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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 ★ 4.9

Dr. Norman Feinsmith, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,049 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Atul Trivedi, MD

Bristol, PA 19007

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
65th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,149 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Derek Eshun, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
99th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Joseph Secosky, MD

Mckeesport, PA 15131

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
14th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Loheetha Ragupathi, MD

Glassboro, NJ 08028

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
72nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (972 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Michele Friday, MD

Russell, KY 41169

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
12th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Michael Levine, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (22,334 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
96th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Vinay Gulati, MD

Hartford, CT 06102

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
94th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Thomas Dzwonczyk, MD

Scranton, PA 18510

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
88th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,353 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Amish Parikh, MD

Maitland, FL 32751

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
98th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (21,251 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Michael Phillips, DO

Gallatin, TN 37066

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
17th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,463 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
86th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,243 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Brandon Kai, MD

Honolulu, HI 96813

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
89th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,036 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Jonathan Finkel, MD

Chester, PA 19013

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
60th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Ramavathi Nandyala, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
87th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Gaurang Gandhi, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
94th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Shravya Vinnakota, MBBS

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
98th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,303 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Neil Levin, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,055 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Muhammad Khan, MD

Dodge City, KS 67801

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,331 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Sadasiva Katta, MD

Huntsville, AL 35802

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
93rd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,476 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Greg Blair, MD

Massapequa, NY 11758

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
97th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Ajaykumar Acharya, MD

Pulaski, VA 24301

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
81st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
51st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
7th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (968 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD

Arcadia, FL 34266

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
43rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,736 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Marian Taylor, MD

Brevard, NC 28712

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
44th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Thomas Baldwin, MD

Olathe, KS 66061

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
60th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,538 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
93rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Peter Scott, MD

Alcoa, TN 37701

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
79th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,652 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
82nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,382 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (597 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
16th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,349 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Jay Penafiel, MD

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,382 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$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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