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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 ★ 4.6

Dr. David Peterson, MD

Clyde, NC 28721

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
79th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Mustafa Hashem, MD

Southgate, MI 48195

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
97th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,588 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Kelly Hayes, MD

Erie, PA 16507

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
86th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Andrew Waxler, MD

Wyomissing, PA 19610

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
87th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,240 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Erol Nargileci, MD

Norwalk, CT 06850

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
79th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,331 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. David Smull, DO

Decatur, AL 35601

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
54th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,476 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Bonnie Seecharran, MD

Middletown, NY 10940

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
97th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,028 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. William Armstrong, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
56th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,167 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Wayne Gray, MD

Muncie, IN 47303

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
67th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,437 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Samer Jabbour, MD

Wausau, WI 54401

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
63rd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,435 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Abhay Malhotra, MD

Smithtown, NY 11787

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
69th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Sara Kulangara, MD

Vienna, VA 22182

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
49th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
50th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,250 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Dawn Lombardo, DO

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
40th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,671 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Robert Grant, DO

Saint Joseph, MO 64507

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
66th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,341 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Deepa Upadhyaya, MD

Kansas City, MO 64086

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
71st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,668 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Marina Flaskas, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
85th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,113 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. James Ronaldson, MD

Melbourne, FL 32940

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
78th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,894 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Srikanth Vallurupalli, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
53rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
87th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,291 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Patrick Cook, MD

Houston, TX 77005

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
64th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,770 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Morgan Lyons, MD

Morgantown, WV 26505

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
57th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. William Mcguinn, MD

Sandusky, OH 44870

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
67th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. William Cole, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
77th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,863 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Osama Ibrahim, MD

Tullahoma, TN 37388

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
77th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Rakesh Patel, MD

Melbourne, FL 32935

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Mohsin Alhaddad, MD

Jackson, TN 38301

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
91st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,933 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Michael Pursley, MD

Fairhope, AL 36532

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
70th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,844 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Jason Kaplan, DO

Allentown, PA 18102

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
66th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,221 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Melody Strattan, DO

Port Charlotte, FL 33952

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
81st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,488 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Kimberly Dulaney, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80923

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
69th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,045 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5
★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
40th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,493 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Randell Minton, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
46th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,610 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Rabia Arshad, MD

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
65th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,140 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Ajay Gaalla, MD

Victoria, TX 77901

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
81st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,389 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Armond Lapine, MD

Murray, UT 84107

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
39th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
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Hypothyroidism, Subclinical TSH Drift (2.5–8.0 mIU/L) or Thyroid Nodule

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"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)?"

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CPT 76536 In-Office High-Resolution Thyroid & Neck Ultrasound

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CPT 60100 Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy

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