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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 ★ 4.7

Dr. Edward Bonyak, MD

Kilmarnock, VA 22482

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
38th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Terry Zarling, MD

Mukwonago, WI 53149

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
28th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,344 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Pantila Bateman, MD

Lake Zurich, IL 60047

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
17th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,350 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Joseph Conroy, OS

Darby, PA 19023

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
88th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Stephen Woodworth, MD

Shelton, CT 06484

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
54th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,451 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
44th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,501 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Harpaul Sandhu, MD

Feasterville Trevose, PA 19053

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
34th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,731 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. John Madonna, MD

Blackshear, GA 31516

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
25th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Christopher Pierson, MD

W Long Branch, NJ 07764

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
13th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,524 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Usman Alam, MD

Opelousas, LA 70570

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
9th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Brian Changlai, MD

Manlius, NY 13104

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
64th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. John Peterson, MD

Shawnee Mission, KS 66204

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
17th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Kandarp Patel, MD

Jackson, TN 38305

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
99th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (166,068 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
36th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,026 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Nader Chadda, MD

Hudson, FL 34667

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (32,409 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Rubina Mirza, MD

Dexter, MO 63841

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
33rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,981 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Idil Aktan, MD

Knightdale, NC 27545

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
12th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,144 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
10th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,055 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. John Varner, DO

Angola, IN 46703

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
3rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Paola Casanova, MD

Miramar, FL 33029

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
2nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (724 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Marcos Valerio, MD

Miami, FL 33155

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
63rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,125 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Richard Hennig, DO

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
86th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (620 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Muhammad Ajmal, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45255

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
98th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,247 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Kenneth Sabatino, MD

Safety Harbor, FL 34695

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
80th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Patrycja Galazka, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53215

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
98th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,236 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Stephen Smalley, MD

Ashland, WI 54806

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
39th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Leonidas Miras, MD

East Setauket, NY 11733

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
92nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,298 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Preston Green, MD

Newberry, FL 32669

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
37th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.9

Dr. Vincent Guinn, MD

Columbus, OH 43219

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
98th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,976 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Michael Chesner, MD

Summerfield, FL 34491

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
54th FL 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 ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Kingsley Okoroafor, MD

Fayetteville, NC 28304

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
83rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,128 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
55th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,946 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Salah Amer, MD

North Miami Bch, FL 33179

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
1st FL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 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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