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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 ★ 4.8

Dr. Daniel Wachsman, MD

Woodbury, NY 11797

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
94th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,268 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. David Rubin, MD

Bel Air, MD 21014

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
97th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,895 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Nelson Gwinn, MD

Dothan, AL 36301

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
97th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,956 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Michael Baum, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
65th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,629 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. George Mcleod, MD

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
84th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Jennifer Liu, MD

Manhasset, NY 11030

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
61st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,356 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Steven Simon, MD

Aurora, CO 80045

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
83rd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Ara Maranian, MD

Manassas, VA 20110

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
86th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,307 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Masis Babajanian, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
76th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,391 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Christopher Thompson, MD

Lake Charles, LA 70601

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
77th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,562 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Andrew Putnam, MD

Crown Point, IN 46307

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
94th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,526 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. James Stewart, MD

Berkley, MI 48072

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
78th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,586 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Alan Brooks, MD

Louisville, KY 40241

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
84th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,153 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Michael Sorrentino, MD

Riverhead, NY 11901

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
87th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,407 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Joseph Pendley, DO

Chattanooga, TN 37403

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
63rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Michael Brown, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94597

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,856 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Anderson Penuela, MD

Wellington, FL 33467

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
72nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,020 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Manisha Shah, MD

Sunnyside, WA 98944

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
64th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,151 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Joseph Valayam, MD

Elizabethtown, KY 42701

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
78th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,774 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Christopher Rash, MD

Rockingham, VA 22801

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
48th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,232 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Joseph Vozzolo, MD

Hawthorne, NY 10532

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
80th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Matthew Levinsky, MD

Concord, NC 28025

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
60th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,171 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Ted Gutowski, MD

Freehold, NJ 07728

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
71st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,515 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
75th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
94th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,159 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Adam Niedelman, MD

Mystic, CT 06355

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
77th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Paula Eryazici, MD

Lansdale, PA 19446

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
78th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,222 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Siva Taduru, MD

Kansas City, KS 66160

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
43rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Jamie Pelzel, MD

Saint Cloud, MN 56303

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
85th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,531 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Haoyi Zheng, MD

Chapel Hill, NC 27514

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
54th NC Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Peter Pitonak, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
68th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Pradeep Kumar, MD

Fremont, CA 94538

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Mounir Borno, MD

Lubbock, TX 79416

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
81st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,391 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Mian Jan, MD

West Chester, PA 19380

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
94th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,456 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Khaled Dajani, MD

Peoria, IL 61614

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
58th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,622 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 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

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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

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

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  • ✓ Serum Ferritin + Vitamin D 25(OH)D (required for T4-to-T3 deiodinase conversion)
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