberg, MD

White Plains, NY 10605

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
80th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,141 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Christopher Muller, MD

Clearwater, FL 33756

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
84th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Pacheco, MD

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
49th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,032 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ari Taitz, MD

Highland Park, IL 60035

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
78th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,291 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Atul Balwally, MD

Dayton, OH 45402

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
92nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Norcross, MD

Casper, WY 82604

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
82nd WY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,781 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Plautz, MD

Fishersville, VA 22939

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
46th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,492 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Howard Boey, MD

New Haven, CT 06511

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
56th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,627 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tahir Ali, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76132

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
29th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,103 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nina Yoshpe, MD

Long Beach, CA 90807

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
64th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jack Greer, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37402

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
73rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
49th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,063 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
69th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,310 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Heath Dreyfuss, MD

Mc Lean, VA 22101

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
79th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Caughey, MD

Altoona, PA 16601

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
18th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (924 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Mcrae, MD

Providence, RI 02905

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
21st RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,411 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Niki Patel, DO

Tucson, AZ 85745

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
72nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,210 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Joseph Leary, MD

Austin, TX 78731

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
18th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (899 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Alexander Manteghi, DO

Philadelphia, PA 19134

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
27th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sean Callahan, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76109

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
88th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,185 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sean Carroll, DO

Erie, PA 16507

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
73rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Murcek, DO

Sandusky, OH 44870

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
59th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Romeo, MD

Turlock, CA 95382

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
37th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,204 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ravi Samy, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18017

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
47th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,530 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pavan Mallur, MD

Boston, MA 02215

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
45th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$227 Cash

Dr. Steven Holley, DO

Christiansburg, VA 24073

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
2nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (649 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allen Ho, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90048

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
9th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (792 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$231 Cash

Dr. Eleanor Chan, MD

Farmington Hills, MI 48334

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
31st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Phillip Massengill, MD

Middletown, NY 10941

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
65th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Joshua Au, MD

San Ramon, CA 94583

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
82nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,655 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniel Gold, MD

White Plains, NY 10605

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
77th NY 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Matthew Stevens, MD

Tupelo, MS 38801

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
67th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,371 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$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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