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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.

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All ENT (Otolaryngology) Physicians (2,058)

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★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
14th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Matthew Cooper, MD

Mandeville, LA 70471

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
30th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anwar Mumtaz, MD

Baltimore, MD 21227

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
10th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (915 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kyle Chambers, MD

Enfield, CT 06082

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
21st CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (979 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laura Cozzi, MD

Elmhurst, IL 60126

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
98th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Josh Werber, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
88th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,030 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Adam Mariotti, MD

Exton, PA 19341

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
93rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Brodner, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33437

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
92nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. James Connolly, MD

Mandeville, LA 70471

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
82nd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,379 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alen Cohen, MD

West Hills, CA 91307

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
81st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,596 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Huang, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
45th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,337 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kristen Yancey, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
20th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sarah Seo, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
14th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (723 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Todd Freeman, MD

Duluth, MN 55805

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
84th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (526 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Lee, MD

Los Altos, CA 94022

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
50th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,451 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Cantor, MD

Emerson, NJ 07630

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
59th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,990 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abraham Sinnreich, MD

Oakhurst, NJ 07755

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
20th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,114 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sheila Ray, MD

Southgate, MI 48195

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
9th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (708 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Karl Whitley, MD

Phila, PA 19140

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
1st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abbas Kashani, MD

Manteca, CA 95336

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
44th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jin Lim, MD

Gainesville, VA 20155

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
26th VA 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lea Humphrey, DO

Tahlequah, OK 74464

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
74th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Richards, DO

Alexandria, MN 56308

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
93rd MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Pool, MD

Pottstown, PA 19464

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
50th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Danny Neal, MD

Harrisonburg, VA 22801

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
79th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Blaugrund, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15237

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
97th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,934 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Feinberg, MD

North Hills, CA 91343

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
12th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (816 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Bell, MD

Salina, KS 67401

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
24th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,162 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elias Ayoub, MD

Downey, CA 90241

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
35th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,165 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Randall Cohen, MD

Auburn, CA 95603

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
49th CA 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 ~$239 Cash

Dr. Craig Villari, MD

Issaquah, WA 98029

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
48th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,157 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Kellee Neal, DO

Saint Joseph, MO 64506

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
26th MO Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amanda Karcioglu, MD

Lake Bluff, IL 60044

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
9th IL Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Michael Baker, MD

Pittsburg, KS 66762

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
97th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Oh, MD

Tustin, CA 92780

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
88th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,535 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniel Landes, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22911

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
98th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Ear, Nose, Sinus & Throat Examination [CPT 99213] • Diagnostic nasal endoscopy (CPT 31231) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,563 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 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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