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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. Naveed Rajper, MD

Statesville, NC 28677

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
95th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,029 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. James Amato, MD

Glen Ridge, NJ 07028

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
40th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,827 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Michael Lakow, MD

Wellington, FL 33467

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
63rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Michelle Hadley, DO

Worcester, MA 01608

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
62nd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Justin Karl, MD

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
57th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6
★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
82nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Min Pu, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27157

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
16th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Laura Leigh Younce, MD

Matthews, NC 28105

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
45th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Eva Vaishnav, DO

Wilkes Barre, PA 18711

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
19th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Adrienne Schouchoff, MD

Monroeville, PA 15146

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
60th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,850 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Stephen Peters, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
29th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,959 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Alex Campbell, MD

Minneapolis, MN 55407

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
46th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,240 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Drew Allen, DO

North Kansas City, MO 64116

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
41st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,218 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Morris Kelley, MD

North Little Rock, AR 72117

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
37th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,800 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Thomas Welch, MD

East Syracuse, NY 13057

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
26th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,575 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Joseph Restivo, MD

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
41st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Diana Westerfield, DO

Saint Peters, MO 63376

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
22nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,707 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Elizabeth Tuohy, MD

Saint Paul, MN 55102

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
45th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,233 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4
★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
23rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Sushant Sharma, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
28th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,485 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Michael Rihner, MD

Mobile, AL 36695

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
67th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,504 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Kashmira Bhadha, MD

Pembroke Pines, FL 33028

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
15th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Felix Thomas, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77479

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
42nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Niku Thomas, MD

Camden, NJ 08103

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
11th NJ Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Selvin Sudhakar, MD

Houston, TX 77058

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
61st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,473 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$212 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Rashida Abbas, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
26th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. James Walsh, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32204

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
71st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,890 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Kyle Mccoy, MD

Powell, TN 37849

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
44th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Irfan Admani, MD

Edgewater, NJ 07020

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
88th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Ogei Yar, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
14th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. David Cohen, MD

Park Ridge, IL 60068

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
45th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Jamal Zarghami, MD

Southfield, MI 48075

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
31st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Alian Aguila, MD

Pembroke Pines, FL 33028

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
13th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,204 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Rafael Ason, MD

Hialeah, FL 33016

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
7th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Quinn Pack, MD

Springfield, MA 01107

★★★★★ 4.5 (24)
5th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (795 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Steven Malosky, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.5 (16)
10th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
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