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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. James White, MD

Lafayette, LA 70508

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
83rd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,792 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Reisacher, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
23rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,016 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Clara Olcott, MD

Upland, CA 91786

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
52nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Peters, MD

Little River, SC 29566

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
47th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,630 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Stein, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46825

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
79th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,278 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
51st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,539 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Weeks, MD

San Diego, CA 92108

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,104 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ian Churnin, MD

Raleigh, NC 27607

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
25th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,052 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Victoria Page, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70816

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
40th LA 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Briscoe, MD

Conroe, TX 77304

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
50th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Rosenstiel, MD

Tuscaloosa, AL 35406

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
75th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,342 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Jarboe, MD

Atlanta, GA 30309

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
19th GA Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Maximillian Newell, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46237

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
34th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jacob Hunter, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
6th PA Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathan Tu, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
9th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (782 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$231 Cash

Dr. Neal Beckford, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
30th TN 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash

Dr. Thomas Rojewski, MD

Zanesville, OH 43701

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
81st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sreeya Yalamanchali, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46825

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
47th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Belinda Dickinson, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
28th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Daryl Colden, MD

Newburyport, MA 01950

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
97th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,240 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Phillip Wells, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
88th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,481 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Andrew Vaughan, MD

St George, UT 84790

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
89th UT 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
84th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,842 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Spilman, MD

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,610 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Russell Shu, MD

Brockton, MA 02301

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
82nd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,405 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. James Burson, MD

Newnan, GA 30265

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
87th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Hughes, MD

Chicago, IL 60631

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
77th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,247 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Eric Munzer, DO

New Windsor, NY 12553

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
63rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,127 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Hao Tran, MD

Winter Park, FL 32792

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
80th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,778 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Timothy Kelsch, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
64th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,219 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Brett Scotch, DO

Wesley Chapel, FL 33544

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
95th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,054 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Isaac Namdar, MD

New York, NY 10019

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
60th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Dodaro, MD

Staten Island, NY 10311

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
70th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,423 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Joshua Weissman, MD

Yonkers, NY 10701

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
58th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,939 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. David Kasle, MD

Plantation, FL 33324

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
72nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,963 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Thomas Pilkington, MD

Arlington, VA 22205

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
54th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,834 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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