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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

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Cardiology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
86th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Joseph Corning, MD

Middletown, CT 06457

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
61st CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Allison Shaw-Devine, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
20th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Keith Brantley, MD

Zanesville, OH 43701

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
70th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,641 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Lokesh Tejwani, MD

Matthews, NC 28105

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
66th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Vladimir Znamensky, MD

Jersey City, NJ 07307

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
30th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,360 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
67th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,574 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Sridhar Venkatachalam, MD

Corpus Christi, TX 78404

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
43rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,449 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Thomas Rosamond, MD

Kansas City, KS 66160

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
23rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,153 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Alan Slater, MD

Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
51st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Malvin Keller, MD

Edison, NJ 08837

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
69th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,399 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Joseph Doerer, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
29th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Ricardo Esquitin, MD

Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
59th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,259 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Maximilian Lee, MD

Hartford, CT 06106

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
64th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,729 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Parveen Uppal, MD

Hazlet, NJ 07730

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
76th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Batyrjan Bulibek, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
83rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,006 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Randall Harada, MD

Vancouver, WA 98686

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
70th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,497 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Robert Masci, MD

Newton, NJ 07860

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
63rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,034 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Federico Viganego, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19152

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
40th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Boshra Zakhary, MD

Danville, VA 24541

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
69th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,415 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Daniel Gilada, MD

Flower Mound, TX 75028

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
59th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,395 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Joseph Moore, MD

Bolivar, MO 65613

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
34th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,996 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Harry Yu, MD

Kirkland, WA 98034

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
61st WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,043 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Laddeus Sutton, MD

Gastonia, NC 28054

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
33rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,917 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. David Zuehlke, MD

Joplin, MO 64804

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
23rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,759 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Thomas Good, MD

Kansas City, MO 64111

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
21st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,659 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Bryan Dolan, DO

North Chelmsford, MA 01863

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
26th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,484 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Muhammad Azzouz, MD

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
28th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Ahmad Shahbandar, MD

Rochester Hills, MI 48307

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
66th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Kashif Shaikh, MD

Knoxville, TN 37920

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
22nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,690 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Neel Kapasi, MD

Victorville, CA 92395

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
13th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,171 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Manish Dadhania, MD

Camden, NJ 08103

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
22nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4
★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
17th MA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Christopher Brian, MD

Birmingham, AL 35235

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
73rd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,148 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Alec Kherlopian, MD

Loma Linda, CA 92354

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
17th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,376 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Roosha Parikh, MD

Roslyn, NY 11576

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
19th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,279 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
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