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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. Sunitha Sequeira, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63131

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
68th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wha Joon Lee, MD

Greenville, TX 75401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
95th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vishnu Kannabiran, MD

Chelmsford, MA 01824

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
96th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,115 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Chester Rollins, MD

Atlanta, GA 30309

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
76th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. William Johnson, MD

Sylvania, OH 43560

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
38th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (937 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Hueman, MD

Raleigh, NC 27607

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
37th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Winarsky, MD

Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
16th NJ 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Huhn, MD

Winter Park, FL 32792

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
13th FL 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 ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ryan Simmons, MD

Tupelo, MS 38801

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
69th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajeev Mehta, MD

Joliet, IL 60435

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
80th IL 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Iyad Saidi, MD

Alexandria, VA 22310

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
85th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,247 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Manish Wani, MD

Houston, TX 77094

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
82nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,856 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$212 Cash

Dr. Su Wooi Teoh, MD

Greensboro, NC 27455

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
54th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,599 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neal Obermyer, MD

Port Huron, MI 48060

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
93rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,980 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hosai Todd Hesham, MD

Roanoke, VA 24018

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
40th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,335 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Russell Beckhardt, MD

Astoria, NY 11102

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
29th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,104 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Karla O'dell, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
53rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,524 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$231 Cash

Dr. Niv Mor, MD

New Providence, NJ 07974

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
29th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,297 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Farzad Masroor, MD

Oakland, CA 94611

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,148 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Charles Brooker, MD

Winter Haven, FL 33881

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
97th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Abbas Anwar, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,857 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Christina Corey, MD

Berkeley, CA 94704

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
77th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,321 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Burry, DO

Lewiston, ID 83501

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
96th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dino Madonna, MD

Leesburg, FL 34748

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
35th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,412 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Gallegos, MD

Powell, TN 37849

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
81st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,064 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash

Dr. Jason H Kim, MD

Fullerton, CA 92835

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
60th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,726 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Edward Kampsen, MD

Tampa, FL 33609

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,205 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Thomas Heineman, MD

Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
77th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Coleman, MD

Atlanta, GA 30309

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
74th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Karen Boone, MD

Saint Peters, MO 63376

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
89th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,369 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Larson, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33966

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
25th FL 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 UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Hossein Mahboubi, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90017

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
38th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,205 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$231 Cash

Dr. Steven Gold, MD

Charlotte, NC 28210

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
48th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vinay Goyal, DO

Elgin, IL 60123

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
30th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Gregory Danielson, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57108

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
67th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,061 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
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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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