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Cardiology Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306), 12-lead ECG & Holter/patch rhythm monitoring (CPT 93000 / 93248), stress testing (CPT 93015), and resistant hypertension / ApoB management. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All Cardiology Physicians (7,826)

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Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Wazhma Aslamy, MD

Wailuku, HI 96793

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
22nd HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,267 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Amanda Marn, MD

Wailuku, HI 96793

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
78th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,661 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Bryan Curry, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19152

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
17th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,159 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Kosta Arger, MD

Sparks, NV 89434

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
26th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,160 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Ralph Hamill, MD

Rockport, ME 04856

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
18th ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,045 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Ira Roth, MD

New York, NY 10022

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
55th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,034 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Roland Bourgeois, MD

Metairie, LA 70006

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
16th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,299 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Sheila Woodhouse, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19152

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
12th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,017 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Harry Hicklin, MD

Rock Hill, SC 29732

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
38th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Tiffany Holmes, DO

Darby, PA 19023

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
18th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,194 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Adarsh Bhardwaj, MBBS

Vancouver, WA 98664

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
99th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Robert Beto, MD

Morgantown, WV 26506

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
7th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (811 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Byung Joon Park, MD

New York, NY 10075

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
28th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,641 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Melissa Clark, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18018

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
15th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Michael Silverman, MD

West Orange, NJ 07052

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
7th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,143 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Carlos Rueda Rios, MD

Huntington, WV 25701

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
10th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (923 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4
★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
28th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,812 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Bo Jiang, MD

Rocky Mount, NC 27804

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
48th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Stanley Schrem, MD

New York, NY 10022

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
58th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,231 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. David Bryska, MD

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
11th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Jesse Klein, DO

Largo, FL 33770

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
31st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,973 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Dilipkumar Parikh, MD

Chicago, IL 60621

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
14th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Nicole Bhave, MD

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
5th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (810 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Minh Nguyen, MD

Long Beach, CA 90806

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
37th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,499 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Takor Arrey-Mbi, MD

Tacoma, WA 98431

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
2nd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (736 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Roger Shepherd, MBBCH

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
71st MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (545 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Neil Doherty, MD

Glendora, CA 91741

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
18th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,409 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Tina Firouzbakht, MD

Shreveport, LA 71103

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
88th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,188 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Jose Suarez, MD

Lubbock, TX 79401

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
16th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,311 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Robert Bober, MD

Oakland, CA 94609

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
2nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Joseph Chung, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22903

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
66th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (506 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
46th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,564 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Joseph Carrozza, MD

Brighton, MA 02135

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
12th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (974 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Hector Michelena, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
4th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Takeshi Kataoka, MD

Lakewood, CO 80228

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
23rd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,395 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
Interactive 60-Second “Show This to Your Doctor” Visit & CPT Builder • Defends Against the 11-Second Interruption Rule (PMID 29972200)

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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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